Establishing relationships and lines of communication with SLTT and private sector partners prior to an incident is an essential element of preparedness. During an emergency, the need to communicate is immediate and having existing relationships of trust with partners as well as agreed to communication protocols will expedite response efforts.
Objective 1.3 Key Milestones:
- Share planning assumptions and capability constraints with SLTT partners well ahead of any emergency and increase coordination at earlier timepoints to ensure actions and MCMs have maximum positive impact to preparedness and response.
- Provide timely, straightforward, coordinated, and actionable communications to SLTT and private sector partners both before and during an emergency.
- Enable coordination and information sharing across the entire continuum of care to better respond during an emergency.