Several members of NCRC supported a Medical Emergency Distribution System – Points of Dispensing (MEDS-POD) exercise for the town of Portsmouth on April 19th. Members involved were Chuck N1CKT, Brian N1TBT, Paul N1PSX, and John WA1ABI.
The purpose of the exercise is to train volunteers that would be utilized if there were a medical emergency requiring the rapid distribution of medications like vaccinations quickly to a large population (10,000 residents in the Portsmouth case). The NCRC members were there to cover the communications required to coordinate such a large event.
Copies of the Newport Daily News covering the exercise are included below