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Environmental Health All Hazards Response Plan. Trevor Coke, Environmental Supervisor II Date: 2-21-2012. Purpose of the Plan. It establishes the internal frame work and operational systems to protect the residents of Miami Dade County from environmental emergencies and disasters
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Environmental Health All Hazards Response Plan Trevor Coke, Environmental SupervisorII Date: 2-21-2012
Purpose of the Plan • It establishes the internal frame work and operational systems to protect the residents of Miami Dade County from environmental emergencies and disasters • It incorporates the National Incident Management System (NIMS) and Incident Command System (ICS)
Objectives of the plan • Direct the response through an all hazards approach • Coordinate and Communicate with all agencies in response to Environmental Health Issues • Address recovery base on established priorities
Plan Update Cycle • Reviewed on a yearly basis or as needed • May be revised sooner as a result of lessons learned • May be revised to comply with any changes in NIMS or ICS
Plan Authority • Florida Statutes Chapter 252 - Emergency Management Act • Florida Statutes Chapter 381 - Public Health Emergencies and Advisories • Florida Statutes Chapter 386 – Sanitary Nuisance Investigations • Florida Statutes Chapter 154
Situation and Assumptions • The Permanent population of Miami Dade is approximately 2.5 million • Environmental Health Division has jurisdiction over approximately 16,000 facilities ( food service, Group care, biomedical waste, swimming pools, mobile home parks etc)
Plan Activation • The plan may be activated when an emergency is declared by Miami Dade Emergency Operations Center (EOC) • The plan may also be activated by Miami Dade County Health Department Incident Commander
Whenever plan is activated • Staff follow the Health Department Safety plans • E H response will largely support agencies such as • DBPR, DACS,
Communication • Staff will receive notification through the Florida DOH Emergency Notification System ( FDENS) • The Staff Hotline number ( 1-866-804-9165) • All EH field Staff are equipped with cellular phones • 800 MHz radios are maintained charged for use in the event communication lines are inoperable • All staff are trained in NIMS and ICS systems
Health Department staff participating in table top exercise Miami Dade EOC
EH field staff joined by Management in field during assessment
Incident Commander activated the plan to facilitate community
Tabletop exercise at GG, Field staff distributing educational information to community
EH Staff assignments Note: Environmental Health staff is also a part of Region 7 Strike Team
Any Questions ? • Environmental Health and Engineering Division 1725 NW 167th ST Miami Florida 33026 Main line: 305-623-3500