A. Individual Team Member Checklist Introduction Introduction Introduction
The following pages contain five types of checklists for team members:
Personal items. Optional items. Personal health items and medical tips. OFDA-provided items. Information to be left with Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA) headquarters in Washington (OFDA/W).
1. Personal Items and Related Tips 1. Personal Items and Related Tips 1. Personal Items and Related Tips
Valid passport. Make two copies of the front two pages- provide one copy to OFDA’s Operations Division, Overseas Administration Team and keep the other copy with your travel authorization (TA). Visa(s), if required. International Certificate of Vaccination (also called "Yellow Book"), including: Immunization record. Prescription for eyeglasses or contact lenses, if applicable. Blood type. Make a copy of your Yellow Book and keep the copy separate from the original, in case you lose the original.
Personal health items (see "Personal Health Items and Medical Tips," below). Adequate amount of U.S. currency/traveler’s checks (check to see if you will be able to cash them) for length of assignment. Personal checks and major credit cards. First aid kit (a basic kit is provided in field packs and remote location kits). Food for 36 hours (high energy, low weight). Drinking water for 36 hours (2-3 liters). Four changes of clothing appropriate for the location, climate, time of year, and kind of assignment. Toiletries. Six extra passport photos. Flashlight with spare batteries. Alarm clock. Pocketknife. Earplugs. Business cards. 2. Optional Items (Bring at Your Own Risk) 2. Optional Items (Bring at Your Own Risk) 3. Personal Health Items and Medical Tips 3. Personal Health Items and Medical Tips 4. OFDA-Provided Items 4. OFDA-Provided Items 4. OFDA-Provided Items
Field Operations Guide (FOG) for Disaster Assessment and Response . Personal first aid guide, available through the Operations Division. (A guide is not a substitute for First Aid training, which is regularly offered through OFDA’s Training Unit.) Position description and checklist pertaining to your assignment (see FOG Chapter IV). Embassy country clearance(s) for travel to the affected country. Short-term immunizations, boosters, and malaria pills needed at time of departure (contractors: check when negotiating contract). TA (make an extra copy), travel advance, and airline tickets if travel is under OFDA. Make sure TA covers your potential needs such as car rental, local ticket purchase, or excess baggage. OFDA Field Pack or Remote Location Kit (if needed). DART members will usually be issued one of these kits by the OFDA Logistics Officer, if requested. The contents of the kits are listed in Appendix B, "OFDA Stockpile Commodities and DART Support Equipment." Overseas workmen’s compensation and medical evacuation insurance. Compensation and insurance are provided only for contractors. Laptop computer. Communications equipment. Global Positioning System (GPS).
5. Information To Be Left With OFDA/W 5. Information To Be Left With OFDA/W © 2000–2025 Unbound Medicine, Inc. All rights reserved
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