Hampton Roads Metropolitan Medical Strike Team
The HRMMST consists of 44 positions staffed from a 213-member call group — trained and equipped to provide operational assistance and expertise to Incident Commanders dealing with the medical effects of mass casualty incidents across the region.
About the Strike Team
The HRMMST is a regionally available CBRNE-trained medical emergency response team. It supplements and enhances local and mutual aid response to all-hazards incidents within the region for up to 96 hours with limited logistical support — allowing state and federal assets time to mobilize and integrate into incident operations.
MRATs deployed
Jurisdictions supported
Annual events served
Seven core strike team capabilities
The HRMMST is trained and equipped to provide operational assistance and expertise to the Incident Commander regarding the medical effects of an incident — whether CBRNE, conventional, or weather-related. The HRMMST mission is to close gaps identified using regional threat and capability assessments.
Chemical Weapon and Toxic Industrial Chemical Antidote Administration
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Warm Zone Triage, Decontamination, and Monitoring & Detection
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Medical Casualty Management and Patient Movement Coordination
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Rehabilitation and Medical Force Protection
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Medical Consultation and Coordination
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Functional/Medical Needs Sheltering Assistance
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Mass Fatality Assistance
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Join the Strike Team
Team membership consists of fire and EMS personnel, physicians, allied health professionals, logistics, and law enforcement personnel from across the Hampton Roads region. Personnel interested in joining must complete the following steps:
Step 1
Read the HRMMST Member Participation Policy
Review the full participation policy before beginning your application.
Step 2
Download, read and sign the Membership Application
Complete the membership application form in full.
Step 3
Submit for supervisor review and signature
Forward the application to your supervisor for review, approval, and signature.
Step 4
Forward to your Sponsoring Organization's Representative
Pass the signed application to your Sponsoring Organization's Representative.
Code of Conduct
The HRMMST has established a Code of Conduct that applies to all team members, set forth in Standard Administrative Policy (SAP) 107.
All HRMMST personnel are required to read, understand and comply with all rules, regulations, policies, and procedures of the HRMMST and the Hampton Roads Metropolitan Medical Response System. It shall be the responsibility of the team member to seek clarification from Strike Team leadership regarding the meaning or application of any rule, regulation, or policy.
Training requirements and online courses
Individual team member training falls into three categories — pre-deployment, core-component, and additional — and varies by position. Pre-deployment training must be completed before a member can be deployed with the team. Core-component training applies to all positions, while additional training is specific to individual roles.
All requirements are reviewed annually and are set forth in the HRMMST Training Matrix, which also serves as a resource for current members looking to promote into other positions on the team.