AbstractID: 10130 Title: Radiation Reserve Volunteer Corps Establishing a Radiation Response Volunteer Corps Debbie Bray Gilley Florida Bureau of Radiation Control Environmental Manager, Training and Quality Assurance Tallahassee, FL 32399-1741 In the event of a radiological emergency, population monitoring for large numbers of individuals must be available assist in identifying citizens who may be contaminated with radioactive material and to reassure those who are not contaminated. The National Response Framework assigns coordination of federal support for population monitoring to HHS through ESF 8, Public Health and Medical Services. This coordination of federal support does not necessarily include equipment and personnel resources for the actual monitoring; this is expected to be provided by the state and local government. In an effort to satisfy this mission, the State of Florida Department of Health established a Radiation Response Volunteer Corps (RRVC) as a sub specialty of the Medical Reserve Corps (MRC). Members of the medical and health physics community were identified as potential volunteers. Training was provided to the volunteers by the Florida’s Bureau of Radiation Control with assistance from the HPS, CDC and the MRC and they were encouraged to volunteer for this activity through the Florida Medical Reserve Corps. The sub-special “Radiation Response Volunteer Corps” was created by expanding the MRC registration to capture, professional license and national credentialing information. At the conclusion of the presentations, attendees will have the tools to establish their own Radiation Response Volunteer Corps within the Medical Reserve Corps in their state or region.