Disaster Preparedness 101

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• Reduce fear, anxiety and losses
• Reduce the impact
• Avoid danger

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The Basics

• Know how to respond to
• Severe weather or any disaster that occurs
• Fires
• Floods
• Earthquakes
• Terrorism
• Mudslides

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Self Sufficiency

• Three days
• Shelter
• first aid
• food
• water
• sanitation

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• Protect yourself and your family in the event of
  an emergency by knowing what to do before, during
  and after an event.

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Before

• Know the risks and dangers
• Purchase additional insurance
• Develop plans for what to do
• Assemble a disaster supplies kit
• Volunteer to help others

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During

• Put your plan into action
• Help others
• Follow advice of emergency officials

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After

• Repair damage
• Take steps to prevent or reduce future loss
• Replenish disaster supplies.

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Hazards Evaluate hazards

• Natural Hazards
• Technological Hazards
• Terrorism

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Natural Hazards

• Floods
• Thunderstorms Lighting
• Tornadoes
• Extreme Heat
• Earthquakes
• Wildfires

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Terrorism

• Explosions
• Biological Threats
• Chemical Threats
• Nuclear Threats
• Radiological Dispersion device

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Technological Hazards

• Hazardous Materials Incidents
• Nuclear Power Plants

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• Three Ways to Minimize Radiation Exposure
• Time, Distance, and Shielding.
• Time- Most radioactivity loses its strength
  fairly quickly. Limiting the time spent near the
  source of radiation reduces the amount of
  radiation exposure you will receive. Following an
  accident, local authorities will monitor any
  release of radiation and determine the level of
  protective actions and when the threat has
  passed.
• Distance- The more distance between you and the
  source of the radiation, the less radiation you
  will receive. In the most serious nuclear power
  plant accident, local officials will likely call
  for an evacuation, thereby increasing the
  distance between you and the radiation.
• Shielding- Like distance, the more heavy, dense
  materials between you and the source of the
  radiation, the better. This is why local
  officials could advise you to remain indoors if
  an accident occurs. In some cases, the walls in
  your home or workplace would be sufficient
  shielding to protect you for a short period of
  time.

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Evacuating Yourself Family

• Time critical
• More common than you realize
• Transportation and industrial accidents
• Fire and Floods
• Hurricanes

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Evacuation Guidelines

• Always
• Keep a full tank of gas in your car
• Make transportation arrangements
• Listen to portable radio and follow directions
• Gather your family and go
• Follow recommended routes
• Be alert for washed-out roads
• Stay away from downed power lines

• If time permits
• Gather your disaster kit
• Wear sturdy shoes and clothing that provides some
  protection
  
• Secure your Home
• Let others know where you are going

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Plans

• Community Plan
• School Emergency Plan
• Workplace Plan
• Family Plan

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Family Plan

• Escape routes
• Family communications
• Utility shut-off and safety
• Insurance and vital records
• Special needs
• Caring for animals
• Safety skills

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Escape Routes

• Plan two escape routes from each room
• Practice with your children
• Establish a place to meet

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Family Communications

• How will you communicate
• Complete a contact card for each family member
• Complete a family Communications Plan

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Utility Safety

• Natural Gas
• (Caution If you turn off the gas for any reas,
  a qualified professional must turn it back on.
  NEVER attemt to turn the gas back on yourself)
  
• Water
• Electricity

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Gas

• How to Shut Off Your Gas    
•  Turn off your gas meter ONLY if you smell gas or
  hear the hissing sound of gas escaping. It's
  important to know exactly where your gas meter is
  located , and how to shut it off in case of
  emergencies

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Water

• Water Department shutoff wheel or lever operated
  Inside water shutoff
  
• The Water Department shutoff cuts off the supply
  of water to the entire house.  The inside water
  shutoff also cuts off supply to the home except
  for the supply of water for the fire sprinklers
  if the home is equipped with them.

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LOCATION OF WATER SHUTOFFS
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Electricity

• How to Shut Off Your Electricity     
• It is important to know where all your homes
  electrical panels are located and how to turn the
  electricity off in case of emergency. (There may
  be more than one panel.)
• Your home may be equipped with fuses or circuit
  breakers.
  
• If your house has fuses, you will find a knife
  switch handle or pullout fuse that should be
  marked "MAIN."
  
• If your home has circuit breakers, you may need
  to open the metal door of the breaker box to
  reveal the circuit breakers (never remove the
  metal cover). The main circuit breaker should be
  clearly marked showing ON and OFF positions.
  
• Remove all the small fuses or turn off all the
  small breakers first, then shut off the MAIN."
  
• If you have any sub-electrical panels next to the
  main fuse box or breaker panel or in other parts
  of the home, in an emergency shut them off, too.
  Shorts can sometimes develop that cause a circuit
  to bypass the breaker or fuse.
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Insurance Vital Records

• Review existing policies
• Flood insurance
• Inventory Home Possessions
• http//web.aces.uiuc.edu/vista/pdf_pubs/houseinv.p
  df

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Special Needs

• Hearing impaired
• Mobility impaired
• Single working parent
• Non-English speaking persons
• People without vehicles
• People with special dietary needs

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Planning for Special needs

• Create a network of support
• Discuss your needs with employer
• Keep specialized items ready
• Make provisions for medications that requires
  refrigeration
  
• Keep a list of the type and model numbers of the
  medical devices you require

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Caring for Animals

• Plan for pets disaster needs by
• Identifying shelter
• Gathering pet supplies
• Ensuring your pet has proper ID
• Providing a pet carrier and leash

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Sheltering your pet

• Call your local animal shelter or animal control
  office to get advice and information
  
• Keep veterinary records to prove vaccinations are
  current
  
• Find out which local hotels and motels allow pets
  and where pet boarding facilities are located

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Guidelines for Large animals

• Ensures that animals have some form of
  identification
  
• Evacuate animals whenever possible.
• Make available vehicles and trailers
• Ensure that destinations have food , water

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Safety Skills

• Learn first aid
• Learn CPR
• Learn how to use a fire extinguisher

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Assemble a Disaster Supplies Kit
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Water

• How much?
• 1 gallon per day per person
• Safest and most reliable source of emergency
  water is commercially bottled water.

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Food

• Avoid foods that make you thirsty
• Stock canned foods that do not require
  refrigeration, cooking, water or special
  preparation
  
• Include special dietary needs

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Basic Disaster Supplies Kit

• Three-day supply of non-perishable food
• Three-day supply of water
• Portable, battery powered radio or tv (extra
  batteries)
  
• Flashlight (extra batteries)
• First aid kit and manual
• Sanitation and hygiene items
• Matches
• Whistle
• Extra clothing
• Kitchen accessories
• Photocopies of credit and id cards
• cash
• Special needs medications, eye glasses
• Infant needs formula, diapers, bottles and
  pacifiers
  
• Other items to meet your unique family needs

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Maintaining Your Disaster Supplies

• Keep canned foods in dry place where the
  temperature is cool
  
• Store boxed food in tightly closed plastic or
  metal containers
  
• Throw out any canned food that becomes swollen,
  dented or corroded
  
• Use foods before they go bad, and replace them
  with fresh supplies
  
• Change stored food and water supplies every 6
  months
  
• RE-think your needs every year and update your
  kit as your family needs change.
  
• Keep items in airtight plastic bags, put entire
  kit in one or two easy-to-carry containers

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Palomar Plans

• Based on SEMS, NIMS INCIDENT Command systems

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Org Chart
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Evacuation Sites
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Evacuation Plan
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