...Emergency Preparedness Planning Guidelines Version 3, October 2006 Table of Content Foreword 4 Part 1 - Introduction to Emergency Preparedness Planning 5 CARE Approach to Emergency Preparedness 5 Measurement of Preparedness 6 Emergency Preparedness and Contingency Planning 6 Emergency Preparedness Planning Steps 8 Writing and Distributing the Plan 8 Monitoring and Updating the Plan 8 Part II – The Written Plan 10 Executive Summary 10 1. Formation of Emergency Response Team 10 2. Information Collection 11 3. Country Office Capacity Inventory 12 3.1. Country Office Organization Chart 13 3.2. Country Office Human Resources 13 3.3. Country Office Physical Resources 13 3.4. Country Office Key Staff Contact Information 13 3.5. RMU, CARE Lead Member, and CARE International Key Contacts 13 3.6. In Country Coordination Mechanisms and Contacts 13 4. Risk Analysis 13 5. Scenario Development 15 5.1. Scenario 1 16 5.1.1. Scenario Description 16 5.1.2. Impact Analysis 16 5.1.3. Identification of Risk Reduction Measures 17 5.1.4. CARE Prevention and Mitigation Measures 19 5.1.5. CARE Response Strategy 19 5.1.5.1. Criteria for Engagement 20 5.1.5.2. Partnership Analysis 20 5.1.5.3. Geographical Focus 21 5.1.5.4. Objectives of CARE Interventions 21 5.1.5.5. Trigger Indicators 21 5.1.5.6. Key Interventions/Actions 22 5.1.5.7. Entry and Exit/Transition Strategy 24 5.1.6. Local Considerations 24 ...
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...removed to a more stable, secure, and warm environment. “local emergency managers must consider the needs of certain "vulnerable groups" - people within the community who are especially susceptible to hazards (Morrow 1999). The Memory Center is facing extreme weather conditions due to a rainstorm that knocked out the cities power, and the failure of its generator. There are 95 elderly men and women living in the center who are feeling the effects of the temperature dropping. The emergency manager has many decisions to make while ensuring the safety of the Memory Center residents. Each level of the Incident Command System (ICS) must be alerted. Some of their tasks will be covered below to show what their responsibilities are. A brief description of ICS The Incident Command System is a system for controlling all of the necessary components of incident management in a well-organized and efficient way. The primary purpose is to allow resources, such as equipment, personnel, and communications, across multiple agency jurisdictions with one organizational structure. ICS is product of the National Incident Management System, which falls under the jurisdiction of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security via the Federal Emergency Management Administration. Despite being federal in origin, it works in any community, from the smallest village to the largest geographic area. It is appropriate for any type of emergency,...
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...July 7, 2012 Emergency Preparedness and response WEEK 3 assignment questions Individual Community Emergency Preparedness and Response Paper | Access The Neighborhood website using the link on the student website.Read all of the community resources and character scenarios in Episode 5 of Season 2.Click Season 2 from the Season menu at the top of the course home page.Click Episode 5 from the Episode menu.Click on Neighborhood News under the Neighborhood Information menu and read the articles for this episode.Continue by reading the scenarios in all of the Health Care Settings and the Households. Write a 1,750- to 2,100-word paper about community emergency preparedness and response. Include the following in the paper: Summarize the events which took place during Episode 5. Focus on the following areas of the Neighborhood:HospitalSenior centerSchoolBley householdExamine the actions of health care workers in response to the health concerns of key characters within this episode.What was the role did the public health care teams in the Neighborhood play in their emergency preparedness?Which nurses initially responded to the emergency? What were their roles? What other types of nurses should monitor the effects of this emergency on community health?Identify other types of public health agencies (local, state, and national) that could have participated in the response to this type of emergency. How could they have assisted with the Neighborhood hospital’s situation? * Identify...
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...the International Monetary Fund's Role in Disaster Relief Thomas Hamblin Southern New Hampshire University Abstract The devastation caused by natural and technological disasters is measured not only by the numbers of people killed or the severity of the damages to property and critical infrastructure, but also by the economic and financial losses incurred by the citizens and the governments of affected countries. In times of crisis, it is imperative that affected countries are given assistance in an expeditious and efficient manner. Along with its sister organization the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) provides emergency assistance to help countries with "urgent balance of payments financing needs in the wake of natural disasters or armed conflict" (International Monetary Fund Factsheet, 2011, p.1). This emergency financial assistance is designed to be distributed rapidly to aid countries who may potentially exhaust their monetary reserves in the aftermath of a natural or technological disaster. This paper will examine why it is important for financial institutions like the IMF and the World Bank to be involved in disaster management. In addition, some of the ways which these financial institutions distribute aid to countries affected by disaster will also be identified. Keywords: World Bank, International Monetary Fund (IMF), disaster management. The World Bank and the International Monetary Fund's Role in Disaster Relief The IMF and its...
