BOOK: Basics of the U.S. Health Care System Nancy J. Niles Chapter 4 includes a

BOOK: Basics of the U.S. Health Care System
Nancy J. Niles
Chapter 4 includes a list of the capabilities for state and local response to disasters and the incident command system. Before you participate in this discussion review FEMA’s National Disaster Recovery Framework, The Public Works Role in Emergencies, and a Citizen’s Guide to Disaster Recovery. You are free to utilize other web or library resources in your post.
Pick a public health disaster (examples are tornado, earthquake, hurricane, bioterrorism, chemical spill/exhaust, pandemic) and describe how federal, state, county/local governments would utilize the incident command system in disaster preparedness and response, including who is responsible for what in the disaster.