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Version history: 2008-11-03 (tjb) Added section from meeting minutes.

Purpose:
Meeting minutes.

Scope:
This meeting only.

Guideline:
Times: 10:00am to 11:00am

Location: CMH Cafeteria

Present: Theron Becker, Kermit Hargis, Jim McManigle, Robin Bobinmyer, and Eric Derrickson

Minutes: The minutes from the last meeting were sent out prior to the meeting for review.

Exercise Discussion: An overview of the November 10th exercise was discussed. About 40 to 45 victims are expected and will be meeting at the community rooms around 7 A.M. on November 10th. All but one evaluator is confirmed. The scenario will be provided to the LEPC for documentation of a hazardous materials decontamination drill.

Pandemic Webinar Exercise: The November 1 Pandemic Webinar was discussed. The main suggestions were use of ASC, community response, recovery plans, morgue arrangements, trigger points and SBU participation.

Interoperability of Communications: A discussion of a more desirable plan for cross agency communication was discussed. The V-Tac and M-Tac channels were discussed. At this time, the only channel all first responders have and can conveniently carry on the radios they have is the Fire Mutual Aid Channel. Kermit suggested working with a group and evaluate the possibility or what would be necessary to make V-Tac and M-Tac channels available for use at scenes. The use of these simplex channels would make it a simpler process, for example, to communicate in a multi-agency incident command.

Tier II Reports and Hazardous Material Risk Assessments: It was noted that 911 now has a list of hazardous materials that are reported to the county emergency management and where they are located. This tool could be used to protect first responders. Eric and Robin are to notify Steve Keller about this development, so that Pre-Hospital will access to that information through 911. Kermit will also send the information to Eric so that CMH can have a similar data base, perform risk assessments and have current information on common hazardous materials in the area.

Grant Partnerships: Eric is working with Simulation Education to obtain grant monies for a mass casualty and evacuation drill. Also within this grant some equipment could be included.

Med/Surge Cache: The 250 med surge cache will not be in place this year, but Missouri Hospital Association and the Region D Planner are optimistic that this will happen in the Spring of 2008.

MOU Coordination: Having coordination of MOU’s and the emergency agencies and those that the agreements are with was discussed. It was discussed at this time that several of the agreements are verbal and some agencies always help, but will not commit to signing an MOU. This process needs some work and the community needs education on this process for it to be effective.

Next Meeting will be January 7th at 10:00 A.M. in the CMH Cafeteria.

Meeting Adjourned

Exceptions:
None

References:
None