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• County: Statewide
• Community: State of Colorado
• Basin: Statewide
• Title: Colorado State Emergency Operations Plan 1991
• Date: 5/1/1991
• Prepared For: State of Colorado
• Prepared By: FEMA
• Floodplain - Doc Type: Historic FEMA Regulatory Floodplain Information

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Colorado Emergency Operations Plan
SEOP - Pan 1 (Basic Plan)

DODES 24 Hour Emergency
Telephone # [phone]

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G. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

I NORMAL RESPONSIBILITIES I

1, Coordinate the establishment of an emer.
gency medical service system within the
stale.

2. Maintain a current Inventory of resources
and capabllRles available for support of all
medical facllRles within the state,

3, Provide for the coordination of statewide tri-
age, casualty evacuation, and hospital
facility allocation,

4. Evaluate all media (air, water and solis) for
contamination resulting from the release of
radiologically and chemically hazardous
materials.

5, Collect and evaluate hazard and damage
Information, Take appropriate action rela-
tive to medical and heaRh facHRles, and
consumables.

6. Assist hospitals In the development of
emergency plans, Including preparedness
for specnic local vulnerabllRles,

7. Maintain heaRh statistics and vital records
of all disaster victims, categorized by
specific disaster/emergency.

8. Maintain laboratory facilRies capable of
analyses necessary for environmental and
health regulatory activities and emergency
support during disaster emergencies.

9. Provide recommendations to the Govemor
concerning containment of the spread of
contagious food or waterborne diseases
during disaster emergencies,

10. Provide recommendations to the Governor
concerning toxicological and human health
risks and environmental remediation as
necessary due to the release of radiologi-
cally and chemically hazardous materials.

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I SPECIAL RESPONSIBILITIES I

1. State Emergency Management Systems

a, Coordinate and stimulate development
of emergency public health and medical
services throughout the state to Include:
on-scene emergency medical manage-
ment, triage, casualty evacuation,
hospital space allocation, vector con-
trol, disease control, environmental
health service and sanitation control.

b, Coordinate the utilization of all medical
and health manpower, medical supplies
and facilRles In Colorado as required by
disaster condRlons. Include coordina-
tion of body identification, preservation
and mortuary services conducted by
state agencies.

c. Coordinate state and federal heaRh as-
sistance programs. Include prescrip-
tion, regulation and maintenance of
standards for public health,

d. Provide for condemnation of disaster
damaged facHRles in the interest of
public heaRh and safety,

e, Provide for the emergency Inspection of
food production and manufacturing
facilRles to ensure that food and food
products are suitable for human con-
sumption In cooperation with the
Department of AgrlcuRure,

'- Provide for the emergency disposal of
contaminated food, food products, live-
stock, dairy products and crops In
cooperation with the Department of
Agriculture,

g, Collect, evaluate and disseminate Infor-
mation concerning the spread of con-
tagious and food or waterborne
diseases during disaster emergencies
and take whatever steps are Indicated
to control such diseases.

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