ALLCON, SEE BELOW. AS THIS INCIDENT UNFOLDS IN MARYLAND (WE ALREADY HAVE SEVERAL CASE CONFIRMED IN MARYLAND AND TWO SCHOOLS CLOSED) PLEASE USE COMMON SENSE AND PROTECT YOURSELF AND YOUR FAMILY. MEMA MAY ACTIVATE THE EOC IF THIS CONTINUES AS IT HAS IN OTHER STATES. BE PREPARED. JIM AAA3MD DE AAM4RE NR 001 O 301513Z APRIL 2009 FM SEWELL/AAM4RE FL TO AAN3EEI VA INFO MILLER/AAM4EAL AL ZEN BROCK/AAR4DM AL ZEN VINES/AAA4MS MS ZEN COLE/AAM4AMS MS ZEN HAMILTON/AAA4RD FL ZEN WELLONS/AAM4RT GA ZEN BRITT/AAA4FL FL ZEN RATHBONE/AAM4EFL FL ZEN LOWE/AAA4GA GA ZEN HOLBROOK/AAA4NC NC ZEN HEATON AAA4SC SC ZEN BINDRIM AAA4TN TN ZEN LANE/AAM4ETN TN ZEN LOFSTEAD/AAM4EGA GA ZEN COMPTON/AAM4EKY KY ZEN WILLIAMS/AAM4ESC SC ZEN FAUST/AAM4RDE NC BT SUBJECT: ACTUAL INCIDENT-Incident Notification/EEI-Swine Flu A/N1H1 Outbreak-Region 4 1) Dan Miller: Jim Hamilton has directed me to obtain information through you from Redstone in Huntsville on protective measures for MARS members on the N1H1 virus. Specifically, he would like an electronic version of a brochure on practical measures citizens can take to protect themselves. This brochure should have the Redstone markings of endorsement or U.S. Army markings of endorsement. 2) Please note Jim Hamilton's email regarding the use of his cell phone number as he will be on the road for extended periods due to his job during this situation. 3) For Incident Notification/EEI purposes the following situation exists at this time: " Reference (Bad Bug) Swine Flu A/N1H1 Outbreak-Region 4 a. Location: Alabama near Huntsville, The town of Madison, AL has two unconfirmed cases but considers the evidence to be sufficient to close the school where the students attend. This occurred on April 29, 2009. b. EMS status throughout the state is not known at this time. c. Local transportation status is not being assessed at this time. d. General damage is not being assessed at this time. e. Area utility is not being assessed at this time. f. n/a g. Information source/date and time: MARS Emergency Operations Officer Dan Miller and WKRG News in Mobile, AL at 300200Z APRIL 2009. News on the activation of bases in Alabama requesting MARS support from MARS Region 4 Director Jim Hamilton AAA4RD at 301328Z APRIL 2009. h. ARMY bases throughout Alabama have been activated to alert status on the aforementioned situation. Base food sales have been curtailed and information disbursal is in progress to alert personnel on ways to prevent infection and minimize impact from the virus. Base communications are supplementing their intra-site traffic with ARMY MARS Winlink2000 email systems and have established VHF local communications at one site. ACTUAL INCIDENT SGD. SEWELL/AAM4RE NNNN