Disaster Preparedness Lisa Katzki Home and Workplace Preparedness

Unit 1- Disaster Prep Spring 2018

CERT Basic Training Unit 1

Home and Workplace Preparedness Preparing for a Disaster

● Know and reduce when possible local hazards ● Know alerts, warning systems, evacuation routes, and sheltering plans ● Disaster preparedness for you and family

Develop a Disaster Plan Escape Planning

● Where will you meet ● What route (and several ● Consider needs of family members? alternates) will you use to children and individuals ● Who is your out-of-State evacuate your “check-in” contact? neighborhood? with disabilities ● Will you have an ● Do you have ● Inform all family extended stay? Shelter in transportation? place? Evacuate? ● Did you practice your members or office ● How will you escape your plan? coworkers of the plan home? Workplace? ● Run practice escape School? Place of worship? drills

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Fortifying Your Home Sample Structural Hazard Mitigation

● Different non- ● Bolt older houses to their structural hazards to foundations ● Strap propane tanks and fortify against: chimneys § Home fires ● Raise utilities above flood § Landslides or risk level mudslides ● Strap mobile homes to their § Wildfires slabs ● Ask a professional to check foundation, roof connectors, chimney, etc. ● Build a “safe room”

Nonstructural Hazard Mitigation Hazards From Home Fixtures

● Anchor heavy furniture ● Gas line ruptures from displaced Rule of thumb: tall+fall=strap it down water heaters or ranges ● Secure appliances and ● Damage from falling books, dishes, office equipment and other cabinet contents ● Secure cabinet doors with childproof fasteners ● Electric shock from displaced ● Locate and label gas, appliances electricity, and water ● Fire from faulty wiring, overloaded shutoffs plugs, or frayed electric cords ● Secure water heaters and have flexible gas lines installed

Earthquake Preparedness Earthquake Preparedness

● Store heavy and breakable ● Move or secure hanging objects on low shelves objects over beds, sofas, or chairs ● Secure bookshelves and water heaters ● Keep shoes and a flashlight under the bed ● Move beds away from windows

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During an Earthquake Protective Actions

● Duck, cover, and hold ● Assess situation ● If indoors, stay there! ● Stay or change locations ● If outdoors, find a spot away from buildings, trees, streetlights, power lines and overpasses § Critical early decision in disasters ● If in a vehicle, drive to a clear spot and stop ● Seek clean air ● Signal if trapped ● Remove contaminants ● Practice good hygiene

After an Earthquake Bay Area CWS Alerts

● Extinguish small fires ● Sign up for cell phone alerts at ● Clean up spills ● Contra Costa County CWS – cwsalerts.com ● Inspect home for damage ● Help neighbors ● Nixle – www.nixle.com ● Tune to Emergency Alert System (EAS) ● See alerts online at cwsalerts.com KCBS, KABC and KGO plus others ● Also called Bay Area Community ● Sign up for email alerts at Nextdoor.com Warning System (CWS) Notification ● WCPD and other government entities post Media notices to Nextdoor ● Expect aftershocks

Bay Area CWS Notification Media Sheltering

Television Radio Stations ● Shelter in place: sealing ● Mass care or KCRT Television KCBS AM 740 Channel 4 (NBC) KATD AM 990 a room community shelter Channel 5 (CBS) KFRC AM 610 § Identify internal room § Take 3-day disaster Channel 9 (PBS) KEAR FM 106.9 § Stay for several hours kits Contra Costa Television (CCTV) KOIT FM 96.5 § Shelters provide KFRC FM 99.7 § Store supplies KQED FM 88.5 ● Shelter for extended most supplies KSTN FM 107.3 stay KROW FM 104.1 KYCY FM 93.3 § Stay for several days or KZWC FM 88.1 up to 2 weeks Shadow News Services § Store emergency supplies Metro News Service

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Earthquake Preparedness Earthquake Preparedness

Emergency Supplies Let’s Talk About Supplies

CAR KITS HOME KITS

PET KITS OFFICE/ WORKPLACE KITS

Food and Water Food and Water

Choose foods that: ● Inspect your food cache every 3 months ● You like ● Use a marking pen to write your food’s expiration date ● Store in a cool, dark, dry place ● Require little or no cooking or Remember food for water for prep your pets, utensils ● Store food in airtight or tightly sealed plastic or metal containers ● Require no refrigeration and a manual can ● Have a way to cook your food ● Do not increase thirst (e.g. low opener! salt) ● Meet the needs of infants, diabetics or others with special needs

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Food and Water Water

● Minimum one gallon per person or pet per day for ● A person can survive weeks without up to 14 days for consumption food but only a few days without water ● Use food grade plastic containers, do not use used milk containers ● Observe the expiration date for store-bought water I’m having a small ● Replace other stored water every six months water crisis here! ● Store in a cool and dark place ● Use marking pen to mark expiration date ● Be prepared to disinfect additional water

Supplies Where do we get supplies?

● First Aid/Medication ● Hardware stores ● Grocery stores ● Communication and Lighting ● Camping stores ● Warmth, Shelter and Clothing ● Emergency Preparedness stores ● Your instructor may have a list of local sources ● Tools

● Sanitation

● Special needs

Exercise Unit Summary

● You should now be able to: § Identify roles and responsibilities for community preparedness Are YOU Ready? § Describe types of hazards that affect community, people, health, and infrastructure Olympics § Undertake personal and organizational preparedness actions § Describe functions of CERTs