At the Health Department, five environmental health staff members are trained in the incident command system (ICS) to serve as the primary or alternates for the positions of Safety Officer, Planning Section Chief, and Logistics Section Chief. The initial and continued training provides staff with the knowledge to fill any ICS staffing position as required by an incident.

Helpful Sites

• Be Ready Eau Claire's Website
• Disaster Ready Chippewa Valley
• CDC Emergency Preparedness and Response
• Eau Claire County Emergency Management
• Western Region Partnership for Public Health Preparedness (WRPPHP)
• Wisconsin Department of Health - Public Health Preparedness
• Wisconsin's Pandemic Flu Resources