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...from Abuja in Nigeria to Warri,my town and for the first time my seat was just right at the emergency exit and I remenber as the hostess began to give instructions in case of any troubles what we needed to do,cold ran through my body with fear,just as she said,"in the case of a crash landing” someone else said “I reject it in Jesus name,we don’t need it” good prayer,but it was serious for me because I knew I had the responsibility with me to do something,in the case of any trobles,but thank God we landed safe. An emergency exit in a structure is a special exit for emergencies such as a fire: the combined use of regular and special exits allows for faster evacuation, while it also provides an alternative if the route to the regular exit is blocked by fire, etc.It is usually a strategically located (e.g. in a stairwell, hallway, or other likely place) outward opening door with a crash bar on it and with exit signs leading to it. Emergency exit is vital for safety in the event of a fire outbreak and for easy evacuation of people out of the building. This is not a show of fear but wisdom,there are people who believe that when you as a child of God put such things in your building you are only attracting what you are trying to avoid,I would like to help such people think in the right direction. We say in my country “Prevention is better than cure” it is wisdom to have an emergency exit in your house,its for your safety and the safety of those in your household,not just exits...
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...Crystal Behr Chapter 12 Emergency Preparedness part x Medical Reserve Corps In the event of a public health emergency, Medical Reserve Corps volunteers provide surge capacity for existing emergency services in Broome, Chenango and Tioga Counties. The unit is an essential aspect of Broome County's planned response to Public Health Emergencies and new volunteers are always welcomed! Be BC Ready Be BC Ready is a program developed and presented by local government and human services organizations and is designed to provide the residents of Broome County with information on how to prepare for emergencies from natural disasters to an influenza pandemic. 2008 is the program's inaugural year and representatives from the Southern Tier Chapter of the American Red Cross, the Broome County Office of Emergency Services, the Broome County Health Department, and the Broome County Community Organizations Active in Disasters (COAD) will be providing presentations about our community's emergency response plans and resources and how you can become prepared Be Red Cross Ready Checklist I know what emergencies or disasters are most likely to occur in my community. I have a family disaster plan and have practiced it. I have an emergency preparedness kit. At least one member of my household is trained in first aid and CPR/AED. I have taken action to help my community prepare. The Town of Union CERT course It is a 24 hour course, delivered one evening per week over a 7 week period...
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...Disaster are the primary root of morbidity and mortality. Natural or manmade disasters that occurred in the past decay such as hurricane Katrina, terrorist attacks of September 11th of 2001, made everyone aware that disaster can happen anytime, anywhere and with out any warning. So many people have been affected, by losing their homes, family member, employment ,income, physical and mental health. Often time people feel powerless and depend on their community or government to assure their safety. As an individual, community, or government, we need to be prepared for an emergency disaster. And what makes the big difference is the degree of preparedness. The preparedness should be towards planning, educating and training the emergency mangers personnel and public. The level of disaster prevention management consist of three phase, prevention/primary, response/secondary and recovery/tertiary. In the primary phase the goal is to reduce the likelihood of diseases, injures, disabilities, and death causing by a disaster. The prevention should be towards identifying risk factor within the community and developing and planning a programs to prevent disasters from happening. The measures that should be include in this phase are educating, individual, family and community in regard to what action to take to prepare for disasters. The active surveillance of hurricanes in the U.S. is a type of primary prevention. Their strategy is to organize a plan to reduce the disaster's impact...
