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Emergency
Services Specialist
Elizabeth Hall
On March 16, 2010, Elizabeth was promoted
to Emergency Services Specialist. The role of Emergency
Services Specialist is to assist the County's Emergency
Services Manager in the overall administration and
coordination of the County's preparedness and emergency
response plan for disaster relief, other public health
threats or related health emergencies, and general
emergency response efforts.
The role of the Emergency Services
Specialist is
composed of a variation of support and participation
methods
to augment the continuity of emergency planning and
response, as well as the implementation and development
of a coordinated response to all hazards, which may
threaten Kings County. A large part of this is in the
development of partnerships, as well as developing,
collecting and maintaining statistical data, community
resources, committees and working groups that collaborate
for the betterment of Kings County. Along with managing
crucial department documents, Elizabeth also manages
training materials and resources published and collected
for dissemination by the Office of Emergency Management.
Elizabeth
is also the Department’s
event manager/coordinator as
well as the Logistics lead
for community meetings, exercises
and trainings and supports
Department
and County administrative bodies
while planning, responding
and recovering from any and
all emergencies.
As acting #2 HAN Coordinator
for CAHAN (California Health
Alert Network), a secure web-based
system for emergencies, planning
and response communication of
public health partners, she is
responsible for keeping all data
on the CAHAN users within Kings
County. CAHAN is a critical link
between State agencies, local
jurisdictions and public health
emergencies partners.
Finally,
Elizabeth is the creator
of the “Preparedness Fact
of the Week”, a weekly
tip geared towards work-place,
community and personal planning
and preparedness.
Directory
of the Preparedness Facts of
the Week
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Be
Responsible - Be Ready - Be Prepared!
Your
Emergency
Preparedness
Team
Kings County Fire Department, Office of
Emergency Management
280 Campus Drive Hanford, CA 93230
(559) 582-3211, Ext. 2634
www.kingscountyoem.com
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