Federal response (support to State and locals) |
Tier 6 | |
Interstate regional coordination (management coordination and mutual support) |
Tier 5 | |
State response and coordination of intrastate jurisdictions (management coordination and support to jurisdictions) |
Tier 4 | |
Jurisdiction incident management (medical IMS and emergency support—EOC) |
Tier 3 | |
Healthcare "coalition" (info sharing, cooperative planning, mutual aid) |
Tier 2 | |
Healthcare asset management (EMP+EOP using incident management) |
Tier 1 |
Notes: EMP = Emergency Management Program; EOP = Emergency Operations Plan; PH= Public Health; EM = Emergency Management; EOC = Emergency Operations Center; IMS = Incident Management System.
Source: Medical Surge Capacity and Capability: A Management System to Integrate Medical and Health Resources During Large-scale Emergencies. CNA Corporation, under contract to the Department of Health and Human Services (August 2004). Available at http://www.hhs.gov/ophep/publications.html. Accessed November 27, 2006.