Springfield Regional Response Coalition

02/27/2026

Recently, hospital representatives attended the annual AHEPP (Association of Healthcare Emergency Preparedness Professionals) Conference in Frisco, TX, where they interacted with peers, acquired best practices, and obtained valuable insights from Subject Matter Experts across the United States and globally. We look forward to reviewing this information and enhancing our healthcare readiness throughout our Region. All of this was made possible through the Hospital Preparedness Grant.

11/20/2025

Today, the Springfield Regional Response Coalition hosted a highly successful coalition meeting, characterized by a significant turnout. Coalition and regional partners collaborated to discuss regional assets accessible throughout the region, highlighting the importance of identifying key contacts for these resources. Our gratitude is expressed to Adam’s County EMS/EMA for hosting and providing lunch. Regional partners were given the opportunity to view assets such as the SRRC Mass Fatality Trailer, Water Filtration System, Plum Cases, Adams County Alternative Care Site, Adams County Mass Casualty Truck, and Adams County Decon.

03/07/2025

We were able to provide some VR Mass Casualty Training and using START Triage this past week for some Millikin School of Nursing students! They did any amazing job and were able to use the VR platform to do “hands-on” training to better understand the concept of using START triage! Looking forward to providing more of these trainings in the future!

09/26/2024

September is National Emergency Preparedness Month. Do you and your family have a safety plan?

We care for our community members and want to ensure you and your family are ready and stay safe in an emergency. Follow these steps to start that conversation with your family about emergency preparedness:
• Set aside time when everyone is calm and relaxed.
• Hold the conversation over time, so decisions aren't rushed and everyone can feel more comfortable talking about these difficult topics.
• Talk about steps you may have taken to prepare and encourage others to ask questions about preparedness actions that might work for them.

Fill out this free emergency preparedness plan with your family: https://www.ready.gov/plan-form.

08/09/2024

We had the pleasure today of having students from Millikin University-School of Nursing join in some Mass Casualty Training. We covered what a mass casualty incident is and how to utilize START and JumpSTART triage. After a small presentation we jumped into some Virtual Reality where the students could put their knowledge to the test! The students did an amazing job!

Thank you to Tara Morris who reached out and arranged this training! We look forward to any future trainings that might come up in the future!

02/13/2024

Always happy to help our regional partners! We appreciate Chatham Fire Department and their active participation in our region to ensure that our responders are prepared for the worst in our communities! Looking forward to our continued partnership!

08/07/2023

04/15/2023

Another great introduction/training with virtual reality for mass casualty incidents (MCI)! A huge thank you to the Litchfield Fire Department for allowing us to provide this training! The men and women of Litchfield Fire Department are phenomenal first responders and we look forward on continuing this partnership!!

Some additional photos added from todays training added in the comments!

04/07/2023

Yesterday we had the pleasure to bring our new Virtual Reality training to Chatham Fire Department!! The men and women on shift welcomed the training with open arms and embraced this opportunity! We are looking forward to partnering with the Chatham Fire Department on continuing to provide, and enhance, future trainings!!

Thank you Chatham Fire Department!!

03/31/2023

This past week the Springfield Regional Response Coalition (SRRC) engaged Emergency Educators LLC to provide multiple Hospital Incident Command System (HICS) classes for our regional healthcare providers. HSHS St. John's Hospital in Springfield, IL, and Jacksonville Memorial Hospital in Jacksonville, IL, hosted a total of 3 classes with over 60 participants in total! Participants ranged from charge nurses, nursing house supervisors, nursing managers, executive/administrative staff, emergency physicians, and emergency preparedness coordinators.

The HICS course is structured for clinical and non-clinical personnel and focuses on the principals of the National Incident Management System (NIMS) mission areas: Prevention, Protection, Mitigation, Response, and Recovery. Participants of the class received education though didactic learning and hands-on training with a table top exercise.

We would like send out a huge thank you to all of our regional that participated in class, and for Michael Whalen with Emergency Educators LLC for putting an amazing class together!!

03/27/2023

This past Saturday we were able to provide our very first Virtual Reality Training for Mass Causality Incidents (MCI). With this type of training we are able to offer our regional prehospital and hospital providers an interactive way to learn how to triage patients if an MCI would occur. We look forward to continue to provide this type training to our regional providers!

A HUGE thank you to Prairieland Ambulance Company to being the very first to complete this training!!