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An all-hazard medical response team offering training, leadership, and deployment opportunities across the Hampton Roads region.
Regional Disaster Response Equipment
Maintaining 40+ vehicles and assets — from mass casualty buses to shelter support units — ready to deploy across 17 jurisdictions.
Drill & Exercise Support
Partnering with the Eastern Virginia Healthcare Coalition to deliver planning, evaluation, and operations-based exercise support to public safety and healthcare organizations.
Collaborating to Provide Emergency Medical Care Before, During and After a Disaster
The Hampton Roads Metropolitan Medical Response System (HRMMRS) is a regional collaboration bringing together emergency management, fire departments, EMS agencies, public health departments, hospitals, and community partners across 17 Hampton Roads jurisdictions — working together to protect and serve 1.7 million residents.
Administered by TEMS
HRMMRS is managed by the Tidewater EMS Council and co-located at their Chesapeake, Virginia office, ensuring close coordination with regional EMS and healthcare partners.
Serving the Region Since 1999
Developed under the direction of the Hampton Roads Planning District Commission, HRMMRS has grown into a model for regional mass casualty preparedness and response.
Regional Disaster Response
Drill & Exercise Support
HRMMRS and TEMS partner with the Eastern Virginia Healthcare Coalition to deliver discussion and operations-based exercise support to EMS agencies, fire departments, hospitals, and public health organizations across the region.
Disaster Response Equipment
Since 1999, HRMMRS has built and maintained a regional cache of 40+ disaster response vehicles and assets — including mass casualty buses, shelter support units, and medical rapid access transports — ready to deploy across 17 jurisdictions.
Strike Team
The Hampton Roads Metropolitan Medical Strike Team (HRMMST) is a CBRNE-trained, 213-member response team deployable at four operational levels to support incident commanders managing mass casualty events across the region.
Preparing the Hampton Roads Region for Any Incident
HRMMRS is charged with preparing, training, and equipping a regional disaster response capability across 2,900 square miles. From a 200-member strike team to 1,500+ warehouse items ready to deploy, the region is better prepared because of this collaboration.
Jurisdictions Represented
Strike Team Members
Warehouse Items On Hand
HRMMRS News & Updates
Stay up to date with the latest news and updates from the Hampton Roads Metropolitan Medical Response System.
