SMRC Members,
CA EMSA will hold a 3 day CAL-MAT training exercise at Mather. MRC's from throughout the state are invited to have members participate. Check out the info below and if interested, and available the full 3 days including a 17 hour exercise, save the date and sign up to be considered to participate. Space will be limited to approximately 5 SMRC members. I will send out additional details (including medical and/or non-medical qualifications) and an application to selected, qualified and active SMRC members when the exercise is open for registration.
2026 CAL-MAT Statewide Full-Scale Exercise - Mather - June 3-6, 2026 Save-the-Date!
Hello, the California Emergency Medical Services Authority (EMSA) invites the Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) to participate in the California Medical Assistance Team (CAL-MAT) Statewide full-scale exercise.
Please Save-the-Date to have members of your MRC participate in the 2026 Statewide CAL-MAT Training and Exercise, June 3-6, 2026, as an unpaid volunteer. The training location is in Sacramento, CA. The exercise will be conducted at the California Army National Guard Base, in Mather, CA.
- Travel days: June 3rd and June 6th
- The exercise incident will be a mass casualty at a major event with 17-hour operations.
- Travel, mileage, per-diem, meals (if not provided), and lodging will be reimbursable for those more than 50 miles away from the training and exercise sites.
- Paramedic and EMT Continuing Education (CE), tentative Registered Nurse CEs, Medical Skills, Triage, Trauma injuries, MCI operations, logistics and Base of Operations training, CALMAT Sustainability and more
- California Labor Protection Letters will be provided upon request.
- Disaster Service Workers Volunteer Program (DSWVP) Swear in will be implemented.
- Valid government issued identification/Driver License are required.
· This exercise is limited to up to 100 CAL-MAT/MRC participants. EMSA is also establishing a waiting list to ensure adequate coverage on exercise day.
