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Colorado Emergency Preparedness: A Regional Approach. Susan Jones-Hard Emergency Response Coordinator Colorado Region VIII RRT Representative Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment. HSPD or Not HSPD?. That is the Question…
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Colorado Emergency Preparedness: A Regional Approach Susan Jones-Hard Emergency Response Coordinator Colorado Region VIII RRT Representative Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment
HSPD or Not HSPD? • That is the Question… • What roles do Presidential Directives play in Colorado Emergency Preparedness and Response??
What Does it Mean???? • HSPD 5 and 8 can contribute to improved nation-wide approach to preparedness and response. • How will state and local governments be trained, funded, supported and measured for nationwide uniformity?
HSPDs in Colorado • Reformatting Emergency Plans to conform with the NRP for better emergency response connectivity. • ICS to NIMS… • National Strategy to State Strategy to Grant Applications • Performance Metrics
Regional Approach Prowers County reports 1,000 people in line at 0900 Prowers County reports 1,000 people in line at 0900 • Integrated exercises across disciplines. • “Nine Counties in Nine Hours” - Oct 19, 2004. • Enhanced Evaluation Process. • Strengthen medical surge capacity
Counties Involved: • Baca • Bent • Cheyenne • Crowley • Huerfano • Kiowa • Las Animas • Otero • Prowers
Full Scale Exercise • Multi-Disciplinary Approach • Multi-Jurisdictional Area • Implementing nine mass clinics simultaneously (some EOC’s) • Vaccinating the public/flu vaccine • Pandemic Influenza Scenario
Who was involved? • 858 Volunteers were recruited and trained • 7,965 members of the public were recruited & vaccinated • 37 ARES personnel built a system where none existed before and provided communication to all facilities • 31 Exercise Support Staff (Eval/Cont) • 72 Observers • 3 radio stations and 11 newspapers
Agencies Involved: • EMS and Fire Departments • Law Enforcement and OPSFS • Elected Officials and local government • Hospitals, Public Health and Mental Health • Long Term Care Facilities and Social Services • Emergency Management Agencies • Private Industry and Media • Volunteer Associations & Organizations
Who supported this Exercise? • Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (Staffing and CDC funds) • Office of Preparedness, Security and Fire Safety (DHS funds) • One Homeland Security/Public Health Region (Nine counties and many local communities and community organizations) • Amateur Radio Emergency Services (ARES)
What Now?? Are We Prepared?? • Activities are underway but how do the HSPDs contribute? Can they? • Training on key aspects of HSPDs – particularly NRP and NIMS…NOW • Develop uniform performance measures and measure outcomes • Fully Integrated Intergovernmental Collaboration…it’s more than the $$$
Thank You! Susan Jones-Hard 303-692-3020 susanhard@aol.com