Preparing for the Unexpected

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Preparing for the Unexpected
Disaster Preparedness
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Our Purpose

• To help you be prepared for any type of disaster
• To help you respond to direction from authorities
  and workplace officials

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Take Responsibility

• Learn how to protect yourself by planning ahead
• Even if you have physical limitations, you can
  still protect yourself
• Take responsibility Save Your Life!
• Keep in touch with your neighbors and look out
  for each other.

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Take Responsibility
Knowing What To Do Is Your Best Protection and
Is Your Responsibility!
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What kinds of disasters could happen in our
local area?
Tornado
Flood
Earthquake
Snow/Ice Storm
Man-made Disasters
Industrial Accident
Terrorism
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What are the Most Common Disasters?

• Residential Fires
• Extended power outages during cold weather
  

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Preparing for Disaster

• Creating a Personal Disaster Plan
• Practicing and Maintaining Your Plan
• Getting the Training You Need

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Creating a Personal Disaster Plan

• Plan Your Actions
• Establish a communication plan
• Establish a meeting place
• Assemble a disaster supplies kit
• Get Information

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Creating a Personal Disaster Plan

• Plan Your Actions
• Establish a communication plan
• Establish a meeting place
• Assemble a disaster supplies kit
• Get Information

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Plan Your Actions(Disaster Checklist)

• Plan and practice the best escape routes from
  your home
• Find the safe spots in your home for each type of
  emergency
• Have a plan to signal the need for help
• Post emergency phone numbers near your phone

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Plan Your Actions(Disaster Checklist)

• Arrange for someone to check on you in the event
  of a disaster
• Be aware of others in your neighborhood who may
  need special help
• Plan what to do with you pets if you are
  evacuated

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Plan Your Actions(Disaster Checklist)

• Plan your response to each type of emergency if
• You are directed to shelter in place
• You are directed to evacuate to a Red Cross
  shelter

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Creating a Personal Disaster Plan

• Plan Your Actions
• Establish a communication plan
• Establish a meeting place
• Assemble a disaster supplies kit
• Get Information

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Establish a Communication Plan

• Choose a contact person for your family
• Make sure all family members have correct contact
  information
• Phone numbers
• E-mail addresses

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Creating a Personal Disaster Plan

• Plan Your Actions
• Establish a communication plan
• Establish a meeting place
• Assemble a disaster supplies kit
• Get Information

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Establish a Meeting Place

• Outside your home in case of house fire
• Away from your home in case of evacuation

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Creating a Personal Disaster Plan

• Plan Your Actions
• Establish a communication plan
• Establish a meeting place
• Assemble a disaster supplies kit
• Get Information

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Assemble a Disaster Supplies Kit
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Assemble a Disaster Supplies Kit(Emergency
Supplies for Three Days)

• Battery powered radio with extra batteries
• Flashlight with extra batteries
• Non-perishable food and water (one gal. per
  person per day) for three days
• One change of clothes and a blanket or sleeping
  bag for each person
• Sanitation supplies

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Assemble a Disaster Supplies Kit(Emergency
Supplies for Three Days)

• First aid kit, including family extra family
  prescription medications
• Medical insurance and Medicare cards
• Extra eye glasses, hearing aid batteries, etc
• An extra set of car and house keys, a credit
  card, some cash or travelers checks.
• Special needs equipment (wheelchair, oxygen,
  etc)

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Assemble a Disaster Supplies Kit(Emergency
Supplies for Three Days)

• Store in Easy to Carry Containers
• - Duffels
• - Backpacks
• - Covered trash containers
• Label and put tags on everything
• Refresh supplies every six months

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Creating a Personal Disaster Plan

• Plan Your Actions
• Establish a communication plan
• Establish a meeting place
• Assemble a disaster supplies kit
• Get Information

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Disaster Plans at Childrens or Grandchildrens
Schools?

• Know the schools plan
• Keep contact information current
• Know authorizations required to release a child

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Why is it important to tune in to local news
stations during a disaster?
Because its Local!!
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Practice/Maintain Your Plan

• Review and Update Information and Plan Every Six
  Months
• Refresh/Re-supply Disaster Supplies Kit
• Family Meeting Review and Practice Run

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If Disaster Strikes...

• Implement Your Plan
• Follow Advise of Local Officials
• Shelter in Place
• Evacuation

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If Disaster Strikes...

• Use flashlight or light stickavoid matches,
  candles and electrical switches
• Confine or secure your pets
• Do not turn off utilities unless
• Local officials have told you to do so
• You suspect a gas leak

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If Directed to Shelter in Place
Stay Put Get your disaster supplies kit Move to
an interior room that has few or no windows
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Shelter in Place

• Close and lock all windows and doors
• Turn off all fans and air conditioning systems
• Close the fireplace damper

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Shelter in Place
Seal all cracks around doors and vents
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Shelter in Place
Listen to local radio or television
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If Directed to Evacuate

• Follow local emergency instructions
• Wear appropriate clothing
• Take your disaster supplies kit
• Lock your home
• Use approved travel routes

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Evacuation

• Follow your disaster plan for your pet

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If You Have Time...

• Call your family contact person
• Only if instructed to, shut off
• Water
• Electricity
• Gas

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A SPECIAL WORD ABOUT FIRES - -

• In Case of Fire
• Remain Calm.
• Do not try to fight the fire! Leave the
  building immediately. Call for help from a
  neighbors phone.
• Drop to the floor and crawl.
• Feel any door before opening. If hot,
  dont.
• If your clothes catch fire, drop to the
  floor and roll to suffocate the fire.
• Never, never re-enter a burning building!

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What About Caring for Injuries?
Follow the Emergency Action Steps
CHECK ? CALL ? CARE
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Check - -

• Check the scene to make sure it is safe to
  approach
• Check the victim for consciousness and
  life-threatening conditions

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Call - -

• 911
• Local Fire, Police, EMS, Hospital
• Shout for Help

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CALL 9-1-1 for

• Unconsciousness
• Trouble breathing
• Not breathing
• No signs of circulation
• Persistent chest pain
• Severe bleeding that does not stop
• Deep burn on the face and neck

• Severe burns anywhere on the body
• Seizures
• Shock
• Injury to the head
• Vomiting blood
• Possible broken bone

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Care for the Victim
Use First Aid/CPR Training to Care for
Victim Havent had the training. Why not?
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Are You Ready!
American Red Cross www.redcross.org Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention www.cdc.gov Feder
al Emergency Management Agency
www.fema.gov
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For More Information
Knoxville Area Chapter 865-584-2999
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