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Ramsey County │ Annex D: Public Health and Medical 16 <br />3.5.3 INFORMATION SHARING <br />Providing situational awareness during an ongoing incident is a core component to help support <br />decision-making and assist public information, promote inclusiveness and service equity, and assist in <br />timely decision-making throughout the incident. <br />The types of Essential Elements of Information (EEI) needed are dependent on the type of incident. EEIs <br />are critical to providing a common operating picture so that decision-makers can make sound <br />determinations based on solid evidence. While not required for decision making purposes, it is <br />recommended that the following EEIs, at a minimum, be collected and distributed through Situation <br />Reports throughout the response phase. <br />3.5.3.1 Mass Casualty Incident EEIs <br />•Triggering event and any ongoing threat <br />•Location(s) <br />•Number of fatalities <br />•Status of Fatality Management Annex and medical examiner capabilities, including Disaster <br />Portable Morgue Unit, if deployed <br />•Number of injured, including triage level <br />•Status of Family Assistance Services Plan activation <br />•Scene or area closure(s) <br />•Transportation needs <br />•Transportation assets <br />•Hospital bed availability <br />•Impacts to community lifelines (safety and security, food, water, shelter, public health and <br />medical, energy, communications, transportation, hazardous material) and schools <br />3.5.3.2 CBRNE Incident EEIs <br />•Triggering event and any ongoing threat <br />•Type(s) of CBRNE agent involved <br />•Location(s) <br />•Number of fatalities <br />•Number of injured, including triage level <br />•Populations threatened <br />•Current and predicted weather <br />•Scene or area closure(s) <br />•Transportation needs