Texas Medical Reserve Corps (MRC)
Overview
- National network of thousands of volunteers supporting emergency preparedness and response efforts
- Locally based and operated
- Support existing public health and medical resources
- Volunteers come from many backgrounds, both in the medical field and a variety of other non-medial professions, as well as students
- Training and education is provided
- Learn about and engage in the fields of public health, healthcare, emergency management and disaster medicine
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Texas Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) Unit Locations Map (PDF)
2024 MRC Activity Report
Please see the activity report summarizing Texas MRC Unit activities, to include emergency response activations, for the 2024 calendar year.
Texas MRC Unit Websites
Included are all Units with webpages (not all units currently have a page). Potential volunteers are encouraged to click the MRC link below to find a contact for your area.
| MRC Unit | Website |
|---|---|
| Anderson County | Anderson County Medical Reserve Corps |
| Austin/Travis County | Austin-Travis County Medical Reserve Corps |
| Brownwood/Brown County | Brown County Medical Reserve Corps | Brownwood, TX - Official Website |
| Brazoria County | Homeland Preparedness |
| Brazos County Health District | Medical Reserve Corps | Brazos Health Department |
| Central Texas (Waco) | Waco-McLennan County Public Health District |
| Coastal Bend Medical Reserve Corps | Homeland Preparedness |
| Collin County | Public Health Emergency Preparedness Medical Reserve Corps |
| Denton County | Denton County Medical Reserve Corps |
| Galveston County | Galveston County Medical Reserve Corps |
| Harris County | Harris County Medical Reserve Corps |
| Pearland | Pearland Area City Corps |
| Tarrant County | Be a Local Hero |
| University of Texas-Austin | The University of Texas at Austin Medical Reserve Corps |
| Williamson County | Williamson County Medical Reserve Corps |
View more information and MRC Unit contacts,
To sign up as a volunteer, sign up at Texas Disaster Volunteer Registry.texasdisastervolunteerregistry.org and select the MRC in your area as your organization.
MRC Stories
The Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) Units around the State of Texas are serving their communities and conducting activities to prepare for, respond to, and recover from disasters. These stories highlight this great work.
West Texas MRC Volunteers Go the Distance at 36th Annual Bataan Memorial Death March
Volunteers from the West Texas Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) and El Paso’s Health Occupations Students of America (HOSA) aided more than 4,600 participants at the Bataan Memorial Death March. The 26.2-mile journey honored the legacy of the 75,000 U.S. and Filipino service members who endured the harrowing Bataan Death March during World War II.
Harris County MRC Lends Critical Support to 18th Annual CERT Rodeo
The Harris County Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) and Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) have a decades long partnership. As members of the Harris County Citizen Corps, they routinely collaborate on exercises, training, and outreach events. Annually, MRC Unit 152 supports the CERT Rodeo, a hands-on disaster preparedness competition event.
Spreading Holiday Cheer and Community Resources
In December 2024, thousands of North Texas families gathered at the Dallas Zoo for United Way’s ninth annual Jungle Bells, a festive holiday event featuring dazzling lights, live entertainment, and community engagement. Dallas County MRC outreach efforts were a huge success at the event, reaching over 1,200 members of the community.
MRC Volunteers Train for Winter Weather Response to Support Medically Vulnerable Residents
The Galveston County Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) conducted a critical training and exercise session focused on winter weather preparedness in November 2024. The session specifically addressed power outages and their impact on medically vulnerable residents.