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

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BUMEDINST <strong>3440.10</strong><br />

20 Nov 2008<br />

stress coordination, cooperation, and interoperability across all Federal, State, tribal, and local<br />

jurisdictions, and implementation of an incident management system. DoD installations<br />

represent local, Federal level jurisdictions, and are vital to overall military operational success.<br />

The protection of installation resources and personnel is paramount to military readiness. The<br />

effectiveness of emergency management planning will directly impact the success of operations<br />

of all supported installation personnel and commands.<br />

b. Reference (c) is the principal issuance <strong>with</strong>in the <strong>Navy</strong> for implementing ashore FHP<br />

EMPs directed by references (a) and (k) under an “all-hazards” approach. Reference (c) replaces<br />

the disaster preparedness construct previously employed by the <strong>Navy</strong>. The intent of the <strong>Navy</strong><br />

<strong>Medicine</strong> FHP EMP is to provide seamless HSS to both the <strong>Navy</strong> and Marine Corps<br />

installations.<br />

c. Substantial overlap of capabilities exists <strong>with</strong>in the HSS area of programs that address<br />

EM, ATFP, CIP, and CBRNE Installation Protection Programs (IPPs). This policy coordinates<br />

and streamlines capability development across these programs.<br />

6. Policy. BUMED policy is to ensure that all-hazard emergencies will not be a decisive factor<br />

in degrading mission readiness or effectiveness. BUMED fully supports references (c) and (d),<br />

and other programs designed to protect installations, active duty personnel, their dependents, and<br />

tenant civilians at those installations, while further assisting installation commanders in responding<br />

to, and recovering from, the consequences of such events.<br />

a. The <strong>Navy</strong> <strong>Medicine</strong> FHP EMP shall serve as the principal guidance <strong>with</strong>in BUMED and<br />

BUMED activities for implementing all-hazards EM as directed by references (a) and (b).<br />

b. BUMED activities shall develop a local, all-hazards EM plan that supports the installation<br />

EM plans and is aligned <strong>with</strong> <strong>Navy</strong> and/or Marine Corps regional plans as required by<br />

references (a) through (d).<br />

c. Within the United States, its territories, and possessions, commanders of BUMED<br />

activities shall be prepared to assist civil authorities under local immediate response or through<br />

Civil Authority (CA) as outlined in reference (l) and Defense Support in reference (i).<br />

d. MTFs shall implement the Hospital Incident Command System (HICS) as the official<br />

type of Incident Command System (ICS), which meets requirements of references (h) and (m)<br />

and is delineated in reference (n), which can be located at www.emsa.ca.gov/hics/hics.asp.<br />

7. Responsibilities<br />

a. Director, <strong>Navy</strong> <strong>Medicine</strong> Office of Operations, Plans, Force Protection/Force Health<br />

Protection (BUMED-M3/5), is designated the Program Manager, <strong>Navy</strong> <strong>Medicine</strong> FHP EMP and<br />

is responsible for the overall program planning, coordination, oversight, and management.<br />

BUMED-M3/5 serves as the BUMED principal coordinator of expertise in addressing HSS for<br />

EM, MTF ATFP, certain health sector aspects of the DoD CIP, CIV-MIL operations, and FHP<br />

EMP issues. Specific responsibilities include:<br />

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