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

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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

Questions?Questions?

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