NDMS 3
NDMS 3 : National Disaster Medical System. NDMS is a cooperative asset-sharing program among federal government agencies, state and local governments, and private businesses and civilian volunteers to ensure resources are available to provide medical services following a disaster that overwhelms local health care resources. NDMS is a federally coordinated system that augments the nation's emergency medical response capability. The overall purpose of NDMS is to establish a single, integrated national medical response capability for assisting state and local authorities in dealing with the medical and health effects of major peacetime disasters and providing support to the military and Veterans Health Administration medical systems in caring for casualties evacuated back to the U.S. from overseas armed conflicts. NDMS has responsibility to manage and coordinate the federal medical response to major emergencies and federally declared disasters including: natural disasters, technological disasters, major transportation accidents, and acts of terrorism including weapons of mass destruction events. Working in partnership with the Departments of Health and Human Services (HHS), Defense (DoD), and Veterans Affairs (VA), NDMS serves as the lead federal agency for medical response under the National Response Plan (NRP). NDMS is a section within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Response Division, Operations Branch.
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