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Located in San Bernardino County, California, the Disaster Medical Assistance Team (DMAT) CA-2 is a component of the National Disaster Medical System (NDMS). The team has been in operation since 1987 and is sponsored by the County of San Bernardino Department of Public Health, Arrowhead Regional Medical Center and Loma Linda University Medical Center. DMATs include both medical and non medical personnel.

The National Disaster Medical System (NDMS) is a Federally coordinated system that augments the Nation's emergency medical response capability. It was created by executive order by the President of the United States in 1983. The overall purpose of the NDMS is to establish a single integrated National medical response capability for assisting State and local authorities in dealing with the medical and health effects of major peacetime disasters and providing support to the military and Veterans Health Administration medical systems in caring for casualties evacuated back to the U.S. from overseas armed conflicts.

NDMS is a Federally coordinated system that is a private/public partnership between the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Veterans Administration (VA), Department of Defense (DOD), US Public Health Service (PHS), volunteer DMAT members, and civilian hospitals throughout the United States.

DMATs are primarily a local asset to their home region and are integrated into the Emergency Response Plan of that area. DMATs become federal assests when activated by the Office of Emergency Preparedness (OEP). They respond as needed to provide first aid, casualty clearing (triage and medical stabilization), emergent surgical stabilization, medical staging, transportation from disaster areas by military or civilian aeromedical transport, and definitive medical care in hospital facility that has dedicated beds for the NDMS when needed.

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