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H1N1 Preparedness and Response H1N1 Preparedness and Response State Agency Tasks and State Agency Tasks and
ResponsibilitiesResponsibilities
H1N1 Preparedness and Response H1N1 Preparedness and Response State Agency Tasks and State Agency Tasks and
ResponsibilitiesResponsibilities
Ensuring a safe and secure homeland for all North Dakotans
ND Department of Emergency Services
ObjectiveObjective• Discuss state agencies’ response to a
pandemic influenza as outlined in the Infectious Diseases Annex, Pandemic Influenza Appendices and agencies’ Essential Services listing
Primary MissionPrimary MissionPrimary MissionPrimary Mission
1.Preserve Life and Health
2.Limit Secondary Impacts
1.Preserve Life and Health
2.Limit Secondary Impacts
Concept of OperationsConcept of Operations• Base decisions will be geared around a
mild pandemic (less virulent)– Initial operations– Agencies’ responsibilities
• State may escalate reactions to the plan based on severity
• Start small, grow to a size appropriate to deal with the event– Potential operations– Agencies’ responsibilities
State Emergency State Emergency Operations PlanOperations Plan
Infectious Diseases Annex Appendices:
• Continuity of Operations• Economic Maintenance and
Recovery• Human Services• Public Health• Public Safety and Security
Lead and Support Lead and Support AgenciesAgencies
Lead and Support Lead and Support AgenciesAgencies
• Lead agencies have overall responsibility for key decisions made in Unified Command
• Support agencies have a direct support role based on level of expertise and type of resources required for incident response
• Agencies without specific roles may be tasked to provide support staff or provide a service in their area of expertise
• Lead agencies have overall responsibility for key decisions made in Unified Command
• Support agencies have a direct support role based on level of expertise and type of resources required for incident response
• Agencies without specific roles may be tasked to provide support staff or provide a service in their area of expertise
Operational PhasesOperational PhasesOperational PhasesOperational PhasesPhase I – Prevention, Mitigation and
Preparedness
Phase II – Response
Phase III - Recovery
Phase I – Prevention, Mitigation and Preparedness
Phase II – Response
Phase III - Recovery
Infectious Diseases AnnexInfectious Diseases Annex
Lead Agencies:Lead Agencies:• Department of Health• Board of Animal Health/Department of Agriculture• Department of Emergency Services• Department of Human Services• Department of Commerce• Highway Patrol • Office of Management and Budget
Support Agencies:Support Agencies:• All State Agencies
Lead Agencies:Lead Agencies:• Department of Health• Board of Animal Health/Department of Agriculture• Department of Emergency Services• Department of Human Services• Department of Commerce• Highway Patrol • Office of Management and Budget
Support Agencies:Support Agencies:• All State Agencies
Key ConsiderationsKey Considerations• Addresses types of infectious diseases and
response required, to include pandemic influenza
• Provides an assessment of the potential impact of an infectious diseases epidemic in North Dakota
• Identifies laws and authorities • Addresses continuation of Essential
Services/Emergency Operations• Outlines ICS/UCS implementation
Tasks Include:Tasks Include:• Implementation of isolation/quarantine/social
distancing orders• Activation of a Law Enforcement Multi-Agency
Coordination Center (LE-MACC)• Implementation of containment efforts – e.g.,
border monitoring, travel restrictions• Enactment of school/day care/business closures• Activation of the Workforce Coordination Center• Implementation of a voucher/credit system• Activation of Strategic National Stockpile plans• Implementation of telecommuting, other
measures to protect employees
Continuity of OperationsContinuity of Operations Appendix Appendix
Lead Agencies:• Department of Emergency Services• Office of Management and Budget• Risk Management Division• Human Resource Management Services• Information Technology Department• Job Service North Dakota• Department of Labor• Workforce Safety and Insurance
Support Agencies:• All state agencies
Key ConsiderationsKey Considerations• Addresses effects of illness and death on
the workforce and the ability to provide essential services
• Addresses actions required for an agency to sustain and deliver essential services and emergency operations support
• Implements individual agency COOP plans as needed since state agency facilities may not be open or otherwise operational
• Addresses overuse and lack of available people to maintain communications infrastructure
Tasks Include:Tasks Include:• Establish pre-negotiated vendor contracts• Provide direction to state employees on
personnel matters• Maintain the state computer systems and
supporting infrastructure • Redirect public workforce through the Workforce
Coordination Center• Individual agency COOP/COG Activation• Ensure guidance and/or policies are in place:
Personnel reporting Telecommuting / Alternate Work Site Critical or essential staff Develop and review, with staff, protocols necessary for
limiting the spread of illness.
