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Reunification Planning: The Next Step
The document outlines a framework for campus public safety in the context of emergency reunification planning, emphasizing the need for accurate information sharing and emotional support for families during crises. It highlights key assumptions about families' reactions and stresses the importance of a three-prong response approach, including local incident command and family reunification centers. Additionally, it provides resources for guidance and references for further information.
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- 2. Reunification Planning: The NextStep • Assumptions • Activation • Three prong approach 2
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- 5. Assumptions • Families willshow up! • Information gathering may collapse our infrastructure; • Anticipate minimum of 8-10 per patient (hospital); • They will be stressed, perhaps aggressive; • Families will have high expectations; • Your process may not be able to meet all of their needs; • Ethnic & cultural traditions will be important in processing information and grieving. 5
- 6. Assumptions Continued • Victimidentification may take days, weeks or months; • Unsolicited volunteers show up during disasters; • Pedophiles position themselves to have easy access to vulnerable children; • Responding to mass casualty or mass fatality incidents can be overwhelming and traumatic for staff; • Rest, Nutrition, and support will be necessary; • Staff Support falls under the Logistics sector (medical unit). 6
- 7. Activation, Purpose • Accurateand timely information sharing with loved ones; • A way to identify loved ones; • Provide emotional support for families and victims; • Protect families from media and curiosity seekers; • Provide a child care safe zone for unaccompanied minors; • Provide opportunity for post-mortem investigation/ services. 7
- 8. Activation, Purpose continued •Directs families to other hospitals when appropriate, or once established, to a family reunification centers. • Addresses psycho/ social, spiritual, medical and logistical needs to the best of the hospitals ability. 8
- 9. Activation Trigger • Willbe different: – Overwhelmed services; – Political considerations. • Other requirements: – Declarations; – Others… 9
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- 11. Branch Organization 11 Local Incident Command OperationsSection Chief Reunification Branch Director Family Reunification Center (FRC) Division Supervisor Hospital Reception Site (HRS) Division Supervisor Emergency Call Center (ECC) Division Supervisor Family Contact Unit Data Research Unit Credentialing Unit Hospital Liaison Unit Family Reunification Leads (e.g. HRS Unit Leader) Social Services Unit leader Child Care Unit Reception/ Badging Unit Victim Coordination and Notification Unit Call Taker Unit Finance/Administration, Logistics, and the PIO for the FRC may remain within the Incident Command or assigned a Liaison under the FRC. This chart is designed to “plug and play” in existing ESF/other municipal emergency response structures and is not intended as a replacement recommendation. Public Information Liaison Safety Logistics Section Chief Planning Section Chief Admin/Finance Section Chief Branch (i.e. Fire or Medical) Branch (i.e. Law Enforcement) Hospital Incident Command System (HICs) Operations Section Chief Division Supervisor Security Unit Credentialing Unit Reception/Check-in Unit Whole Community Unit Victim Coordination Unit Medical Unit Spritual Health Unit Behavioral Health Unit Unaccompanied Minor Unit Child Care Unit Volunteers Unit Investigative Unit Medical Examiner Unit Security Unit County Public Health Unit NGO Unit
- 12. Guide Resource • https://coyotecampaign.org/ –Reunification Guide – Call Center Guide – Hospital Reception Guide 12
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- 14. Questions Allen Clark Executive Director,ASU Preparedness and Security Initiatives aclark@asu.edu 14
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