Marin County Medical Reserve Corps 899 Northgate Drive, #104
San Rafael, CA 94903
Tel: (415) 473-6756
Fax: (415) 473-3747
Welcome
The mission of the Marin County Medical Reserve Corps is to develop partnerships within Marin County medical profession (active and retired) that aid in the education, training and deployment of citizen volunteers and resources in the event of a large scale, local emergency.
The vision of the Marin Medical Reserve Corps (MMRC) is to enlist citizen volunteers to assist in the establishment of an organized pool of resources capable of being deployed to support Emergency Management Systems already in place in the event of a major emergency.
The goal of the MMRC will be that of a support role in providing volunteer medical professionals and resources to augment those services in the community that are engaged in the health and welfare of the citizenry.
Representatives from the Marin MRC recently attended the Annual Western Region MRC Conference September 18-19, 2008 in Ketchikan, Alaska. At this conference, which has 100+ representatives from Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and Alaska, they were tasked with a presentation on START Triage. MRC Coordinator, Brian Waterbury, who lead this very successful training class, also accepted a commendation from the Surgeon General's Office (see below).
Training Opportunities
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Battle Dress Uniform (BDU) Specifications
A. Uniforms; Battle Dress Uniforms (BDU)
1. The Marin Medical Reserve Corps volunteers have established a uniform while participating in MMRC events. The wearing of uniforms by unit volunteers serves several purposes:
• Clearly identifies volunteers as official members of the Marin Medical Reserve Corps.
• Provides unit volunteers with durable work garments necessary for medical operations in the field.
• Enhances esprit de corps of unit volunteers and facilitates a professional appearance.
d. Establishes a “visual link” between the Marin Medical Reserve Corps unit and Federal DMAT Teams, which also wear khaki BDUs.
2. The official Marin Medical Reserve Corps uniform will consist of the following:
B. FIELD UNIFORM:
Marin Medical Reserve Corps volunteers shall purchase Khaki “Utility Uniform” (BDUs), Khaki BDU blouse (with official patches) and trousers. Current vendor for MMRC uniforms is Galls uniform company. BDU uniforms, name tape, American flag and U.S. MRC tape can be purchase on-line at: http://www.galls.com . Specifications for the Uniform are as follows:
• Field Hat – Galls Boonie Hat. Item #HW-202. Color Khaki ($15)
• Belt – Galls BDU Belt. Item #BH-349. Color Desert Tan. ($10)
e. Shoes – Black polishable shoes or boots. Made from leather or synthetic leather, round toed only.
f. Socks - Must be black and appropriate for weather conditions
1) The name tape shall be placed immediately above and parallel to the top edge of the right breast pocket of the shirt and immediately above and parallel to the top edge of the left hip pocket on the pants. Name tape is 1 inch wide and 4 ½ inches long. The tape extends to the width of the pocket edge, but not beyond it. The name tape is Kaki with Black block letters. It shall contain the last name of the unit member. In addition to the last name, skill set of up to three letters will be identified by the appropriate acronym (ie…MD, RN, PA, NP, EMT-P, EMT, MFT, RCP).
2) The Medical Caduceus patch shall be worn below the name tape, centered on the pocket as measured from the bottom of the pocket flap to the bottom of the pocket. Note: DO NOT sew the pocket closed.
3) The Marin Medical Reserve Corps patch will be worn on the left shoulder sleeve located 1 inch below the shoulder seam and centered across the seam.
4) The U.S. MRC tape shall be worn immediately above and parallel to the top edge of the left breast pocket. This patch is a 1 inch wide, 4 ½ inch long strip of cloth similar to the name tape. The tape extends to each pocket edge, but not beyond it. This tape is Kaki and shall contain the phrase “U.S. MRC” in Black block letters.
5) The National Medical Reserve Corps Logo patch shall be worn below the U.S. MRC tape, centered on the pocket as measured from the bottom of the pocket flap to the bottom of the pocket. Note: DO NOT sew the pocket closed.
5) The American Flag patch shall be a “reverse” 2x3 inch colored patch. The American flag (Galls #UA156) is sewn on the right sleeve approximately 1 inch below the seam at the top of the shoulder. Order the “reverse” flag, not the “subdued” flag.
6) Red MMRC “T” Shirts shall be worn as the under shirt garment when wearing the Khaki BDU's.
