ALL-HAZARDS
MCHD All-Hazards Preparedness Division promotes individual, family, and business emergency preparedness.
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Prepare your Home for the Unexpected
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Objectives and Duties of the All-Hazards Division
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OBJECTIVES & DUTIES
of the All-Hazards Division
MCHD All-Hazards Preparedness Division prepares and maintains county response plans in the event of a biological emergency and disease outbreaks. MCHD continually coordinates with other agencies to support and ensure a unified response.
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Specific Duties:
Develop and update many different emergency preparedness plans for use by healthcare and emergency response agencies.
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Work with Healthcare Coalition partners to exercise various agency response plans. Partners include: Hospitals, Nursing Homes, Short Term/Long Term Care Services.
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Conduct meetings with Healthcare Coalition partners to maintain inter-agency communication and training
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Serve as Liaison with Indiana State Department of Health (ISDH)
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Constantly develop and update Emergency Operations Plans and yearly Training and Exercise Plans that have to be exercised and submitted to ISDH
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Serve as Liaison with CDC
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Annually audited by CDC and ISDH
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Frequently attends meetings with various community groups
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Serve as Madison County’s Supervisor for county hazmat team. Responds in and emergency status with county hazmat team to serious CBRNE (Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, Explosive), as well as mass fatality incidents.
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Serve as Madison County’s Supervisors for county’s 2 decontamination teams
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Serve as Safety and Procurement Officer for county Active Assailant Team