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...Emergency Preparedness The world has encountered multiple disasters throughout the past decade. The devastation from tsunamis, mudslides, hurricanes, tornadoes, flooding, wildfires, super storms, and terroristic attacks impacts the lives of millions, and the affects will be felt for generations. A "disaster is an event that causes a level of destruction, death, or injury that affects the abilities of the community to respond to the incident using available resources" (Nies & McEwen, 2011, p. 562). The state of Texas has experienced severe drought conditions for several years. Severe drought conditions place Texas at high risk for wildfires and flooding. In 2011 Texas experienced the most devastating wildfire season the state has seen in years. The worst wildfire in the state's history "broke out in Bastrop County on Sept. 4, a hot, dry, windy Sunday afternoon. Before firefighters got it contained, the Bastrop County Complex Fire covered some 34,000 acres, claimed two lives and destroyed more than 1,600 homes" (Fountain & Nottingham, 2011, n.p.). Extreme drought conditions placed professional and volunteer firefighters on high alert; as red flag warnings posted, and threats of dangerous fire conditions continued. On Sunday, September 4, around 14:15 in the afternoon, Bastrop County dispatch received a call about a brush fire near U.S. 290 and Texas 21, in the Circle D neighborhood, sparked by what appeared to be a downed power line. By the time Bastrop County...
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...Central Florida is a vulnerable geographic location and is susceptible to emergency events such as hurricanes, wildfires, and threats to homeland security. Since hurricane begins June 1st and goes through November 30th, I have updated my standard operating procedure for the safety of my family. The purpose is to provide guidance and procedures regarding Hurricane preparations activities. Preparation and communication is key for the safety of my family. Important documents such as birth certificates, licenses, immunization records and pictures will be as follows: • Scanned and stored in Google Drive • Copies of originals stored in lock box • Back also stored on a USB drive All important data have already been scanned and stored in Google drive, with copies of originals stored safely in a lock box, additional safety precaution of other documents have been stored in an USB drive for easy access and is stored in my wallet. It is my responsibility to ensure that copies of program software are available to enable re-installation on replacement equipment. Prioritize hardware and software restoration. Precautions have been taken to prevent important paper documents for any natural and or man-made destruction. Our disaster recovery box will contain the following items that will be necessary for the next seventy-two hours: All these items are a part of the recovery box will be stored in our garage for the time being. • Three flashlight, two portable battery-operated radio and...
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... COMPREHENSIVE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PLAN ____________________________________________________ 1. PURPOSE: To provide resources for the continuation of patient care during a variety of emergencies that may disrupt operations at the W. G. (Bill) Hefner VA Medical Center, Salisbury, NC, the Winston-Salem OPC, the Charlotte CBOC and all other associated clinics. The plan describes how the medical center will establish and maintain a program to ensure effective response to disasters or emergencies affecting the environment of care. The plan addresses four phases of emergency management activities: mitigation, preparedness, response and recovery. 2. MISSION: To improve the health of the served veteran population by providing primary care, specialty care, extended care and related social support services through an integrated healthcare delivery system. Consistent with this mission, the Executive Committee for the Governing Body (ECGB), Integrated Risk Management Committee and the Environment of Care Committee have been established to provide ongoing support for the Emergency Management Program. 3. FUNDAMENTALS: a. This plan addresses the four phases of emergency management activities: mitigation, preparedness, response and recovery. In each of these four phases the following is addressed: • Mitigation: These activities lessen the severity and impact of a potential emergency. Mitigation begins by identifying potential emergencies (as indicated in our...
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...minorities, both linguistic as well as religious. Moreover, the given rights are not absolute but subject to certain reasonable restrictions. For example, the right to freedom of speech and expression can be restricted on grounds of public order, morality or decency and national security. The fundamental rights can be suspended during national emergency (act 352), only exception being right to life. Having discussed the basic features of these fundamental rights, one can find that these rights have classified under six heads in a logical manner depending upon their scope and nature. * Right to equality (art 14-18) * Right to freedom (arts 19-22) * Right against exploitation (art 23-24) * Right to freedom of religion (art 25-28) * Cultural and educational rights (art 29-30) * Right to constitutional remedies (art 32) In 1978, right to property mentioned in art 31 was repealed by the 44th amendment act as it was found contrary to other fundamental rights particularly the right to equality. It, however, has been reallocated to Art 300a of part xii as a legal right now. History Of Emergency Provision- Emergency powers, even if parcelled out incrementally, have corrosive consequences. Indeed, incremental measures attract less attention...
