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Effective Incident Command System Public Health Response to Katrina Evacuees

Effective Incident Command System Public Health Response to Katrina Evacuees. Pam Blackwell, RN Director, Center for Emergency Preparedness and Response. Alpha Bryan, MD District Health Director. Cobb & Douglas Public Health, Marietta, GA. Activation: Sept. 1, 2005, 0620.

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Effective Incident Command System Public Health Response to Katrina Evacuees

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  1. Effective Incident Command SystemPublic Health Response to Katrina Evacuees Pam Blackwell, RN Director, Center for Emergency Preparedness and Response Alpha Bryan, MD District Health Director Cobb & Douglas Public Health, Marietta, GA

  2. Activation: Sept. 1, 2005, 0620 NDMS Atlanta Fed Coordinating Center Is there a good picture from later in the presentation that could go here?

  3. Incident Command: 0645 Cobb County Public Health

  4. Cobb & Douglas PH ICS Response ICS Response to Hurricane Katrina

  5. Cobb & Douglas PH ICS Response (cont.) ICS Response to Hurricane Katrina

  6. Organizing the Resources Dobbins ARB: 0700 “Getting ready to roll.”

  7. The Partners DoD/VA-NDMS Dobbins ARB Cobb & Douglas Public Health Cobb County Fire & EMS Georgia State Defense Force Cobb County Public Safety GEMA Cobb County Community Services Board Cobb County EMA

  8. The Partners (cont.) Cobb County Sheriff Metro Atlanta EMS Providers 36 Metro Atlanta NDMS Hospitals Dekalb Board of Health Metro Atlanta Public Health Depts Region 3 EMS Cobb County Animal Control Georgia Highway Patrol Volunteer Doctors and Nurses FEMA Volunteer clergy

  9. Phase 1 Layout

  10. Phase 2 Layout

  11. Atlanta NDMS Patient Reception Area CC Triage Deplane/Escort Flight Line Security Check Point Mobile CMD Post Triage Shelter Staging Medical Needs Med Supplies Evacuee Doc Green Team MACC Chairs/ Holding Mass Transpo Staging Comfort Items Red Team Office Space Yellow Team Transpo Coord Transpo Coord Hangar 746 Hangar 747 Food EMS Staging Not to Scale Transportation Flow

  12. Atlanta FCC NDMS Org Chart Incident Commander Paul Brannigan VA

  13. Atlanta FCC NDMS Org Chart (cont.) Incident Commander Paul Brannigan VA

  14. Atlanta FCC NDMS Org Chart (cont.) Incident Commander Paul Brannigan VA

  15. Question The four essential units of a typical incident command system are: Operations, Planning, Logistics, and Finance/Administration. A. True B. False

  16. Provide care and caring to those who have lost everything The Mission

  17. Briefings Public Health Georgia State Defense Force VA Staff

  18. Question In your opinion, which of the following civilian public agencies is least experienced and competent in executing an effective incident command system? A. Police Department B. Fire Department C. Public Health Department D. Emergency Medical Services

  19. Phase I Hangar

  20. EMS Staging Area 10 EMS units next to the flight line at all times Cobb County Civic Center 20 units on stand-by

  21. VA/NDMS Treatment Area

  22. Hospital Bed Status Board

  23. Cobb Co. Emergency Operations Center

  24. Transportation Cobb County fire-med ops unit

  25. Off-load Briefing Briefing by Paul BranniganVA-NDMS Incident Commander

  26. Question The leaders of the four essential units (operations, planning, logistics and finance/administration) must come from the same agency as the incident commander. A. True B. False

  27. “Wheels Down”

  28. The Belly of the Beast

  29. Improvisation

  30. Public Health Mobile Command

  31. Question In your opinion, which of the following civilian public agencies is most experienced and competent in executing an effective incident command system? A. Police Department B. Fire Department C. Public Health Department D. Emergency Medical Services

  32. Home Away From Home Cobb Public Health

  33. Meals MREs? Yuck!

  34. Home Away From Home (cont.) Chapel Rest and sleeping tents

  35. Phase II Hangar: NDMS Treatment Area

  36. Public Health Shelter Assessment Hangar

  37. Security Screening En Route to Treatment Ambulatory evacuees

  38. Delta 757 Evacuee Flight On board orientation and initial medical triage

  39. Non-medical Evacuee Hanger

  40. Then Along Came Hurricane Rita Reactivation at Dobbins ARB Sept 19 & 20

  41. Question Which of the following are essential characteristics of an effective incident command system? A. Common communication protocols/text B. Clear, consistent chain of command C. Timely and appropriate delegation of authority and resources D. All of the above

  42. Critical Care Assessment Team (CCAT)

  43. Critical Transport Coordination

  44. Temporary Nursery & Assisted Living

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