HSE Emergency Management Area 2 Emergency Plan (Covering Geographical Areas of Counties Galway, Mayo and Roscommon) January 2021 Version Version 7 - January 2021 Approval Date January 2021 Review Date January 2022 Area Crisis Management Team Please note Area 2 CMT Action Card Version 7 corresponds with this (CMT) Action Card plan Emergency Management West 2021 TABLE OF CONTENTS COMMON PAGE ............................................................................................................... 7 Using the following Confidential, Dedicated Numbers: ..................................................................... 7 Section 1 Inroduction to the Plan...................................................................................... 9 1.1 Foreward ....................................................................................................................................... 9 1.3 Objectives of Area 2 Plan ............................................................................................................ 10 1.4 Scope of this Major Emergency Plan .......................................................................................... 10 1.5 Relationship to other plans ......................................................................................................... 11 1.6 Language, Terminology and Definition of a Major Emergency .................................................. 11 1.7 Distribution ................................................................................................................................. 11 1.8 Public Access to the Plan............................................................................................................. 12 Section 2 The Principal Response Agency and its Functional Area .................................... 12 2.1 The Agency – The Health Service Executive (HSE) ...................................................................... 12 2.1.1 Functions of the HSE ................................................................................................................ 12 2.2 Boundaries and Characteristics of the Area ............................................................................... 14 Section 3 Risk Assessment for the Area ........................................................................... 15 Section 4 HSE Resources for Major Emergency Response ................................................ 15 4.1 Internal Resources ...................................................................................................................... 15 4.1.1 Area 2 Crisis Management Team ............................................................................................. 15 4.1.2 The National Ambulance Service (NAS) ................................................................................... 16 4.1.3 National Emergency Operations Centre (NEOC)...................................................................... 16 4.1.4 Acute Hospitals Division ........................................................................................................... 16 4.1.5 Community Healthcare Organisation (CHO) ............................................................................ 16 4.1.6 Public Health ............................................................................................................................ 17 4.1.7 Psycho – Social Support ........................................................................................................... 17 4.1.8 Environmental Health .............................................................................................................. 17 4.1.9 The Emergency Management Office ....................................................................................... 18 Figure 4.1 Emergency Management Structure ................................................................................. 18 4.1.10 Communications Division....................................................................................................... 19 4.1.11 Support Functions .................................................................................................................. 19 4.2 External Resources ...................................................................................................................... 19 4.3 Regional Interagency Level Response ......................................................................................... 19 Section 5 Preparedness for Major Emergency Response .................................................. 20 5.1 This Plan ...................................................................................................................................... 20 Emergency Management West 2021 1 5.2 Structures .................................................................................................................................... 20 5.2.1 National .................................................................................................................................... 20 5.2.2 Area 2 Emergency Planning Group .......................................................................................... 20 5.2.3 Local, Site and Service .............................................................................................................. 20 5.3 Service and Business Plans .......................................................................................................... 21 5.4 Preparedness .............................................................................................................................. 21 5.5 Responsibility for Major Emergency Development Process ....................................................... 21 5.6 Key Roles ..................................................................................................................................... 21 5.7 Supports for Key Roles ................................................................................................................ 22 5.8 Linking the Major Emergency Plan with Other Emergency Plans ............................................... 22 5.9 Staff Development, Training and Exercise Programs .................................................................. 23 5.9.1 Training .................................................................................................................................... 23 5.9.2 Exercises ................................................................................................................................... 23 5.10 Major Emergency Preparedness Appraisal ............................................................................... 23 Section 6 The Command, Control and Co-ordination System ........................................... 24 6.1 HSE CMT(s) Structures ................................................................................................................ 24 6.1.1 Area 2 CMT ............................................................................................................................... 24 6.2 CMT Members and their Respective Function ........................................................................... 24 6.1.2 Area 2 Crisis Management Team Membership ....................................................................... 24 6.2.2 Chairperson – CO or his/her designate .................................................................................... 25 6.2.3 NAS Area Operations Manager or designate ........................................................................... 25 6.2.4 Acute Hospital Divisions – Saolta University Healthcare Group .............................................. 26 6.2.5 Community Healthcare West ................................................................................................... 26 6.2.6 Public Health West ................................................................................................................... 26 6.2.7 Psycho – Social Support ........................................................................................................... 27 6.2.8 Environmental Health .............................................................................................................. 28 6.2.9 Regional Emergency Management Office ............................................................................... 28 6.2.10 HSE Communications Division Representative ...................................................................... 29 6.2.11 Logistics/Procurement Manager ........................................................................................... 29 6.2.12 Human Resources .................................................................................................................. 29 6.2.13 Specialist Advisers to the Area 2 Crisis Management Team .................................................. 29 6.3 Control at the Site ....................................................................................................................... 30 6.3.1 The Role of the Controller of Operations is set out below: ..................................................... 30 6.3.2 Other functions of the HSE Controller of Operations .............................................................. 31 Emergency Management West 2021 2 Section 7 The Common Elements of Response ................................................................ 31 7.1 Declaring a Major Emergency ....................................................................................................