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LLNL Emergency Management Plan Rev 24 January 2019 9.2 Staff ACFD personnel at LLNL are trained and certified as Emergency Medical Technician-I by Alameda County and the State of California. Additionally, some fire personnel are State of California licensed and Alameda County certified paramedics who provide 24 hours-a-day, 7 days-a-week coverage to the Laboratory as members of each company. See Section 4 of this document for additional staff and equipment information. The HSD, an Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care accredited organization, is managed by a physician and includes physicians, nurse practitioners, registered nurses, clinical psychologists,physical therapists, x-ray technician, medical assistants and administrative personnel. Physician specialty training may include occupational medicine, emergency medicine, internal medicine, and preventive medicine. Nurse practitioners and nurse's specialty training may include occupational health, adult health and emergency medicine. All professional staff members who work in the treatment area have received basic life-support training. Staff members who are authorized to function in the decontamination area have received radiation casualty management training from the Radiation Emergency Assistance Center/Training Site. Physicians and nurse practitioners maintain advanced cardiac life-support training. All licensed professional staff maintain current state licenses. Psychologists are available and trained in crisis intervention. The satellite clinic at Site 300 is staffed by a registered nurse during normal work hours, providing basic health services and first aid. Off-hour support is provided by the Fire Department. 9.3 Equipment and Supplies Disaster response supplies and equipment are assembled and maintained by the Emergency Programs Organization in coordination with LLNL senior management. They are stored in large, clearly-labeled containers located near each assembly point. There are approximately 100 boxes located throughout Sites 200 and 300. Patients contaminated with radioactive or toxic materials are treated in Site 200's HSD decontamination area. This area is designed to protect the environment from contamination (see also Section 4). Bioassay and whole-body counting equipment for radiological contamination assessment is provided by the Radiation Protection Functional Area. Equipment, instrumentation, and personal protective equipment for the support of radiological incidents are housed at Sutter Tracy Community Hospital, Stanford Health Care-ValleyCare Medical Center and Eden Medical Center in accordance with the MOUS, as well as at the main HSD site. The Radiation Protection Functional Area is responsible for maintenance of this equipment. 90