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Pitkin County public‑health staff outline emergency‑management roles, plans and volunteer resources
Summary
County environmental health manager walked the board through incident command, emergency operations centers, ESF‑8 responsibilities, grant‑funded preparedness work and local volunteer resources including the Medical Reserve Corps.
Kurt Dahl, Pitkin County environmental health manager, told the Board of Health on April 17 that public health plays two primary roles in emergencies: subject‑matter expert on an incident management team at the scene and lead/support for ESF‑8 (health and medical) functions in an emergency operations center.
Dahl summarized how incidents begin locally and can grow to require regional, state and federal resources. "All events are local," he said, describing how initial response and resource needs escalate as an incident grows. He explained the difference between incident command (on scene) and coordination (EOC support), and said public health may be active in both places depending on the event.
Program and planning: Dahl said the…
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