Top News Health Department Conducts the Largest No-Notice Emergency Response Exercise in New York City History The Health Department is conducting the largest no-notice emergency response exercise in New York City history that will test our ability to respond to the release of a biological agent. Called RAMPEx, which stands for Rapid Activation for Mass Prophylaxis Exercise, the exercise involves notifying and deploying over 1,500 staff from more than a dozen City agencies and setting up 30 temporary locations that would be used to rapidly dispense life-saving medication in the event of an emergency. The majority of participants in the exercise were given no notice, meaning most participants were not informed of the day or time of the exercise, in order to better test and simulate a real emergency and response. Read the press release Find out more about the RAMPEx exercise in New York City (PDF)
Posted on: Fri, 01 Aug 2014 12:33:52 +0000
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