Incident Command System & Incident Action Plan. Macon County Public Health Exercise November 2006 Macon County Health Department Shannon M.

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1 Incident Command System & Incident Action Plan Macon County Public Health Exercise November 2006 Macon County Health Department Shannon M. Comer RN

2 Goals Introduce an IAP to the Macon County EOC Command and General Staff as well as the Macon County Health Department IC staff To test the MCHD Pandemic Influenza Plan To allow the MC EOC to explore issues that would be raised in a pandemic situation For MCHD to test vaccination dispensing to the residents of Macon County using a Drive-Through Clinic design

3 Disclaimer In actual emergency, the IAP would be created by a team which would consist of Planning, Operations, Logistics, Information Officer, Safety Officer, Liaison Officer during initial response Only for planned events would the IAP be created in advance

4 Scenario The WHO and CDC have confirmed human-tohuman transmission of H5N1 in Indonesia and other countries. Residents of Macon County have returned from business in Indonesia and are symptomatic in a local hospital. News sources are all over the stories. Other states are also reporting suspect cases. Estimates are that vaccine for H5N1 will not be available until May CDC and IDPH are recommending that LHD s step up efforts to immunize their residents against seasonal influenza at this time.

5 Site Map

6 Warming Station

7 Major IAP Components 202 Incident Objectives 203/207 Organizational Assignment list/chart 204 Division/Group Assignments 205 Communications Plan 206 Medical Plan 214 Unit Log Support Documents: Maps, Safety Message, Traffic Plan, Misc (phone lists, press releases, etc)

8 Information to include on all IAP documents Incident Name Date Prepared Time Prepared Operational Period (date & time)

9 202 Incident Objectives General objective for the operational period Weather forecast for operational period General safety message List of attachments

10 203/207 Incident assignment list/chart Identifies individuals in Command & General staff roles Identifies management staff (branch directors & division/group supervisors) Identifies support agencies Chain of Command

11 204 Division assignment list Identifies chain of command for this group Ops Chief Branch Director Div/Grp Supervisor Identifies all personnel assigned to the div/grp Control Operations objectives more specific to div/grp Special Instructions may include safety message Communication Summary

12 205 Communications Plan Identifies in greater detail the modes of communication utilized Example: Function Radio Type Group / Channel Frequency Assignment Remarks Command VHF 1 Unified Command Post

13 206 Medical Plan Lists medical aid stations Transportation services, with contact information, in the community and ambulances staged at incident Hospital contact information with available resources and drive/flight time from incident Medical Emergency Procedures for incident ops period

14 214 Unit Log Personnel roster assigned Major event log

15 Will Revolutionize Our Response! Introduction to the EOC Staff Relate recent Command and General Staff Training attended by 6 Macon County emergency responders Explanation of Purpose Walk-through of IAP for Progress City Drive-through Vaccination POD New! Never Before Seen in Our Community!

16 Introduction to MCHD IC Staff IC staff briefing held the week prior to exercise IAP utilized during drive through POD clinic All staff received copy of IAP

17 IAP Lessons Learned IC staff had much better picture of site and resources Streamline movement of staff and supplies/equipment Better management of transportation resources Continue to have difficulties with communication although plan identifies channels, staff needs more practice using equipment Need more practice creating and utilizing IAP Need to continue to customize IAP for PH use

18 Resources IEMA FEMA