3440.10 with Changes - Navy Medicine - U.S. Navy

c. Category 3: Other personnel supporting U.S. military operations, including:
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(1) Personnel (non-U.S. citizens) who are employees of the Navy or a Navy contractor
(or subcontractor), and who are not included in Categories 1 or 2.
(2) Foreign military personnel employed by the host-nation government or by contractors
of the host-nation government.
d. Category 4: Allied/coalition nation personnel, including host-nation personnel and third
country nationals that the U.S. may assist pursuant to an international agreement approved by the
Department of State (DoS) or as directed by the Secretary of Defense (SECDEF), such as
allied/coalition military forces, government officials, and emergency response personnel.
e. Category 5: Emergency first responders/receivers who are U.S. military personnel, DoD
civilians and/or contractor personnel, including, but not limited to:
(1) EM personnel, Fire and Emergency Services personnel, hazardous material
(HAZMAT) teams, Naval Security Forces (NSF), emergency medical service (EMS) personnel,
explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) teams, MTF providers, Public Health Emergency Officers
(PHEO), 911 dispatch center personnel, regional operations center (ROC) and emergency
operations center (EOC) personnel, emergency response teams (ERT) and mass care, mass
fatality, and mortuary affairs personnel.
(2) Personnel designated to perform response/recovery tasks including safety and
occupational health (SOH), industrial hygiene (IH), public works, public affairs, supply/logistics,
and any others designated to perform response or recovery tasks in support of the FHP EMP.
4. The Navy Medicine FHP EMP shall provide HSS to ensure the ability of Category 1
personnel to continue mission-essential functions for at least 12 hours at either their primary or
alternate site. The Navy Medicine FHP EMP shall protect Category 1 through 4 personnel
primarily through the utilization of evacuation or shelter-in-place procedures coupled with the
proper operational employment of organized, trained, equipped, exercised, evaluated, and
sustained Category 5 personnel.
EMP Standard 3: Tiered Implementation
1. The Navy Medicine FHP EMP establishes a tiered approach to support a comprehensive EM
Plan. To date, the tiering effort has been focused on Navy Medicine assets that provide patient
care. The intent of the tiering is to ensure appropriate resource allocations to support mission
requirements and overall FHP.
2. Reference (e) of this section establishes guidance for CBRNE preparedness and response
capabilities on military installations involving weapons of mass destruction.
Reference (f) of this section establishes HSS capability requirements as “unit type codes”
(UTCs) in support of FHP.
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