disaster preparedness

Disaster PreparednessCampmeeting 2014

Monday: It Only Takes a Spark…..

Objectives:• Understand the importance of disaster preparedness• Identify what natural disaster your area is prone to• Know how to formulate an action plan that suits your

personal needs and situation• Identify resources to aid in your preparedness and

maintenance of preparedness

Key Elements of Disasters

• They are relatively unexpected.

• Emergency personnel will be overwhelmed.

• Lives, health, and/or the environment will be endangered.

• Resources will be in short supply.

Pacific Northwest Hazards & Threats

Pacific Northwest Hazards & Threats• Earthquakes• Floods• Winter

Storms• Tsunamis• Wildfires• Terrorism

Earthquakes

We believe that earthquakes are our greatest threat.We believe that Earthquake preparedness principles can be applied

to all hazards and threats. 39 states have a high risk for earthquakes.

Buildings may collapse or slide off their foundations, utilities may go down (including sewer) & phone service will be

disrupted.Landslides, avalanches & tsunamis may occur.

Even with all our technology and the inventions that make modern life so much easier than it once was, it takes just one big natural disaster to wipe all that away and remind us that, here on Earth, we're still at the mercy of nature. Neil deGrasse Tyson

There's no disaster that can't become a blessing, and no blessing that can't become a disaster

 Richard Bach

Why Plan?• Disasters can strike quickly and without warning.

• You will be more comfortable in the event a disaster happens.

• So that everyone in the family will know what to do.

• You may be on your own for a minimum of 3 days.

• Being prepared will be a blessing to you, your family and to others.

Grocery Stores have a 3 day supply of food if people are buying at the normal rate. This dramatically decreases as people buy in an emergency panic.

Travel can become impossible

Patriotic Duty

• “If everyone is dependent on the government and the government isn’t able to take care of you, it’s going to be rather chaotic.” Roscoe Bartlett

• It’s your “patriotic duty” to be able to provide for yourself.

Christian Duty

• It’s your Christian duty to be able to provide for others.

Suppose a brother or a sister is without clothes and daily food. If one of you says to them, “Go in peace; keep warm and well fed,” but does nothing about their physical needs, what good is it? James 2:15-16

Four Steps to Disaster Planning

• Find out what disasters could happen in your area.

• Create a family disaster plan.

• Put your plan in to action.

• Practice, practice, Maintain!

Joplin, MO 2011• As one of the deadliest

tornados in American history, the Joplin tornado caused 161 fatalities and approximately 1,371 injuries

• Jim Morgan, DO, is the EMS medical director for Joplin, MO

• Published 8 lessons learned from the toranado

• Maintain a close relationship with your neighbors

• Train on the art of triage• Integrate an Incident Command

System (ICS) and review it regularly

• Implement regular disaster drills

• Formulate plans for patient tracking and supply requisition

• Insist on active EMS participation in a structured EOC environment

• Arrange post-incident debriefing

• Learn to accept the fluidity of a disaster

Find Out :

• Learn about your community’s warning signals.

• What radio stations to tune to.

• Disaster plan for your work, school, childcare, etc.

• What social media to use during disaster

• When your community has preparedness events

Create a Plan…It’s personal

• Meet with your family and discuss disaster preparedness

• Discuss disasters and explain what to do in each case

• Evacuation• Family contact• Meeting places• Take CPR and first aid classes• Insurance• Meet with MD for prescriptions

Get Involved

• Talk to your family and friends about what you have learned and what resources are available.

• Find out what your community is doing to be more prepared:See if your area is involved in “Map Your Neighborhood “

• Take some more training ACS-DR VolunteerCERT Member

• Go to trusted websites: Ready.gov, American Red Cross• Watch videos on YouTube

This week “frankenstorm” Sandy is wreaking havoc across the east coast: flooding subways , bringing down the power grid, cutting phone lines, overloading the phone networks and making mainstream media inaccessible to many affected by the hurricane. In the mass of confusion and chaos, citizens left with their mobile devices remain connected to friends, family and information by turning to social media.

In the vacuum of information following a natural disaster, an agency can become an authoritative hub of disaster-related information by pushing frequent, real-time updates, warnings, and directives through your agency’s Facebook, Twitter and Text notification service. (2012, Jeff Beaver, PublicEngines.com)http://www.mediabistro.com/alltwitter/files/2011/10/emergency-use-social-media.jpg

Pinterest

Organization

Homework:

• Due before next class.• Set up your phone to be a preparedness resources• Facebook ‘friend’ organizations that will help you stay informed

during a disaster. • (Likewise, twitter and other social media you use)

• Start your family binder• Emergency Information sheet• Set up your Out-of-State contacts