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City CouncilScope for 10.16.08 |
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Written by Pulse Staff
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Wednesday, 15 October 2008 19:50 |
Here is one of the more interesting agenda items set to be discussed at the October 21 meeting of the Chattanooga City Council.
f) A resolution authorizing the Chattanooga Fire Department Metropolitan Medical Response System (MMRS) Project Manager to enter into a Memorandum of Understanding with the Chattanooga-Hamilton County Health Department Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) to provide specific supplies which it has requested to operate within this community for responses to any mass casualty event with the understanding that the repair and replacement of any equipment and/or supplies issued pursuant to this Memorandum of Understanding shall be the sole responsibility of the Medical Reserve Corps.
The Medical Reserve Corps was founded after President Bush’s 2002 State of the Union Address, in which he asked all Americans to volunteer in support of their country. It is a partner program with Citizen Corps, a national network of volunteers dedicated to ensuring hometown security. Citizen Corps, along with AmeriCorps, Senior Corps, and the Peace Corps are part of the President’s USA Freedom Corps, which promotes volunteerism and service nationwide.
MRC volunteers include medical and public health professionals such as physicians, nurses, pharmacists, dentists, veterinarians, and epidemiologists. Many community members—interpreters, chaplains, office workers, legal advisors, and others—can fill key support positions.
This is one of those resolutions that is vital to make sure that if any major catastrophe or disaster befalls our fair city, that the various emergency services will be prepared and properly equipped to handle and respond to such events.
The Chattanooga City Council meets each Tuesday at 6 p.m. in the City Council Building at 1000 Lindsay St. For more information on the agendas, visit www.Chattanooga.gov/City_Council/110_Agenda.asp
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