Region IV Emergency Operations Strategy Overview
Update on Region IV emergency operations strategy, including planning, logistics, and current projects. Profiles of counties and states for enhanced emergency preparedness and response.
Region IV Emergency Operations Strategy Overview
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Select Initiative Updates READY Road Map to Ray Runo, Director Office of Emergency Operations Florida Department of Health Raymond_Runo@doh.state.fl.us
State ESF8 Strategy • Met With ALL State ESF8 Partners, Internal & External to DOH to Discuss Strategy for 2007 • Identified Priority Areas for Enhancements • Planning – Overall • Planning – Situation Status • Activation/Notification • Mission Flow • Logistics – Infrastructure • Logistics - Staffing
Region IV Unified Planning • Developed an Interstate Resource Coordinating Team (IRCT) • To Assist Impacted States in Planning for, Responding To and Recovering From Catastrophic Events • To Identify and Facilitate the Utilization of Federal, State, and Private Resources • To Assist Potentially Impacted State(s) in Forecasting Impact Areas, Identify the Infrastructure Impacts, and Plan for Mitigation of Those Impacts.
Region IV Current Projects • Regional Asset Typing • Interstate Resource Inventories • Interstate Mortuary Operations • NDMS Patient Evacuations • EMAC Support Systems • Pandemic Influenza Planning • Strategic National Stockpile Planning
County Profiles • Lessons Learned From 2004/2005 • Support Mutual Aid • Assist State in Forecasting Needs and Support • Pre-Event Planning • Key Health Statistics and Demographics
County Profiles • Profile Key County Issues: • Hazards and Vulnerabilities • Public Health and Medical Capacities • Public Health and Medical Infrastructure • Public Health and Medical Roles/Responsibilities • Other Data
State & County Profiles • Profiles Are Complete for All 8 Region IV States • 55 of 67 Florida Counties Have Completed Profiles All Profiles Are Available on the Office of Emergency Operations Share Point Site