Hurricane & Disaster Preparedness

Plan, Stay Informed, Prepare & MitigateOrganize a Community Disaster Team

Many Types of Natural Disasters

LI & Metro Area Disasters: Hurricane, Flooding, Wild Fires, Tornados & Earthquakes

Make a Plan

• “Proper planning provides peak performance!” (KISS)– Plans should include mitigation plans for sheltering in place or a contingency plan

to evacuate primary location & an evacuation plan (Bugging-Out).– Who will be involved? Family & friends, elderly, medical or special needs persons,

pets, etc.?– What kind of supply kits & equipment needed?– All the what if scenarios should be looked at! – A communications plan for all those involved.

• Keeping informed as to the abilities & plans of any & all authorities! • A flow of information in & out to every member of your disaster team!

– Contingency plans when a disaster hits away from your base of operations or sheltering.

– Length of prepared supplies at primary & secondary locations.• Special note several kinds of supplies will be needed.• Rotate supplies.

– Portability of prepared supplies & personnel.– All involved must learn & practice your plan(s)!

• Make it fun, especially for children & spouse!• Don’t forget special pet needs especially if relocating.

School & Work Plans

• Unfortunately we don’t get to pick where & when natural disasters occur & affect us.

• Build small 1day BOB’s for every member of your family. Kids may only need bare minimums. (a small flashlight, cell phone, granola/power bar, list of key emergency phone numbers)

Evacuation Routes

• During disasters many roads, bridges & tunnels will be closed by local government or by situation. Therefore:– Always think of safety first;

– If you are to evacuate from a danger zone, do it prior to the event;

– Know your evacuation routes

– Know your problem areas – flood zones, poor drainage areas, fire zones, etc.;

– Make a detail evacuation plan with contingencies;

– Develop or know safe zones for emergency evacuation & egress situations;

– Develop plans to rescue & evacuate friends & family if needed;

– Use family & friends as possible secondary locations if they are in safer zones.

FEMA-Ready.gov Checklist• FEMA.gov / Ready.gov publish a number of useful

booklets.

• Additional Items

1930 BPW/RFC

Est. 1973 FDAA/CD HUD

Reorganized 1979 FEMA

Reassigned 2003 DHS

Preparation: Build a Kit• A disaster supplies kit is simply a collection of basic items your

household may need in the event of an emergency. Bug-Out Bags (BOB)

• Several types of kits need to be built. (14)– Food– Water– Medical– Communications– Power Source & Illumination– Heat (HVAC)– Financial & Document– Self Protection– Sanitary – Clothing– Transportation– Kid– Pet– Tool

Why You Prepare!!

• Choose your own destiny!!

HVAC

• Heating/Ventilation/Air Conditioning• Today HVAC is crucial to today’s society!• Focus mostly on alternative portable AC/Heating

units.

Resource Files & SitesMake a Plan– Family Emergency Plan

(PDF - 450 Kb)– Child's Emergency Contacts Card

(PDF - 998 Kb)

Stay Informed– National Weather Service: http://www.nws.noaa.gov/

National Data Buoy Center: http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/National Hurricane Center: http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/National Hurricane Center GIS Page: http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/gis/Skywarn: http://skywarn.org/about/

Other Resources– Nassau County OEM/CERT: http://www.nassaucountyny.gov/agencies/OEM/CC/CERT/

NYC OEM: http://www.nyc.gov/html/oem/html/home/home.shtmlNYC OEM Videos: http://www.nyc.gov/html/oem/html/news/videos.shtmlNYC Evacuation Centers: http://maps.nyc.gov/hurricane/NYS Office of Emergency mgmt: http://www.nyalert.govNYC Office of Emergency Mgmt: http://www.nyc.gov/html/oem/html/home/home.shtml

FEMA: http://www.fema.gov/index.shtmFEMA Mobile: http://m.fema.govFEMA Library: http://www.fema.gov/library/index.jsp

American Red Cross: http://www.redcross.org/National Shelter Locations: https://nss.communityos.org/cms/After Disaster Locating Link: https://safeandwell.communityos.org/cms/index.php

National Response framework: http://www.fema.gov/pdf/emergency/nrf/nrf-core.pdfNational Disaster Recovery Framework: http://www.fema.gov/pdf/recoveryframework/ndrf.pdf