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American Red CrossDamage Assessment

How does the Red Cross gather information and disseminate it, and how can it be used to assist

in planning immediate and long-term relief efforts by responding organizations.

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What do you see?

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Is it helpful to know this?

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Disaster Assessment Mission

• Provide decision-making information for a disaster relief operation of any size.

• To support effective service deliveryo Gather, analyze, interpret and distribute

accurate and timely information

o Extent of damage, overall impact, weather conditions, and demographics of a disaster-affected community.

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• Information about o What has happened?o Is happening?o What could happen?

• Quality information that forms the basis for the entire relief operation

What is DisasterAssessment?

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Disaster Assessment Information

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Types of Assessments

Assessments

Impact Assessment

Preliminary Damage Assessment

Detailed Damage Assessment

Creates a picture of the overall disaster; How big is it?

Definitive number of dwellings affected

Preliminary estimate of the number of dwellings affected

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Impact Assessment

• Information about the size, scope, geographical boundaries, area, states, counties, and municipalities; evolves.

• What has happened & What is happening

• Essential Elements of Information (EEI)• Status of community infrastructure

• Road closures, power outages, etc.

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Essential Elements of Information

Boundaries of Disaster Area

Socio-Economic/ Political Impacts

Jurisdictional Boundaries

Status of Transportation

Status of Communications

Status of Power/Electricity

Status of Water & Sewer Systems

Status of Natural Gas

Service

Status of Critical Facilities

Hazard-Specific Information

Weather & Environmental

Concerns

Historical Information Demographics

Hazards, toxic and radiological

Issues

Status of Emergency Operations

Centers

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Specific Information Element

Status of Electrical Power Generation

Areas with disrupted power service

Number of customers without power

Anticipated time-frame for restoration

Are pole-to-house services affected?

Gathering EEI Information

Sources

Local Utility Companies

Local County or City, Emergency Management Agency or Emergency Operations CenterLocal Media

Internet Resources

Local Staff and Volunteers

FEMA/State EMA SitReps

What Questions Am I Asking and Where Do I Find the Answers?

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• Getting a circle around the disaster

• Preliminary estimate of damaged dwellings & potential needs

• Quick hitting

• Sight on the neighborhood

• Types of dwellings

• Degree of damage

Preliminary Damage Assessment

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Dwelling TypeSingle-family

Apartment/ Multi-familyMobile home

Disaster TypeNon-Flood

Flood

Damage Classifications

Destroyed

Major

Minor

Affected

Inaccessible

Classifications

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199.0%22.3%23.3%26.2%19.3%Percentage of Total:

72665162169190140Totals:

Carry-over from other pages:

95033272510Sub-Total for APT:

2813059627654Sub-Total for MH:

3503570808976Sub-Total for SFD:

104023262926Sub-Total1342417195

700520APT

420138129MH80%

55010131517SFD

Whiteside

2573055556651Sub-Total1336419163

450188127APT

972013172621MH65%

1151024302823SFD

Scott

2593554457451Sub-Total1336417161

350156113APT

951023172817MH50%

1292516223531SFD

Rock Island

106030432112Sub-Total1323217103

800800APT

4701020107MH75%

5102015115SFD

Lee

Chapter CodeFIPS Code

% CompTotalInaccessibleAffectedMinorMajorDestroyedDwelling TypeJurisdiction:

4/21/200718:00R. RyanILPDAWestern IL FLD432-07Date:Time:Prepared By:State:

Collection Type:DR Name:DR Number:

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Detailed Damage Assessment

• Definitive number of dwellings affected• Detailed description of damage to a

dwelling• Performed street by street and house

by house• Damage determined by viewing the

house from the outside• Supports Client Casework for damage

verification

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Form 5739Street Sheet

456-07 SE KS Tornado KS Labette Parsons 4/21/07

Chess Ave

East of railroad tracks

432

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438

440

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446

448

450

452

3 main walls collapsed, 50% of roof missing

70% of roof missing, siding off, broken windows

2 main walls collapsed, 50% of roof missing

shingles off roof, broken windows, debris in yard

debris in yard, 25% shingles blown off

siding in yard, some roofing missing

main wall penetrated with tree, majority of roof missing

2 walls collapsed and entire roof missing

home is twisted and roof missing

home has collapsed and moved off it’s foundation

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

3 2 2 1 01 1 0 0 00 0 0 0 0

2

2

2

2

2

1

1

1

Chess Ave

R. Ryan

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PDA v. DDA

Preliminary Damage Assessment: Eyes on the neighborhood

Detailed Damage Assessment: Eyes on street by street, house by house

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• Quality of the Assessment is dependent on the skill of the assessor; training, experience and available technology.

• Technology is changing the way that we do assessments.

o Traditional vs. Technologicalo Smaller groups can now do twice

the work.

Damage AssessmentToday

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• Quality of the Assessment is dependent on the skill of the assessor; training, experience and available technology.

• Technology is changing the way that we do assessments.

o Traditional vs. Technologicalo Smaller groups can now do twice

the work.

Damage AssessmentToday

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