Healthy People in Healthy Communities
Emergency Preparedness
and
Incident Command System
Photos of the October 2004 Bioterrorism Command Post and Field Exercises.
Clinic Division Supervisor Tim Donohue
(West Side Clinic Operations Supervisor)
briefs the ~60 clinic staff just before opening.
Clinic staff from Clackamas, Multnomah, and Washington County health departments
are ready for action. Supervisors have orange vests. All other staff have blue vests.
The line of Reynolds Middle School Lancers (the school mascot) is ready
to be vaccinated against Lanceritis, a fictitious disease of too much school spirit.
The clinic floor turns to a blur of activity!
Oh the paperwork!!!! Favorite colors, animals, and things are surrogates for medical history.
Secondary screening if the initial screening prompts follow-up.
Clinic Flow Control Leader Peggy Hillman consults
with Clinical Task Force Leader Roberta Hellman of Washington County.
Logistician Kathy Innes (right) carefully controls ‘vaccine’ inventory
of packaged, labeled, and numbered flashlights with the school logo.
Happy vaccinees show off their cure of Lanceritis.
Programs and Aids
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).
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.
The Health Reserve Corps (HRC) 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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Page updated March 06, 2008