Ohio VOAD Volunteer Organizations Active in Disaster

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Ohio VOADVolunteer Organizations Active in
Disaster
Cooperation, Communication, Coordination,
Collaboration
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Ohio VOADCooperation, Communication,
Coordination, Collaboration

• VOAD Volunteer Organizations Active In Disaster
• Private and denominational volunteer disaster
  response teams
• Covering the state of Ohio
• Work in cooperation with (determined by the
  extent of the disaster)
• CEMA County Emergency Management Agency
  Directors
• OEMA Ohio Emergency Management Agency
• FEMA Federal Emergency Management Agency

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• Ohio VOAD is an association of volunteer
  organizations which share knowledge and provide
  resources throughout the disaster
  cyclepreparation, response, recovery and
  mitigationto help disaster survivors and their
  communities.  

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Ohio VOAD Mission Statement

• To bring together voluntary organizations active
  in disaster services and foster effective
  response to the people of Ohio in time of
  disaster through
• Cooperation
• Communication
• Coordination
• Collaboration

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Cooperation

• Interdependence among Ohio VOAD members to
  generate resources and information in response
• to disaster challenges.

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Communication

• Interface of information among member
  organizations in quarterly meetings and in an
  on-going communications network

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Coordination

• Committed to effective responses for disaster
  survivors by matching services to their unmet
  needs.

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Collaboration

• Working with the Federal, Ohio State County
  Emergency Management Agencies and other
  subsidiary organizations to respond to specific
  disasters.

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Ohio VOAD Members

1. Adventist Community Services
2. American Baptist Churches of Ohio
3. American Radio Relay League
4. American Red Cross
5. Ameritech Telephone Pioneers
6. Catholic Church
7. Christian Reformed World Relief Committee (CRWRC)
8. Christian Business Mens Convention (C.B.M.C.)
9. Church Of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saits
10. Church Of The Brethern
11. Church World Service Emergency Response Program
12. Columbia County VOAD (Contractual Member)
13. The Columbus Jewish Federation
14. Corporation For National Community Service
15. Diocese of Toledo
16. East Ohio Conference Of The United Methodist
    Church Disaster Response
17. Episcopal Church
18. FEMA
19. First Community Church

1. Mennonite Disaster Service
2. Ohio Community Service Council - Ohio Citizens
   Corps
3. Ohio Council of Churches
4. Ohio Crisis Response Team (OCRT)
5. Ohio EMA
6. Ohio Department Of Mental Health
7. Ohio Department of Public Safety
8. Ohio Federation of K9 Search Teams, Inc
9. Ohio Funeral Directors Association
10. Ohio State Convention of Baptist
11. Ohio United Way
12. Ohio VOAD Groups
13. Presbyterian Disaster Assistance National
    Response Team
14. Richland Coda
15. Rotary International
16. Salvation Army
17. Southwest Ohio River Valley Interfaith Disaster
    Response
18. Steel Valley Search Dogs
19. Synod Of The Covenant Presbyterian Church (USA)

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Ohio VOAD Leadership Structure
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Disaster Recovery Process

• All disaster recovery begins at the local level
• Undeclared individual events
• Declared single or multiple events
• Extent of the disaster ( assessments)
  determines the level of involvement.
• Ohio VOAD disaster response phases
• Early response
• Long-term recovery
• Mitigation

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Disaster Declaration Begins At Local Levels
Local County Declarations Are Initiated Through
The 88 County EMA Directors

• Each County EMA Director Is
• Hired by The 3 County Commissioners To
  Coordinate County Disaster Response
• Associated With Ohio EMA Through Ohio EMA
  Regional Representatives

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STATE-WIDE DISASTER Is Coordinated Through The
Ohio EMA
The Ohio EMA Building located just south of the
corner of Brookdown Rd. and SR 161
(Dublin-Granville Rd.)  (This is about 3/4 mile
east of Sawmill Rd. and about 1.5 miles west of
SR 315 on SR 161). The two-level building
encloses more than 90,000 square feet and
measures 252 feet by 168 feet. Most of the
facility is below ground level. A steel frame
unit was built over a poured concrete structure
for maximum disaster protection.
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The Ohio EMA Structure

• Governor
• State Safety Director
• Ohio EMA Director Nancy Dragani
• Assessment Room Initial Assessments
• Emergency Operation Center 58 Organizations
• First Responders
• First Responder Support Organizations -
  Professional And Volunteer
• Regional Ohio EMA Representatives

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EMERGENCY OPERATIONS ROOM - The EOC itself houses
52 workstations where emergency personnel conduct
a coordinated response to severe, emergency
events.
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FEMA Response

1. PDAs (Public Disaster Assessors (OEMA and FEMA
   Assessors Determine Extent Of Disaster
2. Federal Declaration Tele-Registration Is Posted
   And Advertised 1-800-621-FEMA (3362)
3. DFO Is Opened FEMA Disaster Field Office
4. DRCs (FEMA Disaster Recovery Centers)
   Established Strategically around the impacted
   area.
5. Grants And Loans are made Personal, Employment,
   Housing, Low Interest Government Loans, Public
   Assistance

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Ohio VOAD is there before during, and after a
disaster!
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Ohio VOAD is there before a disaster!

