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    Utility Failure

    Utility failures during disasters can make responding to an incident much more difficult - or an utility failure can be an event in itself that activates your Emergency Operations Plan. Learn what challenges utility failures can present to long-term care by reviewing the resources below.

    RESOURCES​

    • LA County EMS Agency - Emergency Power Reliability Considerations for Hospitals and Skilled Nursing Facilities Treating Coronavirus Patients in Los Angeles County (pdf)

    • CAHF - NHICS Incident Response Guide: Utility Failure (pdf) (doc)

    • CAHF - Ready Set Go Fact Sheet: Power Outages (pdf)

    • CDC - Safety in a Power Outage Fact Sheet (pdf)

    • Power Outages Exemption Request Form (Revised)(doc)

    • Health & Human Services - Planning for Power Outages: A Guide for Hospitals and Healthcare Facilities (pdf)

         Established in September 2006, with the help of the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) and with funding through the Federal Hospital Preparedness Program (HPP), the California Association of Health Facilities' Disaster Preparedness Program (CAHF-DPP) supports the integration of Long-Term Care (LTC) into disaster planning and response efforts throughout the state of California. 

     

         CAHF's Disaster Preparedness Program is designed to take an all hazards approach and has several aspects: education, facilitation of planning efforts, development of resources and tools, and state-level advocacy for long-term care.

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