| Name of Health Department/Agency: |
Spokane Regional Health District |
| State: |
WA |
| Date Added: |
05/06/2009 |
| Themes: |
State and Local Coordination |
| Issue Summary: |
Exceptional cooperation in with Incident Command |
| Description of Issue(s): |
Spokane has developed a MIST (Major Incident Support Team)comprised of fire, law enforcement, EMS to assist agencies in Incident Command. |
| Actions taken to address the issue(s): |
Their expertise allowed our public health agency to respond to the influenza pandemic without having to question IC, the roles and expectations which differ from our day-to-day operations.
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| Outcomes that resulted from actions taken: |
Not only have we strengthened our understanding of IC and partnerships with these community resources, we have provided each of them with a much better understanding of public health and our responsibilities. |
