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The purpose of the CDHOM is to provide guidance to local health departments (LHDs) on responding to disasters that require resources outside the response capability of the Operational Area. All LHDs in California have responsibility to respond to environmental and public health emergencies in a rapid, efficient and coordinated manner to reduce morbidity and mortality. While each LHD determines the procedures it will use when responding within its Operational Area, a common operational framework supports effective
communication when LHDs communicate with regional and State partners and request resources outside the Operational Area. Similarly, local emergency medical services agencies determine the procedures to use in responding within their Operational Area. 

• Download: California Disaster Health Operations Manual (CDHOM)

Military, federal and state agencies have worked with Mortuary Response Solutions (MRS) to employ a remains storage solution for mass fatality events. The system provides portable cold storage capability to assist response during times of overwhelmed resources. MRS has designed, engineered and tested the Mortuary Enhanced Remains Cooling System which is the first direct contact cooling system using liquid cooling technology to store human remains. The system can be introduced to agencies through the new IRIS remains recovery platform which is uniquely tailored to fit the needs of each agency and is the only human remains recovery system that is completely portable, scalable and interoperable. The system is adabtable to any response requirement.  

• Article: Mortuary Response Cooling System

Materials related to the April 28, 2009 teleconference which was facilitated and sponsored by CDC’s Public Health Law Program and the Coordinating Office of Terrorism Preparedness and Emergency Response.

• Download the PowerPoint Presentation