OASPR

The STRAC Emergency Preparedness and Response Division is a combination of three separate, yet intimately related functions; the Hospital Preparedness Program (HPP) managed through the EMS/Hospital Disaster Group (EHDG) and its subsidiary workgroups derived from subject matter experts and critical hospital personnel; the Public Health Emergency Preparedness program (PHEP) managed through the DSHS Public Health Region 8; and the Emergency Operations section—the operational arm of STRAC which can deploy assets or personnel to such diverse incidents as swift water rescue, hospital evacuation, communications outages or needs, or public health crisis.