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Effective Incident Command System
Public Health Response
to Katrina Evacuees
Pam Blackwell, RN
Alpha Bryan, MD
Director, Center for Emergency
Preparedness and Response
District Health Director
Cobb & Douglas Public Health, Marietta, GA
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NDMS
Atlanta Fed Coordinating Center
Activation: Sept. 1, 2005, 0620
Is there a good
picture from later in
the presentation that
could go here?
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Cobb
County Public Health
Incident Command: 0645
Cobb & Douglas
Public
Health
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Cobb
& Douglas
PH ICS
Response
ICS Response to Hurricane Katrina
ICS Response to Hurricane Katrina
State DHR
EOC
Dr. Alpha Bryan
Incident Commander
Cobb County
EOC
Dawn Walker
Liaison
Pam Mashburn/Virginia
Freeman
WebEOC Administrator
Lisa Crossman
Planning
Ann Picou
Finance/Admin
Donna Carson
Human Resources
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Cobb
& Douglas PH ICS Response (cont.)
Cobb & Douglas Public Health
to Hurricane
Katrina
ICS ResponseICS
toResponse
Hurricane
Katrina
Dr. Alpha Bryan
Incident Commander
Pam Mashburn/Virginia
Freeman
WebEOC Administrator
Dawn Walker
Liaison
Matthew Daily
PIO
Pam Blackwell
Operations
Lisa Crossman
Planning
Ty Carlson
Logistics
Gwen Hunt
Procurement Officer
Ann Picou
Finance/Admin
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Organizing
Dobbins ARB: 0700
“Getting ready to roll.”
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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
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The
Partners (cont.)
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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
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Phase
1 Layout
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Phase
2 Layout
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Atlanta
NDMS Patient Reception Area
CC Triage
Deplane/Escort
Flight Line
Security Check Point
Mobile
CMD Post
Triage
Shelter Staging
Medical Needs
Red
Team
Hangar 746
Green
Team
Yellow
Team
Evacuee Doc
Mass
Transpo
Staging
Transpo Coord
EMS Staging
Transportation Flow
Chairs/
Holding
Transpo
Coord
Comfort Items
Med
Supplies
MACC
Office
Space
Food Hangar 747
Not to Scale
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Atlanta
FCC NDMS Org Chart
Incident
Commander
Paul Brannigan VA
Unified Command
MAC
Shelter
Staging
Medical
VA
PIO
JIC
Liaison
Dennis Jones
Public Health
Legal
Plans
Leticia Mathis
Public Health
Operations
Pam Blackwell
Public Health
Asst. Ops
Dawn Walker
Public Health
Safety
Georgia State
Defense Forced
Security
Grayling Livingston
Dobbins ARB
Transportation
Chuck Baird
Cobb Cty EMS
Tasking/Action
Tracking
Triage
Flight Ops
Chad
Dobbins
Communications
Treatment
Med Transport
Marty Billings
Regional EMS
Epidemiology
Mass Transport
GEMA
CISM
Logistics
Wayne Jones
Dobbins ARB
Documentation
Kim King/VA
Public Health/VA
Incident Action
Planning
Staffing
Resource
Management
Food/Water/
Ice
Admin
Dobbins
Sanitation
Staging
Base
Storage
Vendor
Contractng
Mobilization
Center(s)
State EOC
Liaison
Human
Resources
Finance
Dobbins
Public Health
VA
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Atlanta
FCC NDMS Org Chart (cont.)
Incident Commander
Paul Brannigan VA
Unified Command
MAC
Safety
Georgia State
Defense Forced
PIO
JIC
Liaison
Dennis Jones
Public Health
Legal
Operations
Pam Blackwell
Public Health
Asst. Ops
Dawn Walker
Public Health
Shelter
Staging
Tasking/Action
Tracking
Communications
Medical
VA
Plans
Leticia Mathis
Public Health
Security
Grayling Livingston
Dobbins ARB
Transportation
Chuck Baird
Cobb Cty EMS
Documentation
Kim King/VA
Public Health/VA
Triage
Flight Ops
Chad
Dobbins
Incident Action
Planning
Treatment
Med Transport
Marty Billings
Regional EMS
Staffing
Epidemiology
Mass Transport
GEMA
CISM
Question
Atlanta
FCC NDMS Org Chart (cont.)
Incident Commander
Paul Brannigan VA
Unified Command
MAC
Safety
Georgia State
Defense Forced
PIO
JIC
Liaison
Dennis Jones
Public Health
Legal
Logistics
Wayne Jones
Dobbins ARB
Resource
Management
Food/Water/
Ice
Admin
Dobbins
Sanitation
Staging
Base
Storage
Vendor
Contractng
Mobilization
Center(s)
State EOC
Liaison
Human
Resources
Finance
Dobbins PH VA
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The four essential units of a typical incident
command system are:
Operations,
Planning,
Logistics, and
Finance/Administration.
A. True
B. False
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The
Mission
Provide care and caring to those who have lost everything
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Briefings
Public Health
Georgia State Defense Force
VA Staff
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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
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Phase
I Hangar
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EMS
Staging Area
10 EMS units next to the
flight line at all times
Cobb County Civic Center
20 units on stand-by
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VA/NDMS
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Hospital
Bed Status Board
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Cobb
Co. Emergency Operations Center
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Transportation
Cobb County fire-med ops unit
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Off-load
Briefing
Briefing by Paul Brannigan
VA-NDMS Incident Commander
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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
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“Wheels
Down”
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The
Belly of the Beast
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Improvisation
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Public
Health Mobile Command
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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
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Home
Away From Home
Cobb Public Health
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Meals
MREs? Yuck!
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Home
Away From Home (cont.)
Chapel
Rest and sleeping tents
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Phase
II Hangar: NDMS Treatment Area
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Public
Health Shelter Assessment Hangar
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Security
Screening En Route to Treatment
Ambulatory evacuees
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Delta
757 Evacuee Flight
On board orientation and initial medical triage
Question Evacuee Hanger
Non-medical
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Then
Along Came Hurricane Rita
Reactivation at Dobbins ARB Sept 19 & 20
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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
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Critical
Care Assessment Team (CCAT)
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Critical
Transport Coordination
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Temporary