a. Emergency operations plan amended

I PUBLIC HEALTH I Functional Coordinator: Public Health Director (Fargo-Cass Public Health) Purpose ---1 I I I i I i I , I I To provide procedures for preparedness, response, and recovery, to provide health, medical care and environmental analysis during an emergency or disaster situation, such as: Health Related Disaster Communicable Disease Bio-terrorism The functional coordinator will provide the necessary components to ensure ongoing environmental sanitation, disease control. and protection against contamination of food and water supplies. Primary Functions: Health AppraisaL Sanitation, Health Hazards Advice 771isposition will be filled by the Public Health Services Afanuger in the event the Public Health Director is unavailable. --,j The fimctional coordinator or designees -will perfhrmthe f(Jllowing l(/.\'~" to carry outthefimction: - Preparedness Phase: Public Healt -- Task/Responsibility --"---------_..- Review plans Coordinate anticipated requirements \vith area hospitals Establish number of additional patients the hospital and nursing home. could receive in the county ~- - Establish number of patients hospitals in surrounding areas could rccei -_. . Review procedures at hospitals designated for monitoring and decontaminating incoming patients (RAD and otherwise) Coordinate \vith EMS/rescue squads the number of ambulances availa to support an evacuation of the hospital or nursing homes, ifrequired Coordinate alternate patient transportation resources (school buses. Val etc.) if equipped .----_.. Coordinate availability of facilities to be used for emergency medical care - Confl:r with Social Services to identify disabled individuals that may 10/9106 h s ,- -- Task Coordinator --- e Ie -- s. - - \ -- b 1 I ---~ I ~--~ I '--1 i ---~ i I I ---1 - --~ I I ~ -_.j i I I --4 i i J J ~.., -,~