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Drew Bumbak, Chair IAEM-USA
Children in Disasters Caucus
#IAEM16
Critical Issues For Children in Disasters
How many children are separated from their parents on a routine workday?
69 Million
• Highly vulnerable
• Unique needs
• 23% of the U.S. population
Why focus on children in disasters?
• 59% of the dependent population
• Inaccurately categorized
• Preparedness gaps
Why focus on children in disasters?
11 years after Katrina
Only 21% of NCCD recommendations are complete.
Children’sNeedsHaveNotBeenaNa3onal
Priority
Therecordonchildren’sneedsatthestate&locallevelismixed
MeetsallSTCcriteriaDoesn’tmeetallSTCcriteria
• What agency in your state oversees childcare organizations?
• What agency in your state is responsible for children’s welfare?
• Does your state mandate childcare facilities meet the Save The Children standards?
Reality Check
• Do your plans address the needs of children?
• Do you involve local child serving organizations in planning & preparedness?
• Have you exercised your plan using children?
Reality Check
Objec3ves• Explain the importance of children’s task forces in
effective disaster preparedness planning.
• Develop effective reunification plans for individual jurisdictions.
• Describe the challenges of protecting children in shelters (and the attendant controversies therein).
• Identify 2 ways to better meet children’s disaster needs.
Cri3calIssue1:Children’sTaskForces
HowtheyworkWhytheyareneeded
Mul$-disciplinarycollabora$onsfocusedsolelyonchildren’sdisasterneeds
WhatareChildren’sTaskForces?
Whatdotheydo?
Drivecoordina$ononchildren’sissues
WhyHaveaTaskForce?
Becausetheywork
Where?
• Joplin,MO(2011)• HurricaneSandy(NJ&NY,2012)• HurricaneIsaac(LA,2012)
Howarewedoing?
AsofJuly2016,only5stateshavededicatedChildren’sDisastersTaskForces
DedicatedChildren’sDisastersTaskForces
Ac3veTFDeveloping/ConsideringTFInac3veTFNodedicatedTF
HowtostartaTaskForce?
• Useprovidedresources• Reachout• Worktogether
Resources
• Templates• WhitePaper
• Contacts• BestPrac$ces
Cri3calIssue2:Reunifica3on
Bringingthembacktogether.QuicklyandSafely.
Separa$onfromparents
MoreacuteinWeekday&
CatastrophicDisasters
WHY?
childrenseparatedfromparents
What’sdifferentaboutweekdays?
5,192childrenseparatedinKatrina
Whycatastrophicdisasters?
Whataboutweekdaycatastrophicdisasters?
Reunifica$onProblems
• Noreunifica$onplans• Untestedplans
Reunifica$onProblems
• Tracking• Cri$calmissing• Largedistances
• Differentsystems• Lackofinforma$on• Mul$plereports
Reunifica$onProblems
Reunifica$onSolu$ons
Reunifica$onSolu$ons
Children'sDisasterReunifica$onPlanPilotProgram
Reunifica$onSolu$ons
Reunifica$onSolu$ons
• Plan• Exerciseyourplan
Cri3calIssue3:Protec3ngChildreninShelters
Keepingthemsafeintheworstof3mes.
Disastersincreasevulnerabilitytosex
offenders&traffickers
Why?
Protec$ngChildreninShelters
Theyareevenmorevulnerableinshelters
Why?
Protec$ngChildreninShelters
• Numberofpeople• Fromeverywhere• Rela$vechaos• Parentaldistrac$on
ProblemsProtec$ngThem
• Nona$onalstandard• Differentapproaches• Nocaselaw• Conflic$ngrights
Solu$ons
• NCCDrecommenda$ons• Commonstandard• Unifiedapproach• Educate• Avoidcrea$ngcaselaw• Protecteveryone
Cri3calIssue4:Mee3ngChildren’sDisasterNeedsBeVer
Livinguptoourobliga3ontothem.
Meetchildren’sdisasterneedsbeaer
• Address&implementtheNCCDrecommenda$ons• MeettheSTCNa$onalReportCardCriteria
Meetchildren’sdisasterneedsbeaer
• Workatthelocalandstatelevel• Address“lowhangingfruit”
Meetchildren’sdisasterneedsbeaer
• Buildonother’swork• FEMA• OtherEMs(local&states)• IAEMChildreninDisastersCaucus
Ques$ons
Contact
DrewBumbakdbumbak@yahoo.com571-329-2084IAEMChildreninDisastersCaucushVp://www.iaem.com/page.cfm?p=groups/us-caucuses/children-in-disasters&lvl=2
BACKUPSLIDES(HIDDEN)
• Between2004and2012,~0.08%ofFederalpreparednessgrantmoneywenttochildren’sneeds
• Outof$16.7B,only$13.2Mdedicatedtochildren’sneeds
100
100
Ifthetotalwasjust$100…
Just8centsforchildren’sneeds
Children’sNeedshavenotbeenaNa3onalPriority