Events that Create an Emergency
An emergency can come in many forms: weather related events, a terrorist attack or a disease outbreak. In all such events, the DOH may have a role to play.
Because each health department has a varied number of personnel who can respond to an emergency and the amount of available resources differs, what is considered a disaster for one health department may only be an emergency for a larger agency. Every health department needs to know when to activate its emergency plan and when its resource limits have been exceeded.
