b'The ultimate goal of this resource was to have a medical component embedded with firefighters to provide immediate medical care.Regional EMTF meetings were also held with local/regional MOAd partners to develop out these resources even farther. In June, a special MIST leadership course was held to develop Medical Unit Leaders (MEDL). MEDLs would oversee to following: Wildland Paramedic Units (WPU) 2 Paramedics, Mobile (44 SUV/ATV); Located behind the Fire-Line, in close proximity to working fire crews, with emphasis on the ability to provide ALS-level care within minutes of acute illness or injury Rapid Extraction Module (REM) 4 Paramedics in teams of (2), Mobile (44 SUV/ATV); Covering Multiple Wildland Paramedic Units; Located near Fire-Line, w/ emphasis on rapid access to and evacuation of injured responders On Saturday, August 18, 2019, the Emergency Medical Task Force-2 was activated in support of the Copper Breaks Fire and was deployed to a second fire just 30 miles south, the VivianFireonthemorningofThursday,August22nd, 2019.As the fires grew the scoped expanded into a USFS Type I IMT incident. This activation doubled our deployed asset packages and added a Rapid Extraction Module [REM], which was the first deployment of this team for Texas.Many thankstoourTIFMASandTFSpartners,wholedthe development of this new component and the coordinated efforts of the EMTF and TIFMAS Coordinators building out this new asset.AspecialthankstotheteamsabovefortheircommitmenttoEMTF-2andsupportingthisdeployment. The teams provided medical support to over 240 firefighting responders working these fires,and transported 1 firefighter.Per TFS, the CopperBreaks Fire burned 7,206 acres and the Vivian Fire burned 12,021 acres.28'