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Disaster Preparedness & CERT

Disaster Preparedness & CERT. Sean Wyman, MSMS, OMSI Rialto CERT Team Member. Lecture Objectives. Understand the disasters inherent to Southern California. Discuss preparedness strategies for families. Understand resources available for further training in disaster preparedness. Disasters.

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Disaster Preparedness & CERT

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  1. Disaster Preparedness & CERT Sean Wyman, MSMS, OMSI Rialto CERT Team Member

  2. Lecture Objectives • Understand the disasters inherent to Southern California. • Discuss preparedness strategies for families. • Understand resources available for further training in disaster preparedness.

  3. Disasters • Southern California is unique. • LA, San Bernardino and surrounding counties are in “Desert Regions.” • Several fault lines permeate SoCal. • San Andreas Fault (Major) • San Jacinto, Puente Hills, Elsinore Fault zones. • At risk for: • Fires • Earthquakes • Other…

  4. Earthquakes • Northridge, California 1994 • 6.7 Magnitude • Baja, California, 2010 • 7.2 Magnitude • Eureka, California, 2014 • 6.9 Magnitude

  5. Fires • Cedar Fire, 2003 • 280K acres burned • 15 deaths • Station Fire, 2009 • 160K acres burned • 2014… • Driest in 500 years • Increases risk of fires

  6. Preparedness… What is it?

  7. What TV Wants You to Think

  8. What it really is… • Having a plan. • Having supplies. • Having the training. • Taking control of the situation. • Preparing for long term.

  9. The Plan… • Have an out of state contact. • Have an escape plan from your house. • Practice it. • Find your gas, power and water shut off valves • Have a “Bug out bag.” • Include a first aid kit, medications, food and water. • Cell Phone Alerts • PRACTICE! Practice makes perfect!

  10. The Supplies… • Water, 1 gallon/per person/day • Food, 3 days of non-perishable • Flashlight • First aid kit • Wrench or shut-off valve tool • Cell phone w/charger • Medications • Toiletries (moist towelettes, plastic garbage bag and ties) • Radio • Non-essential • Something for comfort • Water purification

  11. The “Bug-Out Bag”

  12. The Training… • Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) • Doing the most good for the most amount of people. • 18 – 24 hour program. • Prepares you for various disaster • Cultivates leadership and disaster preparedness skills. For more information: http://www.fema.gov/community-emergency-response-teams Specific for LA County: http://www.cert-la.com

  13. Taking Control… • Appoint a leader. • Impromptu Practice regularly. • Remind family of rendezvous point. • Implement plan. • Be prepared.

  14. Preparing for Long Term and Surprises… • Preparedness isn’t limited to the home. • Vehicle preparedness • First aid kid, food, water, medications, “Bug-out Bag,” jumper cables and maps. • Work Preparedness • Starting to become more common: Business Emergency Response Team Training. • If it doesn’t exist at your work, apply CERT training to your place of employment

  15. Things to prepare for/Preparedness Pearls • Earthquakes and fires can detrimentally affect road ways—plan for this and have alternate routes to get home. • Rotate out medications in preparedness bags. • Doses change, medications expire, make sure to modify as necessary. • Personalize your gear. • Every person and family is different, make sure you have things pertinent to you and your family to make a disaster the most “reasonable.”

  16. Resources • Community Emergency Response Team (CERT): • http://www.cert-la.gov • Ready: • http://www.ready.gov • LA County Emergency Preparedness and Response Program: • http://publichealth.lacounty.gov/eprp/ • FEMA IS-909: Community Preparedness: • http://training.fema.gov/EMIWeb/IS/courseOverview.aspx?code=is-909

  17. Questions ?

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