Public Health response and current issues

Public Health activates the Health & Medical Area Command to direct, coordinate and mobilize health and medical resources, information and personnel during emergencies and disasters.

Activation status:

The Health and Medical Area Command is currently deactivated.

Public Health – Seattle & King County is the primary agency responsible for Emergency Support Function 8 Health, Medical and Mortuary services in event of a disaster in King County.

Please visit this website when we are activated to get information related to our response, including Situation Status Reports and other documents.

Situation reports, 2012

January 17, 2012

Health & Medical Area Command Bulletins

Green River Valley Flooding bulletins

Radiation preparedness:

April 2011

Winter weather bulletins:

December 2010

H1N1 influenza (swine flu) bulletins:

Related links

Public Health - Seattle & King County:

Flood planning agencies and city Web sites:

Flooding links and resources:

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The Health & Medical Area Command provides for the direction, coordination and mobilization of health and medical resources, information and personnel during emergencies and disasters. This includes, disease surveillance and lab analysis, medical resource management, morgue operations, medical surge, isolation and quarantine, emergency medical services (EMS) and environmental health.

The Health & Medical Area Command is comprised of a various personnel with disaster planning and response expertise, including Public Health emergency preparedness staff, local government staff, liaisons to local emergency management, emergency medical reserve corps, and healthcare providers with expertise in logistics, planning and emergency response.