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TEAM: Southwest Florida Disaster Medical Team

FL-2 Disaster Medical Assistance Team (DMAT)

          Florida State Medical Response Team Region 6 (SMRT)

          

LOCATION: Port Charlotte, Florida

             TEAM LEADERSHIP:

Robert Hendrickson      Team Commander

Bruce Gottschalk          Deputy Commander

 

James Calamari             Deputy Commander

Connie Bowles             Administrative Officer

 

Dr. Joe Lemmons         Medical Director

Mike Sischo                  Logistics Section Chief

Mike Gorgas                 Communications

 Amy Hutto                 Training Officer

 

 

 

FEDERAL DEPLOYMENTS:                LOCAL MISSIONS:

(Team and/or members)

Hurricane Andrew 1992

Hurricane Hugo 1994

Hurricane Opal 1995

Summer Olympics 1996                        Florida Fires 1996

NY Ice Storms 1998

Hurricane George 1998

Operation Provide Refuge 1999

Hurricane Floyd 1999

Hurricane Lenny 1999

Los Alamos Fires 2000

Presidential Inauguration 2001

World Trade Center 2001

Winter Olympics 2002

Hurricane Isabel 2003

Hurricane Charley 2004

Hurricane Frances 2004

Hurricane Ivan 2004

Hurricane Dennis 2005

Hurricane Katrina 2005

Hurricane Rita 2005

Hurricane Ike 2008

 

Haiti Earthquake 2010                            Haiti Repatriation 2010

 

National Police Memorial 2010

 

 

Team Member of the Year

 

 

Each year, a team member is selected and honored as Distinguished Member of the Year. This team member displays outstanding dedication and performance of duty. The following are the FL-2DMAT/SMRT-6 Members of the Year.

 

 

1997 Distinguished Member of the Year - Connie Bowles - Administrator

 

1998 Distinguished Member of the Year - Audrey Seay - Administrator

 

1999 Distinguished Member of the Year - Mike Spainhower - Communications Officer

 

2000 Distinguished Member of the Year - Joyce Mason - Supervisory Nurse

 

2001 Distinguished Member of the Year - Barb Goodwin - Supervisory Nurse

 

2002 Distinguished Member of the Year - Bill Bishop - Deputy Unit Commander

 

2003 Distinguished Member of the Year - Robert Hendrickson - Unit Commander

 

2004 Distinguished Member of the Year - Jose Rivera - Logistics Section Chief

 

2005 Distinguished Member of the Year - Dr. Charles Jones - Medical Officer

 

2006 Distinguished Member of the Year - Michael Gorgas - Communications Officer

 

2007 Distinguished Member of the Year - Sandra Brazelton - Staff Nurse/Admin Assistant

 

2008 Distinguished Member of the Year - Charles Poveromo - Communications Specialist

 

2009 Distinguished Member of the Year - Bruce Gottschalk - Deputy Unit Commander