In this one-hour webinar, which is part of the Hot Topics series, Pam Blackwell, RN, and Alpha Fowler Bryan, MD, describe how the Atlanta National Disaster Medical System (NDMS) Federal Coordinating Center (FCC) rapidly put a site into operation that received more than 1,600 patients, evacuees and pets from hurricanes Katrina and Rita in August and September 2005. They focus on Public Health’s ability to function effectively within multiple ICS situations: local public health, County EOC, Unified Command at the FCC, DHR/Division of Public health EOC and State EOC. Coordination by local Public Health of over 27 local, state, and federal agencies with a common goal will be detailed.