the disaster. DRASH shelters have been deployed following hurricanes across the Gulf region, as well as for other civilian operations around the country. In 2006, the state of Connecticut dedicated a DRASH field hospital to a victim of the 2001 anthrax attacks. DRASH shelters were also used by the National Guard during the October 2007 California Wildfires, Middletown’s Office of Emergency Management and the state’s Department of Public Health following the 2010 Connecticut power plant explosion and Dell Children's Medical Center during the 2009 flu pandemic. Additionally, international agencies have purchased DRASH to support emergency response. In the summer of 2009, the Brazilian State of Rio de Janeiro purchased two DRASH mobile field hospitals to be deployed during large-scale emergencies. References External links DRASH Shelters at Armedforces.co.uk Disaster management tools Post–Cold War military equipment of the United States