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Ready or NotThey Will
ComeRebekah DeLineDirector of Community ServicesAmerican Red Cross, St. Joseph County ChapterOctober 13, 2011
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Question…Why don’t you prepare
for disasters?
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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.
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Question…Why should you prepare for disasters?
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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.
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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
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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)
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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
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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.”
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Three Actions
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Get a Kit• Water (1 gallon per person, per day)
• Food• First Aid Kit• Flashlights & Batteries• Battery-powered Radio• Tools• Blankets & Clothing
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Get a Kit• Special Population (babies, pets, etc.)• Medications• Pet Supplies• Cash and Coins• Important Documents
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Get a Kit
Update and review the kit twice a year
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Make a Plan• Evacuation Near Home & Far
From Home• Shelter in Safe Place• Communications
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Make a Plan• Make sure everyone in the family
knows the plan—review it twice a year
• Make sure you practice!
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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
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When we quit thinking primarily about ourselves and our own self-preservation, we undergo a truly heroic transformation of consciousness.
~ Joseph Campbell
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Disaster Response• Every community has people who
work on preparedness– Emergency Management– Department of Homeland Security Districts– Local Emergency Planning Committees– Hospitals– Red Cross
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Disaster Response• Mandated Coordination– National Response Framework (2008)
• Emergency Service Functions (ESF)
– National Incident Management System– Communications
• HAM Radios, 800 MZ radios
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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.
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Volunteers• Trained Volunteers:– American Red Cross– Southern Baptist Disaster Relief– United Methodist Committee on Relief– Salvation Army– Others
www.invoad.com www.nvoad.org
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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.
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Thank You!