The National Business Emergency Operations Center (NBEOC) is FEMA’s virtual clearing house for two-way information sharing between public and private sector stakeholders to help people before, during, and after disasters.
The NBEOC was created to enhance communication and collaboration with private industry partners and ensure their integration into disaster operations at a strategic and tactical level. During response operations, NBEOC members are linked into FEMA’s National Response Coordination Center (NRCC), activated Regional Response Coordination Centers (RRCCs), and the broader network of emergency management operations to include our state and federal partners.
The NBEOC offers a platform to share information on impacts, operating status, and recovery challenges, as well as access to information to support business continuity decisions, and integration into planning, training, and exercises. Participation in the NBEOC is voluntary and open to all organizations with significant and multistate geographical footprints in the private sector, which include large businesses, chambers of commerce, trade associations, universities, think-tanks, and non-profits.
Expedited Application Processing to Join Federal Disaster Response
We are seeing unprecedented, catastrophic flooding in Texas and it looks as though disaster response efforts could potentially continue for the foreseeable future.
American Medical Response (AMR), has been a member of the AAA since 1992. The AMR Office of Emergency Management (OEM), within its national ambulance contract as the Federal EMS provider has responded to the state of Texas in its role as the FEMA prime contractor. The company has engaged a number of EMS companies who have responded to the Hurricane Harvey deployment. Many AAA member companies are disaster subcontractors for AMR and have proudly responded to federally-declared disasters since 2007.
Because of the potential protracted length of this storm and recovery efforts, AMR is now processing new applications to augment its existing operations. To help with those efforts, AAA wants to extend information about becoming a network provider for AMR. If your organization is interested in applying, please use this PDF application.
When officially deployed by AMR as a subcontractor, EMS providers are compensated portal-to-portal. During deployments, lodging, subsistence, and fuel may be provided. If not provided, EMS subcontractors will be reimbursed for approved expenses.
We recognize that many EMS providers are regulated by local or state agencies and may have restrictions when it comes to responding to out-of-area disasters. The EMS needs of local communities are primary and participation in the AMR Emergency Response Network is not intended to undermine those obligations. States may have Emergency Management Assistance Compact (EMAC) agreements with ambulance services; therefore, AMR will not utilize assets that are committed under EMAC.
We are all hoping the waters will recede and first responders will be able to return to their homes soon, but we could be looking at prolonged recovery, and we know our AAA members are always called to serve.
AAA is deeply proud to represent dozens of member organizations who deploy at a moment’s notice to serve in large-scale disasters like Hurricane Harvey as part of AMR’s federal emergency contract. Thank you for your service to our nation.
Acadian Ambulance(TX)
Alert Ambulance Service Inc (NJ)
Alliance Mobile Health (MI)
Amcare Ambulance (VT)
America Ambulance Service Inc.
American Trans Med(SC)
Anniston EMS (AL)
Arizona Ambulance(AZ)
ATS Ambulance
Baca/Crestone Ambulance Service (CO)
Bangs Ambulance(NY)
Bartlesville Ambulance(OK)
Beauport Ambulance Service Inc (MA)
Bell Ambulance Inc. (WI)
Bennington Rescue Squad(VT)
Calex Ambulance(VT)
Cape County Ambulance(MO)
Central Emergency Medical Service Inc. (GA)
Citywide Mobile Response Corp (NY)
Community (Mid Georgia) (GA)
Community Ambulance Genesis (OH)
Community Care Ambulance Network (OH)
Community EMS (MI)
Community EMS Dayton (OH)
Elgin Medi Transport(IL)
Elizabeth Township EMS (PA) (12167)
Empress Ambulance Service Inc (NY)
Erway Ambulance(NY)
F-M Ambulance Service Inc (ND)
Fraser Medical Services(IA)
Guardian Angel Ambulance Service Inc (PA)
Humboldt General Hospital (NV)
Huntsville Emergency Medical Services Inc(AL)
Huron Valley/Jackson Community Ambulance(MI)
Lakes Region EMS Inc (WI)
Life EMS (OK)
Life EMS(MI)
Lifecare ambulance(MI)
Lifecare of Virginia(VA)
Lifeguard Ambulance (TN)
Lifeguard Columbia County (FL)
Lifeguard Knoxville (TN)
Lifeguard Mobile (AL)
Lifeguard Morgan County (AL)
Lifeguard Nashville (TN)
Lifeguard Santa Rosa (FL)
Lifeline Ambulance (IL)
Livingston EMS(MI)
Lyndon Rescue(VT)
Medfleet Systems Inc (FL)
Medshore Ambulance Service (SC)
Medstar Ambulance (MI)
Memorial Hospital of Converse County (WY)
Metro Medical Services Inc (IL)
METS Ambulance(MO)
Mobile Medical Response Inc.(MI)
Mohawk Ambulance (NY) Parkland
Newport Ambulance Service Inc.(VT)
Newton County Ambulance(MO)
North Shore University Hospital (NY) Northwell Health
Pafford Medical Services (AR)
Port Jefferson Volunteer Ambulance Corp Inc.
Professional Ambulance and Oxygen(MA)
Professional Med Team Inc.(MI)
ProMed Ambulance(AR)
Puckett EMS(GA)
Regional Ambulance (VT)
Riverside Ambulance (AR)
Rockland Mobile Care(NY)
Rockland Paramedic Service(NY)
Rugby (ND)
Seniorcare EMS(NY)
Southstar Ambulance(GA)
Spirit Medical Transport (OH)
Star EMS/Miles Grubb Assoc.(MI)
Stat EMS (MI)
Summit County Ambulance(CO)
Superior Air-Ground Ambulance Service Inc (IL)
Taney County (MO)
TLC Emergency Medical Services Inc.(NY)
Trace Ambulance Service(IL)
Trans Am(NY)
Tri Hospital EMS(MI)
Tri-Township Ambulance Service(MI)
Valley Ambulance Authority (PA)
