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Overcoming Barriers to Preparing for Disasters
Gregg Ramirez CCEMT PEmergency ManagerClackamas Fire District #1
Clackamas Fire District 1
MAJ Gregg RamirezMedical AdvisorJoint Domestic Operations CommandOregon National Guard
October 2012100 NOLA residents surveyed face to face.• Business owners• Taxi drivers• Homeless• Service workers• Blue collar• White collar
• Most lived in NOLA during Katrina
• Many did not evacuate when it was initially recommended
• Almost all said they would evacuate as soon as it was recommended or ordered in the future
• Almost all knew the location of the closest evacuation point
• Most have still done nothing to prepare for the next disaster
Personal Preparedness in America:Findings from the 2012 FEMA Survey
Information aware and took steps to prepare Information aware and did not prepare Unaware
Nearly two-thirds of respondents (63 percent) had read, seen, or heard information about disaster preparedness in the past year. These respondents were considered to be Information Aware.
35% overallactually took steps to prepare
28% Informed but did nothing to prepare
I am aware of potential hazards in my community
Very aware Somewhat aware Unaware
66%33%
I have seen, read or heard information about disaster preparedness in the past year
How prepared would you consider yourself and immediate family to be for a disaster?
Very prepared Somewhat prepared Not prepared at all
67%
19%14%
Barriers to Preparing
I do not feel our community is at risk for a large natural or man‐made disaster that warrant the building of a disaster kit.
5%
I feel the local state and federal authorities are well equipped to meet any needs I or my community might have following a disaster.
6%
I do not have space in my home to store disaster supplies.
6%
I do not feel as though I have enough information to adequately prepare myself and family
Be informedBuild a kitMake a planGet trainedGet involved
7%
What keeps you from starting or improving your disaster plan/kit?
•Cost 35%
•Time 38%
Challenge #1
Meaningful
Challenge #2
Approachable
72 Hour Kit
• Affordable• Portable• Storable• Maintainable• Convenient to assemble
AffordableConvenient
PortableStorable
Easy to Maintain
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