University Hospital Emergency Medical Services
Nancy Hamstra, Director

Close working relationship with NJSP

• contributes to authoring and delivery of HazMat/WMD/emergency management courses
• member of NJ Domestic Security Preparedness Planning Group

UH-EMS Special Operations Group

• response to major incidents (Newark, environs)
• resource for both World Trade Center Events (1993 and 2001)
• Mass Casualty Response Vehicle

Emergency Management Planning

• Component of agency planning (Newark, Essex, PANY/NJ, NJ)
• Assist internal and external planning/exercising efforts

Training

• multiple training specialists with expertise/experience in HazMat and other large scale mass casualty incidents
• standardized and customized courses available
• partnership with NJSP to deliver EMS-specific training in WMD and HazMat