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...Collection 3 2.2 Profile of Sample 3 2.3 The Questionnaire 4 2.4 Limitations 4 3. Results 5 3.1 NUS Students’ Awareness of Emergencies on Campus 5 3.2 NUS Students’ Readiness for Emergencies on Campus 5 3.3 Percentage of Right Answers Between Males and Females 8 3.4 Percentage of Right Answers Among Four Nationalities 8 3.5 Percentage of Right Answers Among Five Faculties 9 3.6 Students’ Attitudes towards Emergencies on Campus 11 4. Discussion 14 4.1 Comparison between Males and Females 14 4.2 Comparison among Four Nationalities 15 4.3 Comparison Between Five Faculties 17 4.4 Comparison among Three Types of Emergencies 18 5. Conclusions 19 6. Recommendations 21 References 23 Appendix 25 Questionnaire 25 1. Introduction 1.1 Background The possibility of emergencies occurring on campuses is an issue that campus authorities worldwide are aware of and for which definite procedures have in most cases been put in place. Campus emergencies include sudden illnesses, accidents and natural disasters. In recent years, such unexpected problems have happened again and again. On January 21st 2007, Chai Ming Hui, a final-year student in University Malaysia Sarawak, was struck by lightning when she was answering a phone call. On November 13th 2010, a 99-year-old building in Tsinghua University caught fire and the emergency caused a panic among students and staff. Much more recently, on April 13th 2011, Michele Dufault, an outstanding undergraduate in Yale...
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...Emergency services at scene http://www.orsgroup.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/emergency-services-banner.jpg Some examples of these are the use of the voluntary sector not just being regarded, but also being given a role to play in emergencies, statutory or not with regard being given to the original reason they are not currently included. There could amendments made to identify “safe supporting roles” in which to use willing civilian bystanders providing extra manpower and releasing pressure in the response ( Dynes 1994, Drabek 1986). Emergency planning in the UK: a unique perspective. Part A) Nature of Emergencies Joshua ST.Lyon 1370 Words The 1953 floods are an early example of a response under the Civil Defence Act (1948). The response for this event was not effectively backed by the Civil Defence Act (1948) which did not provide many statutory responsibilities. The local authorities could only carry out normal peacetime activities, not those associated with a state of emergency (Grieve 1959). The response from the services for this event was chaotic as work carried out was not done with thought as to whose function it was. The agencies were overwhelmed by the scale of the incident and the remoteness of the locations cut off by flooding (Delderfield and Carnegie 1969, Grieve 1959). The nature of this incident and similar ones of the day was very much one of miscommunication or lack thereof, an underprepared and equipped set of emergency services and a reliance...
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...P1 According to the Civil Contingencies Act (CCA, 2004), an emergency incident is when an event or situation which threatens serious damage to human welfare, and event or situation which threatens serious damage to the environment and war or terrorism which threatens serious damage to security. In the Ambulance Service, incidents are graded as Category A Priority which is when an incident is considered to be immediately life-threatening, Category B which is when an incident is serious but is not life-threatening immediately and Category C which is when an incident is deemed neither serious nor life-threatening. Inter-agency approaches and agreements are made so that category 1 responders (the emergency services) are legally bound to cooperate in an emergency with category 2 responders (utilities, transport, governments and health sectors). Inter-agency approaches and agreements are established at a local resilience forum which would be located within the boundaries of the police areas. The emergency services are required to attend every six months where they would cooperate in preparing for and how to respond to emergencies. The majority of emergency service call centres staff work within the control room of one of the emergency services and deal with the calls from the public about emergency and non-emergency calls. Through careful listening and effect questioning, they can identify the needs of the caller and assess the urgency of the call. Incident managers are responsible...
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...systems in emergency response system and how the individual would use it. In emergency response management the basic network involves receiving information and then the mobilization of the necessary emergency services and first responders to the disaster area. This is should include a first wave of core emergency services, such as firefighters, police and ambulance crews, but the size of the emergency determines the amount of resources allocated to any disaster. In receiving information there needs to be a way to provide and obtain accurate and timely information about the event and keep communication open and flowing with all the responders. It should have a way for key people to communicate and keep everyone updated by graphics, voice or video system. This could be done through a mix of broadband wireless access and sensor networks. Offering a WiMAX based system would allow “easy implementation, full user mobility, secure and reliable communications, easy interconnection with heterogeneous networks, and high transport capacity.” [Tarchi] Sensor networks are designed to collect and process data and then transmit such relevant information to the end users in a distributed way. This is because the amount of information gathered by sensor networks is vastly and would need to be processed before being readable, much less interpreted by an operator. This system would have to in some way be able to differentiate between main key people and then others. A well-rehearsed emergency plan...
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