H1N1 Preparedness and Response State Agency Tasks and Responsibilities

1. Ensuring a safe and secure homeland for all North Dakotans H1N1 Preparedness and Response State Agency Tasks and Responsibilities ND Department of Emergency Services

2. Objective • Discuss state agencies’ response to a pandemic influenza as outlined in the Infectious Diseases Annex, Pandemic Influenza Appendices and agencies’ Essential Services listing

3. Primary Mission • Preserve Life and Health • Limit Secondary Impacts

4. Concept of Operations • Base decisions will be geared around a mild pandemic (less virulent) • Initial operations • Agencies’ responsibilities • State may escalate reactions to the plan based on severity • Start small, grow to a size appropriate to deal with the event • Potential operations • Agencies’ responsibilities

5. State Emergency Operations Plan Infectious Diseases Annex Appendices: • Continuity of Operations • Economic Maintenance and Recovery • Human Services • Public Health • Public Safety and Security

6. Lead and Support Agencies • Lead agencies have overall responsibility for key decisions made in Unified Command • Support agencies have a direct support role based on level of expertise and type of resources required for incident response • Agencies without specific roles may be tasked to provide support staff or provide a service in their area of expertise

7. Operational Phases Phase I –Prevention, Mitigation and Preparedness Phase II – Response Phase III - Recovery

8. Infectious Diseases Annex Lead Agencies: • Department of Health • Board of Animal Health/Department of Agriculture • Department of Emergency Services • Department of Human Services • Department of Commerce • Highway Patrol • Office of Management and Budget Support Agencies: • All State Agencies

9. Key Considerations • Addresses types of infectious diseases and response required, to include pandemic influenza • Provides an assessment of the potential impact of an infectious diseases epidemic in North Dakota • Identifies laws and authorities • Addresses continuation of Essential Services/Emergency Operations • Outlines ICS/UCS implementation

10. Tasks Include: • Implementation of isolation/quarantine/social distancing orders • Activation of a Law Enforcement Multi-Agency Coordination Center (LE-MACC) • Implementation of containment efforts – e.g., border monitoring, travel restrictions • Enactment of school/day care/business closures • Activation of the Workforce Coordination Center • Implementation of a voucher/credit system • Activation of Strategic National Stockpile plans • Implementation of telecommuting, other measures to protect employees

11. Continuity of Operations Appendix Lead Agencies: • Department of Emergency Services • Office of Management and Budget • Risk Management Division • Human Resource Management Services • Information Technology Department • Job Service North Dakota • Department of Labor • Workforce Safety and Insurance Support Agencies: • All state agencies

12. Key Considerations • Addresses effects of illness and death on the workforce and the ability to provide essential services • Addresses actions required for an agency to sustain and deliver essential services and emergency operations support • Implements individual agency COOP plans as needed since state agency facilities may not be open or otherwise operational • Addresses overuse and lack of available people to maintain communications infrastructure

13. Tasks Include: • Establish pre-negotiated vendor contracts • Provide direction to state employees on personnel matters • Maintain the state computer systems and supporting infrastructure • Redirect public workforce through the Workforce Coordination Center • Individual agency COOP/COG Activation • Ensure guidance and/or policies are in place: • Personnel reporting • Telecommuting / Alternate Work Site • Critical or essential staff • Develop and review, with staff, protocols necessary for limiting the spread of illness.

14. Lead Agencies: Department of Commerce, Division of Community Services Economic Development and Finance Support Agencies: Attorney General Bank of North Dakota Board of Animal Health Department of Agriculture Department of Emergency Services Department of Health Department of Public Instruction Department of Financial Institutions Indian Affairs Commission Information Technology Department Insurance Department Legislative Council Office of Management and Budget Public Finance Authority Public Service Commission Tax Department University System Workforce Safety and Insurance NDSU Extension Offices Secretary of State Economic Maintenance and Recovery Appendix

15. Key Considerations • Addresses sustainment of economic and business operations • Addresses disruption of our economic system • Food supplies • Fuel energies • Financial systems • Consumer concerns

16. Tasks Include: • Assist critical public/private sector businesses to support essential services and civilian response • Monitor/assess business and community needs • Provide assistance for businesses on accessing governmental programs/resources • Develop economic projections • Provide training opportunities for business continuity planning, business recovery planning • Address availability and distribution of energy resources

17. Lead Agency: Department of Human Services Support Agencies: Department of Agriculture Department of Health Department of Public Instruction Division of Community Services Division of Homeland Security Housing Finance Agency Insurance Department National Guard Public Service Commission University System Human Services Appendix

18. Key Considerations • Addresses coordination efforts to manage provision of basic human needs • Addresses potential disruptions in food and water • Addresses psychological impacts • Addresses child care resources to care for children whose parents have died or are too ill to care for them

19. Tasks Include: • Coordinate and make available resources to include: • Mass feeding • Commodities distribution • Special needs groups • Volunteer coordination • Pet support center and plan • Crisis counseling • Child care

20. Lead Agency: Department of Health Board of Animal Health Department of Agriculture Support Agencies: Civil Air Patrol Department of Transportation Division of Homeland Security Fusion Center Highway Patrol National Guard State Electrical Board State Plumbing Board State Water Commission Public Health Appendix

21. Key Considerations • Addresses both human and animal health • Addresses health care infrastructure • Addresses such issues as: • Surveillance • Laboratory – Diagnosis • Isolation/Quarantine/Social Distancing • Anti-viral/Vaccine Distribution • Mass Fatalities Management

22. Tasks Include: • Implementation, as required: • Quarantine/isolation/social distancing orders • Security of supplies, stockpiles • Volunteer identification and management • Shortages in Health Care Workers • Health Care Surge assistance • Medical supply shortages • Community Surge – Minimum Care Facilities, Waiving of Medical Practice Acts • Public Information

23. Lead Agency: Highway Patrol Support Agencies: Bureau of Criminal Investigation Department of Transportation Department of Health Division of Homeland Security Aeronautics Commission Civil Air Patrol Division of State Radio Game and Fish Department Attorney General Fusion Center National Guard Parks and Recreation Department of Corrections Fire Marshal Public Safety and Security Appendix

24. Key Considerations • Addresses the preservation of law and order • Addresses continuation of first responder services • Addresses enforcement of mandatory isolation/quarantine and social distancing orders/mandates • Addresses securing critical infrastructure and stockpiles

25. Tasks Include: • Security plans for distribution systems • Coordination of crowd control measures for civil disturbances • Enforcement of public health orders • Activation of the Law Enforcement Multi-Agency Coordination Center (LE-MACC) • Protecting human life • Protecting first responders • Facility Security • Infrastructure Security • Border Security

26. Your Next Steps • Review the Infectious Diseases Annex, the pan flu appendices, agencies’ Essential Services listing located in the File Library of WebEOC • Notify the NDHLS Operations and Planning Section of any changes in your agency’s responsibilities • Review your continuity of operations plans • Provide updates on agency activities to the SEOC via WebEOC – Incident 09-023, H1N1

27. Your Next Steps, Cont. • Review non-essential services that will likely be suspended in rank order • Develop plans for cross training staff to support delivery of essential services and emergency operations • Establish a chain of command for pandemic operations that is at least five levels deep, and for key management positions, establish succession at least three levels deep

28. NDDESContacts • WebEOC Administrator: Geneva Anderson, 328.8253 geanderson@nd.gov • Planning Officer: • Kathleen Donahue, 328.8113 kdonahue@nd.gov

29. ND Department of Emergency Services Ensuring a safe and secure homeland for all North Dakotans Questions?