• Survival and quick recovery from a disaster
  depends on education and planning BEFORE the
  disaster.
• Ohio VOAD provides education and networking
  opportunities for member organizations and the
  general public through quarterly meetings and
  on-going regional training.

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Ohio VOAD In Response

• Early Response
• Southern Baptist Chain Saw Teams
• Church Of The Brethren Southern Baptist Child
  Care
• United Methodist, United Church of Christ,
  Church World Services Flood Bucket Cleaning Kits
• United Methodist, Southern Baptist, United
  Church of Christ Mud Out Teams Early Response
  Teams (ERTs)
• State/County EMA EOC Desk Coverage Response
• Chaplaincy Services
• Feeding Stations and Victim Shelters United
  Methodists, Presbyterian, United Church of
  Christ, and other church denominations
• Long-term Recovery Committees Creation
• Volunteer Coordination

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Ohio VOAD In Response

• Long-Term Response
• 15 of disasters are handled by first responders
  (professionals)
• 85 of disasters are handled by volunteers!!!
• Early response ends when the disaster area safety
  has been restored and access is open to the area
  impacted!
• Ohio VOAD RESPONDS THROUGH LTRCs!!!!!

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Long-Term Recovery Committees

• LTRCs work with local leaders from the impacted
  community by offering training and support from
  Ohio VOAD members with the following
• Establishing leadership and extended committees
• Raising funds, needed donations, and long-term
  recovery response teams
• Developing case management capacities to make
  assessments of UNMET NEEDS
• Coordinating long-term recovery response through
• monetary donations
• recovery teams
• in-kind donations of household items furnaces,
  hot water heaters, furniture, etc.

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Ohio VOAD In Response

• Mitigation is an important element of long-term
  recovery. It is the day-in, day-out efforts to
  reduce disasters long-term risk to people and
  property.
• This is achieved by
• Community education and awareness
• Relocation/elevation of homes
• Promoting sound building design/construction
  practices, etc.
• All mitigation activities are also preparedness
  activities to lessen the impact of future
  disasters.

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Why Worry About Flooding ?

• Floods cost Ohio more in lives and property
  damage than all other natural hazards combined.

During the 1990s floods in Ohio caused over 750
million in damages
OHIO DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES - DIVISION
OF WATER FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT PROGRAM
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Why Worry About Flooding ?

• Ohio communities experience urban and rural
  flooding
• We have large and small basin flooding.
• Flash flooding can occur in Ohio.
• We have long and short duration flooding.
• Over 750 communities have identified flood hazard
  areas.
• Special Flood Hazard Areas likely exist in your
  community

OHIO DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES - DIVISION
OF WATER FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT PROGRAM
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Flood Plain Problems

• Many of the owners in floodplains are there
  because of the low cost of housing.
• Many owners in floodplain areas can not afford to
  maintain flood insurance after the 1st 3 years
  covered by their FEMA Victims Grant.
• In the case of further flooding who is going to
  care for their unmet needs?
• (Hint Ohio VOAD)

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Ohio VOAD Challenges

• Donation Management
• Monetary
• Household Items
• Donation Storage
• Flood and Health Kits
• Household Items
• Early Response Coordination new territory
  more of our member bodies have entered into early
  response phase
• Undeclared Individual Disasters

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The Undeclared Disaster Challenges

• Ohio VOAD is in the process of setting up an
  Standing LTRC/Unmet Needs Committee with
  volunteer and hired case managers to look at
  individual undeclared cases.
• Undeclared victims have no access to state or
  federal funding.
• Ohio VOAD member bodies are the sole
• outside source of response.

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What Can You Do?

• Work with us help us identify county contacts
  for Ohio VOAD
• Develop relationships with Ohio VOAD member and
  local faith-based organizations
• Include Ohio VOAD in your training opportunities!
• Ohio VOAD
• Mary Woodward, Chair
• 740-732-6700
• mwoodward_1_at_msn.com

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You Can Work With Ohio VOAD

• BECOME A DISASTER RESPONSE MEMBER Dues Are
• 100.00 Parent Nonprofit Corporations
• 50.00 Subsets Of Parent Nonprofit Corporations
• 25.00 Small Nonprofit Corporations
• PROVIDE Disaster Grants Ohio VOAD Servicing
• Specified Exact Conditions For Disbursement
• Non Specified Disburse At Ohio VOAD Discretion
• MAKE Statewide Donations Ohio EMA Initiated
• Ohio VOAD is a 501 (c) (3) Nonprofit Organization

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OHIO VOADAny questions?