hurricane & disaster preparedness plan, stay informed, prepare & mitigate organize a...
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Hurricane & Disaster Preparedness
Plan, Stay Informed, Prepare & MitigateOrganize a Community Disaster Team
Many Types of Natural Disasters
LI & Metro Area Disasters: Hurricane, Flooding, Wild Fires, Tornados & Earthquakes
Make a Plan
• “Proper planning provides peak performance!” (KISS)– Plans should include mitigation plans for sheltering in place or a contingency plan
to evacuate primary location & an evacuation plan (Bugging-Out).– Who will be involved? Family & friends, elderly, medical or special needs persons,
pets, etc.?– What kind of supply kits & equipment needed?– All the what if scenarios should be looked at! – A communications plan for all those involved.
• Keeping informed as to the abilities & plans of any & all authorities! • A flow of information in & out to every member of your disaster team!
– Contingency plans when a disaster hits away from your base of operations or sheltering.
– Length of prepared supplies at primary & secondary locations.• Special note several kinds of supplies will be needed.• Rotate supplies.
– Portability of prepared supplies & personnel.– All involved must learn & practice your plan(s)!
• Make it fun, especially for children & spouse!• Don’t forget special pet needs especially if relocating.
School & Work Plans
• Unfortunately we don’t get to pick where & when natural disasters occur & affect us.
• Build small 1day BOB’s for every member of your family. Kids may only need bare minimums. (a small flashlight, cell phone, granola/power bar, list of key emergency phone numbers)
Evacuation Routes
• During disasters many roads, bridges & tunnels will be closed by local government or by situation. Therefore:– Always think of safety first;
– If you are to evacuate from a danger zone, do it prior to the event;
– Know your evacuation routes
– Know your problem areas – flood zones, poor drainage areas, fire zones, etc.;
– Make a detail evacuation plan with contingencies;
– Develop or know safe zones for emergency evacuation & egress situations;
– Develop plans to rescue & evacuate friends & family if needed;
– Use family & friends as possible secondary locations if they are in safer zones.
FEMA-Ready.gov Checklist• FEMA.gov / Ready.gov publish a number of useful
booklets.
• Additional Items
1930 BPW/RFC
Est. 1973 FDAA/CD HUD
Reorganized 1979 FEMA
Reassigned 2003 DHS
Preparation: Build a Kit• A disaster supplies kit is simply a collection of basic items your
household may need in the event of an emergency. Bug-Out Bags (BOB)
• Several types of kits need to be built. (14)– Food– Water– Medical– Communications– Power Source & Illumination– Heat (HVAC)– Financial & Document– Self Protection– Sanitary – Clothing– Transportation– Kid– Pet– Tool
Why You Prepare!!
• Choose your own destiny!!
HVAC
• Heating/Ventilation/Air Conditioning• Today HVAC is crucial to today’s society!• Focus mostly on alternative portable AC/Heating
units.
Resource Files & SitesMake a Plan– Family Emergency Plan
(PDF - 450 Kb)– Child's Emergency Contacts Card
(PDF - 998 Kb)
Stay Informed– National Weather Service: http://www.nws.noaa.gov/
National Data Buoy Center: http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/National Hurricane Center: http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/National Hurricane Center GIS Page: http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/gis/Skywarn: http://skywarn.org/about/
Other Resources– Nassau County OEM/CERT: http://www.nassaucountyny.gov/agencies/OEM/CC/CERT/
NYC OEM: http://www.nyc.gov/html/oem/html/home/home.shtmlNYC OEM Videos: http://www.nyc.gov/html/oem/html/news/videos.shtmlNYC Evacuation Centers: http://maps.nyc.gov/hurricane/NYS Office of Emergency mgmt: http://www.nyalert.govNYC Office of Emergency Mgmt: http://www.nyc.gov/html/oem/html/home/home.shtml
FEMA: http://www.fema.gov/index.shtmFEMA Mobile: http://m.fema.govFEMA Library: http://www.fema.gov/library/index.jsp
American Red Cross: http://www.redcross.org/National Shelter Locations: https://nss.communityos.org/cms/After Disaster Locating Link: https://safeandwell.communityos.org/cms/index.php
National Response framework: http://www.fema.gov/pdf/emergency/nrf/nrf-core.pdfNational Disaster Recovery Framework: http://www.fema.gov/pdf/recoveryframework/ndrf.pdf