Disaster Committee
EMSAAC's Disaster Committee represents our members in Statewide Medical and Health disaster planning efforts, and advocates for appropriate roles and authorities for local EMS agencies.
Current committee members include:
- Nancy Lapolla, San Mateo County EMS Chair
- Bruce Barton, Riverside County EMS
- Dan Burch, San Joaquin County EMS
- Steve Carroll, Ventura County EMS
- Pat Frost, Contra Costa County EMS
- Vickie Pinette, Sierra-Sacramento Valley EMS
- Dan Speiss, Northern California EMS
Our Disaster Committee works closely with the EMS Authority's Disaster Medical Services Division in planning for coordinated disaster medical response in California. The Committee also acts in an advisory capacity to the California Department of Public Health on planning efforts to coordinate Public Health response during disasters.
  Ambulance Strike Team Manual | [April 2010] | 66 kB |
| CA Health & Safety Code 1797.153 | [MHOAC statute] | 178 kB |
 2014-15 Disaster Committee Platform | [March 2014] | 28 kB |
| CA Public Health & Medical Emergency Operations Manual (EOM) | [July 2011] | 1865 kB |
| CA Pediatric Disaster Surge Capacity | [Contra Costa County EMS] | 337 kB |
| Pediatric/Neonatal Surge Planning Toolkit | [Contra Costa County EMS] | 566 kB |
| Emergency Standard Dispatch Orders | [Santa Clara County EMS] | 62 kB |
| Countywide EMS Operations - Fire Service | [Santa Clara County EMS] | 266 kB |
| Field Operations Guide for Medical Health Supervisors | [Santa Clara County EMS] | 1565 kB |
| Critical Actions for Private EMS Providers | [San Clara County EMS] | 3543 kB |
| Field Operations Guide for EMS Agency | [Santa Clara County EMS] | 1519 kB |