Attached are two documents to assist public safety agencies throughout the region during the surge of COVID-19 cases. 

• The COVID flowchart should help with implementation of the quarantine and isolation guidelines from CDC.  The flowchart is the product of over a dozen meetings, and was originally developed for the City of Dayton.  It’s been modified for regional use.
• Other than line 8, the flowchart can be used for all personnel, not just police fire and EMS.
• The new guidance reduces durations people must be off work for quarantine or isolation to five days with exceptions, and exempts personnel who are fully vaccinated and boosted from being off work for quarantine (not from isolation)
• Recognizing that some healthcare facilities including EMS have reached crisis points with staffing capabilities, CDC has issued guidance that permits reduced work restrictions for healthcare agencies in “Contingency” or “Crisis” status.  Those guidelines are found here:  https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/hcp/mitigating-staff-shortages.html
• Although the guidelines permit agencies during Crisis Status to return people to work in some situations, realize that doing so increases the risk for transmission of SARS-CoV-2, and that healthcare personnel should feel well enough and be willing to work in those limited situations.
• Bulletin 15 covers “Operations During Surge” much of which is also applicable for law enforcement personnel.

Our thanks to all those who took the time to review these materials.

Information brought to you by Dayton MMRS with approval from Dr. Marriott, Region 3 RPAB Chair.  We gratefully acknowledge the help and support of GMVEMSC, and public health, public safety, emergency management and other agencies and individuals throughout the region. 

David N. Gerstner

                           MMRS/RMRS/EP Coordinator

                           Department of Fire  I  City of Dayton

                           300 N. Main St.  I  Dayton, Ohio 45402

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