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AR-1 DMAT has immediate openings for Pharmacists.  If you are interested please contact Jackie Moore by clicking her name here.
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Announcements » Next Meeting:  January 28th, 2012  Location: Freeway Medical Tower, 5800 W. 10th Street, Little Rock - Top Floor. General Staff Meeting 10a, Full staff meeting 1:30p

AR-1 DMAT

About Us


AR-1 DMAT is a member of the National Disaster Medical  System that functions under the Department of Health and  Human Services for the United States of America. Our team is made up of doctors, nurses, paramedics, EMT's,  and pharmacists, as well as communications, safety, security and logistical personnel.

The team meets every other month of the year for training,  planning and evaluation of our skills. Our team comes out ready to work hard and help the people involved in any type disaster, whether natural or man-made.

AR-1 is proud to have helped thousands of people through its history including deployments to New York for 9/11 and New Orleans for Katrina. No matter how big or small Arkansas-1 is ready.

Our Mission - We provide state of the art medical care under  any conditions at a disaster site, in transit from the impacted  area, and into participating definitive care facilities.

Who we are -

  • Medical specialists, logistics, administrative and support personnel.
  • National Disaster Medical System (NDMS) Component
  • National Response Plan Element
  • Federally supported and funded
  • Headquartered in Little Rock, AR.
  • Intermittent Federal employees of the Department of Health and Human Services.

 

Last Updated (Monday, 19 December 2011 19:35)

 

Hurricane News

National Hurricane Center (Atlantic)
Active tropical cyclones in the Atlantic, Caribbean, and the Gulf of Mexico
National Hurricane Center (Atlantic)
  • There are no tropical cyclones at this time.
    No tropical cyclones as of Sun, 29 Jan 2012 03:49:34 GMT
  • Atlantic Tropical Weather Outlook

    000
    ABNT20 KNHC 302336
    TWOAT

    TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
    NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
    700 PM EST WED NOV 30 2011

    FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC...CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO...

    A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM LOCATED ABOUT 500 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF
    BERMUDA IS PRODUCING AN AREA OF GALE-FORCE WINDS NORTH AND EAST OF
    THE CENTER. WHILE THE ASSOCIATED SHOWER ACTIVITY HAS BECOME A
    LITTLE MORE CONCENTRATED DURING THE PAST FEW HOURS...UPPER-LEVEL
    WINDS ARE NOT FAVORABLE FOR SIGNIFICANT DEVELOPMENT...AND THE LOW
    IS EXPECTED TO MERGE WITH A COLD FRONT DURING THE NEXT DAY OR TWO.
    THIS SYSTEM HAS A LOW CHANCE...20 PERCENT...OF BECOMING A
    SUBTROPICAL CYCLONE DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS AS IT MOVES NORTHWARD
    AT 15-20 MPH. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS SYSTEM CAN BE FOUND
    IN HIGH SEAS FORECASTS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE...
    UNDER AWIPS HEADER NFDHSFAT1 AND WMO HEADER FZNT01 KWBC.

    ELSEWHERE...TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED DURING THE
    NEXT 48 HOURS.

    THIS IS THE LAST TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK OF THE 2011 ATLANTIC
    HURRICANE SEASON. THE NEXT REGULAR TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK WILL
    BE ISSUED ON JUNE 1 2012. SPECIAL TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOKS WILL
    BE ISSUED AS NEEDED IF A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER SYSTEM FORMS DURING
    THE OFF-SEASON.

    $$
    FORECASTER BEVEN


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Timothy Tackett

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Jason Cunningham

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Kathie Short

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Bryan Clardy, M.D.

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John Burge

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Cindy Chambers

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Norajean Miles-Harrell

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James McClellen

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Leonard James