Healthy People in Healthy Communities
Emergency Preparedness
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Incident Command System
Multnomah County Health Department is improving its capacity to respond to public health emergencies by enhancing its agency response as well as its ability to work with partner agencies and elected officials. Many MCHD programs are involved. The Emergency Preparedness Program is the lead, and works closely with the Office of the Director, the Health Officer, Emergency Medical Services, Communicable Disease, and other programs and organizations.
On this site:
- Emergency Plans and Protocols
- IncidentCommand System Forms, Job Aids
- Trainings, Exercises, and Competencies
- Personal and Family Preparedness for Emergencies
- Library Resources of Books, Videos and CDs
- Major Exercise 2004: Mass Vaccination Clinic
- Major Exercise 2005: Mass Dispensing Clinics
- Major Exercise 2006: Pan Flu, 'PandORa;' State-wide; Regional CPX
- Major Exercise 2007: Top Officials Exercise
- Major Exercise 2008: SARS Attacks
- Tabletop Exercise 2007: Pan Flu, School Closures
- Operations (Swine Flu, Operation Welcome Oregon)
- ICS Video: Planning for Performance
- Other Related Web Links
- Department Video, Photo, Print Productions
Multnomah County Employees:
Link
to MINT site (for County Staff only):
Airport Investigation Plan | Confidential Plans (for internal use) |
Exercise Documentation for internal use | USPS Biological Detection System |
Isolation and Quarantine Information |
Emergency Preparedness Policy Group
Push Partner Registry
The Push Partner Registry
supports organizations and large businesses willing to operate a PRIVATE dispensing site for employees, their families, and their clients (in the case of at-risk, or special needs, service providers).
Volunteer Emergency Registry
The Voluntary Emergency Registry is a list of persons who need help evacuating their home during an emergency, or who would be unable to evacuate without special notification from emergency response personnel.
The registry also includes people who would be unable to remain at home without assistance following a disaster. Information in this list will be provided to the Bureau of Emergency Communications (911) and other emergency response personnel from the City of Portland and Gresham and Multnomah County.
MCHD Health Reserve Corps
The Health Reserve Corps is a voluntary unit, made up of local licensed health care professionals who will be called upon to assist in the response to large-scale heath or medical emergencies.
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Emergency Preparedness Pocket Guide
Know what to do and what not to do. Order free copies for your workplace, school or organization.
January 19, 2010