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RECOVERY PROCEDURES

“ALL CLEAR” to Recovery Initiation Activities
To return to normal operations from an emergency, the Dupont Hospital will undertake the following:

1.When deemed appropriate, the Incident Commander will initiate the recovery phase by announcing an “All Clear” to the situation.

2.The Incident Commander will notify the Security to alert the team members of the end of the emergency by announcing an “All Clear”.

3.The team members are notified through Intranet messages, personal communication devices (i.e., pagers, walkie-talkies, or cellular telephones), and the overhead paging system.

4.Call List notification procedures are initiated for off-duty team members concerning the need to report to the department or to remain at their current locations.

5.The Incident Commander notifies community Emergency Management Services of the “All Clear” action.

Demobilization:  Command Center, Staff, and Resources

1.Upon announcement of the “All Clear”, all information concerning the emergency will be recorded and properly filed for later reference.

2.Section Leaders and Command Center team members will contact departmental leaders to receive information and critiques concerning the response to the emergency.

3.All expenses and overtime information will be provided to the Finance Section for documentation.  Evidence of the damage or abnormalities caused by the emergency, or response to the emergency, will be documented through photographs or descriptive writings.

4.All communication equipment, data processing systems, and other equipment used during the emergency will be evaluated for appropriate use during the next emergency and consumable supplies documented for restocking.

5.All ICS identification apparel will be repackaged or replaced for the next emergency.

6.The physical surrounding of the Command Center will be cleaned and furniture repositioned for normal operations.

7.The Command Center team members/designees will conduct the evaluation of both the emergency and the response.

8.The Public Relations Officer will communicate to local media needed information concerning the “All Clear”.

9.An evaluation and critique of the response to the emergency will be completed and filed with the Safety Officer.

10.The Safety Officer/designee will review the critiques and provide a summary.

11.This summary will be presented to the Safety Committee at the next monthly meeting.

Team Leader Responsibilities

1.Evaluate and critique the department's response to the emergency.

2.Review and update Departmental Emergency Response Plans based on critique.

3.Restock supplies used during emergency.

4.Repair and service equipment used during emergency.

5.Update appropriate clinical and environmental records.

US Patent Numbers 7,720,998 B2, 7,836,207