43. Saturday, August 4, 2007 at Bridge Site Left to right: Senator Amy Klobuchar, President George W. Bush, Jan McDaniel, CEO-Red Cross Twin Cities Chapter, Rocco Forté, Director of Emergency Preparedness for City of Minneapolis, Tim Turnbull, Director of Emergency Preparedness for Hennepin County
Multiple federal, state, county and city jurisdictions complicated management of event
Mutual Aid
Emergency Medical Services HCMC Ambulance lead agency Provided initial response to incident
Approximately 50 patients transported – all within 1 hour and 53 minutes – majority in first hours
Law Enforcement Minneapolis Police Dept. lead agency Provided immediate response, site security, death investigations Provided security for Family Assistance Center Provided perimeter security
County – State – Federal relationships Opened doors for Navy Divers & Army Corps of Engineers
U of M building – hazardous materials
EOC – very crowded Valuable real estate first night and following day
Emergency Management Emergency Preparedness & Regulatory Services lead agency Operated the EOC Direction, control and coordination of overall City response
BIS
Transfer of Command
Public Health Minneapolis Dept of Health & Family Support lead agency Operated Family Assistance Center with cooperation/support of Hennepin County Mental Health and American Red Cross Provide for needs of victims and their families
Public Safety Communications Very busy – 114,000 radio hits Call back notifications 10 disciplines CAD – computer aided dispatch AVL – automatic vehicle locators GPS – global positioning system 114,000 radio hits
Discussion Items: Notification System Contact list out of date Cell phones not reliable due to overload of system 911 already overloaded were also doing callbacks Staffing & skill sets Need to be 3-deep in all areas Not enough law enforcement available in state for RNC EOC Facility - Inadequate space Equipment issues Family Assistance Center Finance – need credit cards available to emergency use
Government Administrative Minneapolis Finance Provided ongoing procurement and record keeping for financial tracking & initial damage assessment Provided ongoing collection of cost, accounting, procurement City Clerk’s Office & City Attorney’s Office Provided production and processing of Mayor’s declaration of emergency and City Council’s ratification and extension of declaration
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