Acknowledgements The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Healthcare Preparedness Activity (HPA) would like to acknowledge the following people for their time and energy spent listening, participating, reviewing, and providing substantive feedback for this document: Roel Amara, RN, BSN Chief, Disaster Medical Management Department of Health Services Los Angeles County Emergency Medical Services Agency Roy Alson, PhD, MD, FACEP, FAAEM Medical Director, Emergency Medicine Forsyth County Emergency Medical Services, and American College of Emergency Physicians Howard Backer, MD, MPH, FACEP Director California Emergency Medical Services Authority Rodney Barrett, BA, RN, NREMT-P Paramedic Board of Directors National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians Kenneth Knipper, FF, EMT Chairman of Emergency Medical Services/Rescue Section National Volunteer Fire Council Gregory Scott, MBA Operations Research Analyst Research and Analytics International Academies of Emergency Dispatch Jennifer Sinibaldi, MPH Director, Public Health Preparedness Association of State and Territorial Health Officials John Walsh, MA Assistant Professor, Vanderbilt University Assistant Director National Center for Emergency Preparedness International Association of Emergency Managers
Acknowledgements The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Healthcare Preparedness Activity (HPA) would like to acknowledge the following people for their time and energy spent listening, participating, reviewing, and providing substantive feedback for this document: Roel Amara, RN, BSN Chief, Disaster Medical Management Department of Health Services Los Angeles County Emergency Medical Services Agency Roy Alson, PhD, MD, FACEP, FAAEM Medical Director, Emergency Medicine Forsyth County Emergency Medical Services, and American College of Emergency Physicians Howard Backer, MD, MPH, FACEP Director California Emergency Medical Services Authority Rodney Barrett, BA, RN, NREMT-P Paramedic Board of Directors National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians Kenneth Knipper, FF, EMT Chairman of Emergency Medical Services/Rescue Section National Volunteer Fire Council Gregory Scott, MBA Operations Research Analyst Research and Analytics International Academies of Emergency Dispatch Jennifer Sinibaldi, MPH Director, Public Health Preparedness Association of State and Territorial Health Officials John Walsh, MA Assistant Professor, Vanderbilt University Assistant Director National Center for Emergency Preparedness International Association of Emergency Managers