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| Gene Madden and Leon
County Emergency Manager, Kevin Peters, lead group discussion |
More
than 150 healthcare workers from eight counties across north Florida
participated in a functional exercise at Florida State University’s Donald L.
Tucker Civic Center in Tallahassee, May 4th.
Atlanta NIMO Safety Officer, Gene Madden, participated as an evaluator of the overall organization and exercise. Florida, known to be a common target for hurricanes, hasn’t had one come ashore in over ten years. Florida’s Big Bend has not had a Category 3 or stronger hurricane make landfall since 1950.
Atlanta NIMO Safety Officer, Gene Madden, participated as an evaluator of the overall organization and exercise. Florida, known to be a common target for hurricanes, hasn’t had one come ashore in over ten years. Florida’s Big Bend has not had a Category 3 or stronger hurricane make landfall since 1950.
The Big
Bend Healthcare Coalition Hurricane (BBHCC) partners came together to
operationally define their dependent and interdependent roles,
responsibilities, and capabilities within the context of the Continuum of
Healthcare and Support System.
The exercise provided an interactive environment where the participants could react to scenario events and develop priorities and action plans and, more importantly, build and strengthen relationships.
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| Members of the Big Bend Health Care Coalition listen to instructions for the functional exercise. |
Interestingly, during the exercise, the Center’s fire alarm was activated (an incident within an incident). Everyone evacuated quickly and safely. After it was determined that a workman had accidently activated the alarm, the group returned and continued as if nothing happened.
State and county emergency managers plan to continue developing and strengthening their overall disaster plans for healthcare and other functional areas in the future.
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