The U.S. Public Health Service's response to Hurricane Floyd included local team mobilization, deployment to staging areas prior to the hurricane's landfall, and planning for a response to any specific requests from a state or territory. The NDMS is a program of the US Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Emergency Preparedness, RADM Robert Knouss, M.D., Director.
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The NC-1 DMAT, staged in Kinston, NC, has been demobilized as a Federal asset effective 1200 hours, September 19, 1999. A portion of their team will continue operations as a state-funded asset. The small MST contingent supporting NC-1 DMAT has been demobilized effective 1200 hours, September 19, 1999. The PHS-1 DMAT has been demobilized effective 0900 hours September 19, 1999. They returned to their home base from staging in Richmond, VA at 1300 hours.