community emergency response team (cert)
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Community Emergency Response Team (CERT). A presentation to Willow Meadows by a CERT Volunteer. DISCLAIMER. This communication is prepared by a CERT volunteer. While every attempt has been made to provide timely and accurate information: - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Community Emergency Response Team (CERT)
A presentation to Willow Meadows by a CERT Volunteer
DISCLAIMER
This communication is prepared by a CERT volunteer.
While every attempt has been made to provide timely and accurate information:
In the event that any of this information conflicts in any way with information on the CERT website, or other governmental information provided by,
for or about CERT, that governmental information should provide guidance, and this
presentation is in error.
Who is This Volunteer?
MBA Finance/Derivates Rice UniversityCFTC (Commodities & Futures Trading
Commission), DoE (Dept. of Energy), FERC (Federal Energy Regulatory Commission)
National Asset Protection CERT Training: 2004, 2011 IS22, ICS100, ART
What is CERT? “The Community Emergency Response Team (CERT)
Program educates people about disaster preparedness for hazards that may impact their area and trains them in basic disaster response skills, such as fire safety, light search and rescue, team organization, and disaster medical operations. Using the training learned in the classroom and during exercises, CERT members can assist others in their neighborhood or workplace following an event when professional responders are not immediately available to help. CERT members also are encouraged to support emergency response agencies by taking a more active role in emergency preparedness projects in their community.” 1
http://www.citizencorps.gov/cert/
1: http://www.citizencorps.gov/cert/
Harris County CERT
Community Emergency Response Team 243 Teams of volunteers in Harris County, TX Provide assistance prior to 1st responders Assist in emergency response
Astrodome during Katrina Help during IKE
Train communities in disaster assistance Provide helpful civic service (smoke alarm
installation etc.) http://www.harriscountycitizencorps.com/
Willow Meadows CERTStarted 2004Still Going – small but strong Looking for other CERT trained volunteers http://www.facebook.com/CERTWillowMeadowsHoustonTX
Public Service Reminders Changing Batteries Checking Fireplaces Amber Alerts
HAZARD CATEGORIZATION NATURAL HAZARDS
Weather (rain, flood, hurricanes, tornadoes) Environmental (earthquakes, tsunamis, volcanoes)
TECHNOLOGICAL HAZARDS HAZMAT Household Chemicals Nuclear Power Plant
TERRORISM Explosions Biological Threats Chemical Threats Nuclear Blasts RDDs, IEDs Computer Terrorism (CERT)
THIRA (Threat Hazard Identification Risk Analysis)
Example: Nuclear Power Plant Risks
RISK = (low probability) x (vulnerability based on distance) x (high severity) You cannot necessarily stop a disaster, but you can mitigate
effects by planningTime/WarningPreparednessPriorities
RISK = Probability x Vulnerability x Consequence Severity
POPULATIO
N
PROPERTY DENSIT
Y
PROPERTY VALU
E ...
Min
0500
10001500
2000
WM EXPOSURE VULNERABILITY
Min
Max
VULNERABILITY
PROBABILITY: WEATHER
WM THIRA: WEATHER RELATED HAZARDS
0
1
2
3
4
5
THREAT TYPE
TH
RE
AT
VU
LN
ER
AB
ILIT
Y
TORNADOES F3-F5
TORNADOES F1-F5
HURRICANES
FLOODS
FEMA 1% FLOOD RISK ZONES
TORNADO RISK ZONE
COASTAL EROSION
OTHER STORMS
OUTDOOR FIRES
EXTREME HEAT
TROPICAL STORMS
DROUGHT
EXTREME COLD
BEST WEATHER MITIGATIONS FOR WM
Get educated. Take a CERT course or go to ready.gov
Make your 72 hour kit
Make your plans – write them down
Decide: Stay or Go?
Act!
WM THIRA: NON-WEATHER RELATED HAZARDS
0
1
2
3
4
5
THREAT TYPE
THR
EA
T S
EV
ER
ITY
HAZMAT
SUBSIDENCE
EARTHQUAKES
PROBABILITY NON-WEATHER
WM Hazmat: Infrastructure Railroad Transportation (LKE: 2009)
Nuclear Chemical/Petrochemical
LOOP 610 (LKE THS: NOV 2011) Chemical/Petrochemical
City of Bellaire Public Works Southwest Waste Water Treatment Plant
Water Treatment Chemicals (Chlorines, Chloramines etc.) Biohazard (Bacteria/Sewage) Petrochemical Storage Tanks
Transmission Lines
BEST MITIGATIONS FOR NON WEATHER WM HAZARDS & HAZMAT
Get educated. Take a CERT course or go to ready.gov
Make your 72 hour kit
Make your plans – write them down
Shelter in Place or Evacuate? Upwind, Upstream, Uphill
Act!
TERRORISM“the term 'terrorism' means premeditated, politically motivated violence
perpetrated against noncombatant targets by subnational groups or clandestine agents”
-22 U.S.C. section 2656f(d)
Top U.S. Cities:New York, NY
Los Angeles, CAChicago, IL
Washington D.C.Houston, TX1
1: May 3, 2011: Federal Authorities say Houston ranks high on the list of potential terror targets. KHOU 11 News http://www.khou.com/home/121138609.html
GANG RELATED CRIME• Responsible for 48% of violent crimes• Drug/Human Trafficking, Prostitution• In some Texas juris. at least 90% crime• Juvenile gangs responsible for a “majority of crime” in …Texas • Increase in sophistication & “white collar” crime
• US Gangs (Crips, Bloods, etc.)• Foreign Gangs (Haitian, E. African, Somalia)• Hybrid Gangs (Juggalos, e.g.)• Prison Gangs (Pistoleros, Barrios, etc.)• Street Gangs (Chulos, Zetas etc.)
BEST MITIGATIONS FOR CRIME
Get educated. Read the WMCC Bulletin. Call 911 in an emergency.
CAR: Park your car in your garage
VIN windows/tires etc.HIDE YOUR VALUABLES
H.E.A.T.Lock the car
HOUSE:Use the vacation watch program
Know your neighbors – look out for the unusual
Consider an alarm system Lock your doors
Check your shrubbery, lighting & access
YOU:Be aware of your surroundings
Report unusual behavior to [email protected] a Security Committee
Meeting – or go to one!
PETS:Collars and Tags. Collars and Tags.
MicrochipsPet Rescue Decals
MITIGATION 101PREPARE & TRAIN:1) Get a 72 hour kit2) Make a Family Plan
• Include Family, Pets• Allow for Disabilities• In and OUT of State Contact
3) Stay Informed• News, FB, NOAA Radio
4) Train with CERT 5) Volunteer in WM – know your neighbors!
Next Nearby CERT ClassesSouthwest 74 CERT will be offering CERT Training at the
Bayland Community Center, 6400 Bissonnett,
Houston, TX 77074.
Classes will be held on April 3 & April 10, 2012 from 6:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m., April 14 – May 19, 2012 from 8:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
To register contact Ray Field at [email protected] or Misty Gunn at [email protected] or 281-436-8169.
If there is enough interest in WM, we can have a CERT class here.
WM Projects with WMCCSCProject One: WM Security Committee Registry• Ensure that WM Patrol has access to your
information (private not for publication)
Project Two: 211 Registry• WM has a number of residents with special
needs. Although it is highly recommended that everyone prepare for 72 hours alone in the event of an emergency, those with special needs may have additional concerns.
• 211 residents are often those hardest hit by such emergencies, and least able to cope
• 211 Registry sharing with HPD
