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Slide Presentation by Edward J. Gabriel
On March 3, 2003, Edward J. Gabriel made a presentation in the Web-Assisted Audioconference entitled Addressing the Smallpox Threat: Issues, Strategies, and Tools.
The is the text version of Mr. Gabriel's slide presentation. Select to access the PowerPoint® slides (7.8 MB).
Preparedness Issues for the Local Level
Edward J. Gabriel, M.P.A., A.E.M.T.-P.
Deputy Commissioner for Preparedness
Office of Emergency Management
City of New York
Slide 1
Incident Management System & Decision Making
Understanding of how the system coordinates multi-agency responses to field
and non-field emergencies.
Text is accompanied by three photos, each depicting collapsed building.
Slide 2
Traditional Field Emergency Response Community
Slide contains two photographs. The first is of two FDNY members rescuing
a male, and the second is of a group of Fire Department personnel at the scene
of an emergency.
Slide 3
Health Care System & Emergency Provider Protections
MD's, RNs, EMS, Firefighters, Police, Officers, etc.
Text is accompanied by a photo of emergency response team members wheeling
a male emergency victim on a gurney.
Slide 4
Coordination of Local Agencies: Public Health, Hospitals & Emergency
Responders
Slide contains a photo of a local emergency headquarters facility.
Slide 5
Getting Out the Message!
Slide contains a photo of an empty podium, used for press briefings.
Current as of July 2003
Internet Citation:
Preparedness Issues for the Local Level. Text Version of a Slide Presentation at a Web-assisted Audioconference. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. https://www.ahrq.gov/news/ulp/smpoxtele/sess1/gabrieltxt.htm
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