Plainfield, NJ: The Tri-County Red Cross provided breakfast canteen service to the Point of Distribution (POD) exercise organized by the Union County Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) on Thursday, June 25, 2009 at Muhlenberg Hospital in Plainfield.
This POD drill was designed to practice the flow of people at a site, to receive medicine during a mass distribution. Different scenarios were given to the participants, including troublemakers, lost children and people with special needs. The Tri-County Red Cross gives support to first responders, including medical personnel involved in mass care, by providing shelter management training, food and shelter to staff during disasters, and health and disaster mental health services if needed. To learn more about what we do at different types of disasters, please contact Mike Prasad, Director of Emergency Services at 908-756-6414 x15.
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