In 2017, the Strategic National Stockpile (SNS) simultaneously responded to not one, but three consecutive hurricanes, and at the direction of Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), rapidly deployed expert personnel, Federal Medical Stations (FMS), and other supplies to the affected areas. Captured in September 2017, in response to the devastating aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, this image depicted the interior of what had been the George R. Brown (GRB) Convention Center in Houston, Texas. The Center had been converted to a Federal Medical Stations (FMS).
If a community experiences a large-scale public health incident, where the disease or agent is unknown, the stockpile sends a 12-hour Push-Package, containing a broad-range of pharmaceuticals and medical supplies. Contents are pre-packed and configured in transport-ready containers for rapid delivery anywhere in the United States within 12 hours of the federal decision to deploy. Each package contains 50 tons of emergency medical resources. The stockpile has multiple 12hr Push-Packages stored in strategically located warehouses throughout the country ready for deployment. Immediately shipping, or pushing, a variety of items to the affected state allows authorities to begin or sustain response efforts. All states have plans to receive and distribute Push-Packages quickly to local jurisdictions. Each container is color-coded and numbered allowing those receiving a shipment to easily identify and organize the materials.
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