Economic Maintenance and Economic Maintenance and Recovery AppendixRecovery Appendix
Lead Agencies:• Department of Commerce,
Division of Community Services
• Economic Development and Finance
Support Agencies:• Attorney General• Bank of North Dakota • Board of Animal Health• Department of Agriculture• Department of Emergency
Services • Department of Health • Department of Public
Instruction
• Department of Financial Institutions
• Indian Affairs Commission • Information Technology
Department • Insurance Department • Legislative Council • Office of Management and
Budget • Public Finance Authority • Public Service Commission • Tax Department • University System• Workforce Safety and
Insurance • NDSU Extension Offices • Secretary of State
Key ConsiderationsKey Considerations
• Addresses sustainment of economic and business operations
• Addresses disruption of our economic system– Food supplies– Fuel energies– Financial systems– Consumer concerns
Tasks Include:Tasks Include:• Assist critical public/private sector businesses
to support essential services and civilian response
• Monitor/assess business and community needs• Provide assistance for businesses on accessing
governmental programs/resources • Develop economic projections • Provide training opportunities for business
continuity planning, business recovery planning
• Address availability and distribution of energy resources
Human Services Human Services AppendixAppendix
Lead Agency:• Department of
Human ServicesSupport Agencies:• Department of
Agriculture• Department of
Health• Department of
Public Instruction• Division of
Community Services
• Division of Homeland Security
• Housing Finance Agency
• Insurance Department
• National Guard• Public Service
Commission• University System
Key ConsiderationsKey Considerations• Addresses coordination efforts to
manage provision of basic human needs
• Addresses potential disruptions in food and water
• Addresses psychological impacts• Addresses child care resources to
care for children whose parents have died or are too ill to care for them
Tasks Include:Tasks Include:• Coordinate and make available
resources to include:– Mass feeding – Commodities distribution – Special needs groups– Volunteer coordination– Pet support center and plan– Crisis counseling– Child care
Public Health Public Health AppendixAppendix
Lead Agency:• Department of
Health• Board of Animal
Health• Department of
AgricultureSupport Agencies:• Civil Air Patrol• Department of
Transportation• Division of Homeland• Security
• Fusion Center • Highway Patrol • National Guard • State Electrical Board• State Plumbing Board• State Water
Commission
Key ConsiderationsKey Considerations• Addresses both human and animal
health• Addresses health care infrastructure• Addresses such issues as:
– Surveillance– Laboratory – Diagnosis– Isolation/Quarantine/Social Distancing– Anti-viral/Vaccine Distribution– Mass Fatalities Management
Tasks Include:Tasks Include:• Implementation, as required:
– Quarantine/isolation/social distancing orders– Security of supplies, stockpiles– Volunteer identification and management– Shortages in Health Care Workers– Health Care Surge assistance– Medical supply shortages– Community Surge – Minimum Care Facilities,
Waiving of Medical Practice Acts– Public Information
Public Safety and Public Safety and Security AppendixSecurity Appendix
Lead Agency:• Highway PatrolSupport Agencies:• Bureau of Criminal
Investigation• Department of
Transportation • Department of Health• Division of Homeland
Security• Aeronautics
Commission• Civil Air Patrol
• Division of State Radio
• Game and Fish Department
• Attorney General• Fusion Center• National Guard• Parks and Recreation• Department of
Corrections• Fire Marshal
Key Considerations• Addresses the preservation of law
and order• Addresses continuation of first
responder services• Addresses enforcement of
mandatory isolation/quarantine and social distancing orders/mandates
• Addresses securing critical infrastructure and stockpiles
Tasks Include:Tasks Include:• Security plans for distribution systems• Coordination of crowd control measures
for civil disturbances• Enforcement of public health orders • Activation of the Law Enforcement Multi-
Agency Coordination Center (LE-MACC)– Protecting human life– Protecting first responders– Facility Security– Infrastructure Security– Border Security
Your Next Steps• Review the Infectious Diseases Annex, the
pan flu appendices, agencies’ Essential Services listing located in the File Library of WebEOC
• Notify the NDHLS Operations and Planning Section of any changes in your agency’s responsibilities
• Review your continuity of operations plans• Provide updates on agency activities to the
SEOC via WebEOC – Incident 09-023, H1N1
Your Next Steps, Cont.Your Next Steps, Cont.• Review non-essential services that will
likely be suspended in rank order• Develop plans for cross training staff to
support delivery of essential services and emergency operations
• Establish a chain of command for pandemic operations that is at least five levels deep, and for key management positions, establish succession at least three levels deep
NDDESNDDES ContactsContacts• WebEOC Administrator:
Geneva Anderson, 328.8253geanderson@nd.gov
• Planning Officer: • Kathleen Donahue, 328.8113
kdonahue@nd.gov