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Disaster preparedness for professional care providers
Disasters in the Pacific NorthWest
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Thank You!
Carol Dunn Community Disaster
Education Emergency Services
American Red Cross
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The American Red Cross
Helping thecommunity:
prepare•respond•recover
from disasters
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Who should we plan for?
• Who depends on you?– The people you
serve– Your organization– Family– Friends– Animals
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We are so lucky to live in the Pacific Northwest
Beautiful mountains
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Gorgeous trees
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Fires
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Severe Storms
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Earthquakes
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Disasters are inevitable
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The outcomes aren’t
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How real is the risk from Earthquakes
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Life at the top of a global lava lamp
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Image provided courtesy of the VISIONS ’05 expedition (www.VISIONS05.ocean.washington.edu)
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Disasters are inevitable….
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Local Faults
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Pressure Builds and Creates Faults—Areas in the ground that crumpled and bent
Once crumpled, the creases (faults) are where the ground is most likely to move again when pressure builds up enough.
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Back to the ground
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Ground susceptible to liquefaction
• Recipe:– Premade JELL-O Chocolate Flavor Instant
Pudding– 1 tub (8 ounces) COOL WHIP Whipped
Topping, thawed – 15 OREO Chocolate Sandwich Cookies,
finely crushed, divided – 10 paper or plastic cups (6 to 7 ounces) or
dessert dishes – 10 worm-shaped chewy fruit snacks – Gently stir 1/2 cup of Cool Whip Whipped
Topping into each bowl of pudding. Finely crush 20 Oreo Chocolate Sandwich Cookies, then sprinkle 1 tablespoon into bottom of 8 (6-ounce) dessert cups. Top each with 1/4 cup vanilla pudding, 1 tablespoon cookie crumbs and 1/4 cup chocolate pudding. Sprinkle evenly with remaining cookie crumbs. Refrigerate at least 1 hour or until ready to serve.
– Insert 2 gummy worms into each dessert cup just before serving. Makes 8 Oreo Sand and Dirt Cups. http://dev.kraftfoods.com/jello/explore/
zone/earthly-delights/
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Best: low, wood --Bolted to Foundation
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The importance of bolting
A house that is pushed off its foundation must be demolished and rebuilt. Bolting only costs around $2,000-5,000. Look for grants or community programs to help.
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OK: Steel and reinforced concrete:
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Bad for Quakes: Soft Structures
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Worst for earthquakes
Worst: Un-reinforced brick (recognized by levels of brick ends)
Not very good: reinforced bricks (recognized when all bricks show their sides)
Not very good: Retrofitted masonry (recognized by the added bolts)5 out of 6 were damaged during the 2001 Nisqually Quake
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Unreinforced Masonry
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Options
• Retrofit– Anchor masonry to wood– Add Framing
• Still will be risks
• Rebuild– Create a new safer building
• Lose character and feeling of history
• Relocate– Currently located in one of the most dangerous
parts of the city• Lose character and history
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Earthquake
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Because of JoltBe Sure to Bolt
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Scenario
• Fill out your personal assessment
• Earthquake!Flip a coin to determine
– Where are you? (home, or work)– Were the highways knocked out?– Was the port knocked out?– Damaged buildings?:
• Home?• Work?
– Power?– Water?– Communication infrastructure ?
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What will this mean?
• What will your first steps be?
• How will your clients fare?– Will they have access to care givers?– Health?– Activities requiring support?– Do they handle change well?
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Ways to overcome challenges?
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Communication
Out of Area Contact• Use this contact to relay
information with people in the affected area.
Texting – texting can be a great way to communicate in times of disaster.
Email/Internet sometimes works when phones don’t
211—Language Support
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Help foster personal networks and back up care
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When modernity fails,go back
In English Radio: AM 1000
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Calling CardCalling Card
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•Meeting Places•Pre-agreed plans with members of the community to check up and help each other
Realize, sometimes technology will totally fail
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Get through debris
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Life: Stay Healthy
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Stay healthy
Stay Healthy
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No need to: heat, refrigerateor add water
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Biggest Risk in King County
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= 3,970 fires
= $59,850,565.00
= 11 fatalities2007
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2007= 897
= $160,516
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3. Always Reduce Risks
• Hazard Hunt:– Look for fire risks
Watch video made by the city of Bellevue Fire Departmenton how to stop a grease fire: http://tinyurl.com/greasefire
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2007= 479
= $5,299,468
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Early 911 Response Critical!
9-1-1!
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When it is dangerous to evacuate
• Work with the fire department-practice!
• Consider installing fire doors for all room
• Sprinkler system!• Education:
– Cloth at base of door– Work to attract attention
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People over 65 face twice the risk from fire
• Possible Reasons– Unwillingness to make
accommodations to reflect changing life:
• Possible Sensory, cognitive reduction
• Harder to exit quickly, easily
– Smoke detectors need to be replaced every 10 years
• Ways to reduce risks:– Change location of
bedroom to first floor– Move or reduce amount
of furniture: clear path to exit.
– Adaptive smoke detector: flashing, bed vibrator (some fire departments have free detectors)
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Big Risk: Big Storms: Rain
Source: Seattle PI
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Big Storms: Wind
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Big Storm: Snow
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Cold Arctic Blasts
Hot Tropical Weather
Source: Environment Canada
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http://tinyurl.com/seattlemap
Interactive hazardMaps allow you to avoid or mitigate hazards.
Check before you move!
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Do a property Search for your address, then click on “Get Districts Report”
http://www5.metrokc.gov/iMAP/viewer.htm?mapset=hazards
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Keep track of flood risk
•www.weather.gov/seattle•www.rpin.org•(cell phone notification)
•Radio, TV News
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Cell Phone/Email Notifications
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Be prepared for disruption
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Safe ways to keep warm
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Safe ways to see and have light
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No need to: heat, refrigerateor add water
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Stay healthy
Stay Healthy
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AM 1000 TV: 7 Tel: 211
English
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Life: Stay Healthy
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Control Germs
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Disaster Supplies
How to start?
Where to put them?
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Have a Back Up Care Plan
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Not just for humans
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The challenges of care givers are often the greatest when disaster strikes.
Increase you Resources
Work now to reach out to the families of your clients to help them realize that there are ways they can improve their choices in times of disaster
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A word on coping
– Be aware that unusual events cause unusual and intense emotions
– Talk about your feelings– Include comfort items in your
supplies
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Thank you so much!
• Call me to help further– Work with your organization– Free presentations to groups– Answer questions, brainstorm solution
• Carol Dunn– 206-709-4528– [email protected]