1. 1 Local Response to Worldwide H1N1 (Swine) Flu Outbreak Carl Smart, City Manager’s Office Juan Ortiz, Emergency Management Coordinator Dan Reimer, Public Health Officer

2. 2 CDC reports no new confirmed cases in Tarrant County since Saturday Tarrant County continues testing of regional samples –8 total confirmed cases –17 new probable cases Fort Worth –Six confirmed cases –14 new probable cases 8 New probable cases in schools Nash Elementary 3 Kirkpatrick Middle School1 Mclean Middle School 1 Springdale Elementary School2 Washington Heights 1 –Continue disseminating information to citizens and employees –Human Resources reports 23 employees out due to school closing on Monday Current Situation

3. 3 Continue Daily Coordination and Support of Tarrant County Public Health and Emergency Management –10:00 amPublic Health Staff Meeting –1:00 pmCounty EOC Conference Call –3:00 pmTarrant County Public Health Media Conference –3:00 pmTarrant County Public Health Website Update Monitor Statewide Conference Call – 3:00 pm daily Issue City Situation Report - 5:00 pm daily Going Forward

4. 4 Four Severe Thunderstorm Warnings issued –Heavy Rain –High Winds –Small Hail Reports of Flash Flooding No Report of property damages in City No Stormwater problems reported Severe Weather Saturday-Sunday

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7. 7 April 28, Tuesday CDC Reports 64 confirmed cases nationwide In Tarrant region –51 samples received for testing –5 probable –5 samples sent to CDC –6 samples pending CDC determination Flu Response Activity

8. 8 Continuous updates on Web sites and via e-mail blasts Flu Response Activity

9. 9 April 29, Wednesday CDC reports first death among 91 confirmed cases nationwide Governor Perry proclaims a State of Disaster due to the public health threat Tarrant County –1 confirmed case (Fort Worth) –93 samples received –5 probable cases –10 samples sent to CDC –15 samples pending CDC determination Fort Worth ISD closes schools Flu Response Activity

10. 10 April 29, Wednesday City Page offers prevention tips Cable Channel 27 begins airing prevention information Web sites updated City Manager’s message to employees addresses child care, leave time and prevention tips Flu Response Activity

11. 11 April 30, Thursday Tarrant County Public Health Authority issued recommendation to not hold organized outdoor gatherings like Mayfest or Cinco de Mayo festivities aimed at attracting FWISD students City of Fort Worth Media Conference held to announce cancelation, suspension or postponement of city programs and public outdoor events Emergency Operations Center (EOC) Limited Activation No change in previous day’s 91 cases nationwide, but 4 of those are identified in Tarrant County, bringing total to 5 Testing of Tarrant region samples continues –129 samples received –9 probable cases –28 samples sent to CDC –39 samples pending CDC determination Human Resources reports 43 employees per day unable to report to work due to child care issues Flu Response Activity

12. 12 April 30, Thursday Web sites, Cable Channel 27, internal, external messages provide updates on cancelations, postponements and prevention information Media Inquiries increase dramatically Flu Response Activity

13. 13 May 1, Friday EOC monitoring developments and coordinating communication efforts CDC reports increase of confirmed cases to 226 nationwide No new cases confirmed in Tarrant County; total remains at 5 Testing of Tarrant region samples continues –110 samples received –16 probable cases –13 samples sent to CDC –52 samples pending CDC determination Flu Response Activity

14. 14 May 1, Friday Worked with community agencies to ensure accurate information is available Web sites, internal, external messages provide updates Media advisory distributed regarding cancelation of some events at Will Rogers Memorial Center Community Relations Department implement neighborhood outreach and material distribution plan Flu Response Activity

15. 15 May 1, Friday City Manager’s Letter to employees addresses child care, leave time and prevention Prevention information disseminated to Department Heads Prevention information hand-delivered to malls, theatres, day care centers, and bus stations by Community Relations Outreach and Code Consumer Health Flu Response Activity

16. 16 May 2, Saturday EOC hours reduced CDC’s report of confirmed cases remains at 226 Testing of regional samples continues –144 samples received –10 probable cases –16 samples sent to CDC –59 samples pending CDC determination Media advisory distributed regarding shortened hours for Community Center operations Flu Response Activity

17. 17 May 3, Sunday CDC reports no new confirmed cases in Tarrant County Tarrant County continues testing of regional samples –24 samples received –3 new probable cases –Additional 20 probable cases still pending investigation –No samples sent to CDC EOC deactivates at 6 p.m. Flu Response Activity

18. 18 May 4, Monday Human Resources reports 23 employees per day unable to report to work due to child care issues CDC reports no new confirmed cases in Tarrant County Testing of regional samples continues –57 samples received –14 new probable cases in Fort Worth (8 in schools) –Additional 6 probable cases still pending investigation –32 samples sent to CDC Flu Response Activity