Download - Gcsv2011 ready or not-rebekah de line
Ready or NotThey Will
ComeRebekah DeLineDirector of Community ServicesAmerican Red Cross, St. Joseph County ChapterOctober 13, 2011
Question…Why don’t you prepare
for disasters?
5 Reasons People Don’t Prepare for Disasters:
1. It won’t happen to me.2. It’s too expensive.3. It will take too much time.4. I don’t know where to start.5. That’s someone else’s (spouse, parents, etc.)
job.
Question…Why should you prepare for disasters?
5 Reasons People Should Prepare for Disasters:
1. Disasters happen – and they do not discriminate.
2. Not preparing can be WAY more expensive than preparing.
3. Starting a little at a time – prepartions don’t have to take forever.
4. There are many resources to help you start – we’ll help!
5. It’s everyone’s job to prepare.
Reality Check Disasters do happen
o Preliminary reports of 1792 tornadoes in 2011o 546 deaths from tornadoes in 20111
Disasters are expensiveo From 1950-1995, tornadoes caused approximately
$1,650,000,000 worth of damages to Indiana an average of $35,874,624 per year1
Everyone is responsible for preparing
1www. nws.noaa.gov
Reality Check 29,857 fires as of June 2, 2011 Approximately 3.45 million acres burned
(largest amount since records started in 2000)
1www. crh.noaa.gov
(Kevork Djansezian, Getty Images)
The Midwest Is Unprepared
• In 2007, the results of a poll2 of over 2500 households showed that the Midwest (including Indiana) scored the lowest in the following preparedness markers:– Percentage of individuals who:• Have an evacuation plan• Have a disaster supply kit• Have designated a contact outside of the
area
2Poll conducted by Harris Interactive
What Would YOU Do?
Burning House Website: www.theburninghouse.com
“If your house was burning, what would you take with you? It's a conflict between what's
practical, valuable and sentimental. What you would take reflects your interests, background and priorities. Think of it as an interview
condensed into one question.”
Three Actions
Get a Kit• Water (1 gallon per person, per day)
• Food• First Aid Kit• Flashlights & Batteries• Battery-powered Radio• Tools• Blankets & Clothing
Get a Kit• Special Population (babies, pets, etc.)• Medications• Pet Supplies• Cash and Coins• Important Documents
Get a Kit
Update and review the kit twice a year
Make a Plan• Evacuation Near Home & Far
From Home• Shelter in Safe Place• Communications
Make a Plan• Make sure everyone in the family
knows the plan—review it twice a year
• Make sure you practice!
Get Informed• Know what may happen and how you can
help• Identify how local authorities will notify
you• Learn what you can do to prepare• Share what you have learned
When we quit thinking primarily about ourselves and our own self-preservation, we undergo a truly heroic transformation of consciousness.
~ Joseph Campbell
Disaster Response• Every community has people who
work on preparedness– Emergency Management– Department of Homeland Security Districts– Local Emergency Planning Committees– Hospitals– Red Cross
Disaster Response• Mandated Coordination– National Response Framework (2008)
• Emergency Service Functions (ESF)
– National Incident Management System– Communications
• HAM Radios, 800 MZ radios
ESFs• 15 ESF functions– Primary Agency– Support Agencies– Coordinating Agency
– Example: ESF 6 – Mass Care, Emergency Assistance, Housing, and Human Services• Primary Agency: DHS/FEMA• Coordinating Agency: DHS/FEMA• Support: HUD, DOT, CNCS, NVOAD, Red Cross, etc.
Volunteers• Trained Volunteers:– American Red Cross– Southern Baptist Disaster Relief– United Methodist Committee on Relief– Salvation Army– Others
www.invoad.com www.nvoad.org
Next Steps
1. I am going to take this action: _________ in the next month.
2. I am going to look at this website: __________ in the next month.
3. I am going to speak to this person: _________ in the next month.
Thank You!