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Faith-Based Organization Disaster Initiative. Development Committee Chair Cole County Sheriff Greg White. …a Genesis for Vision Integration. A Major Disaster Occurs…. 8.6 on the New Madrin Fault Catastrophic Hydroelectric Dam Failures Nuclear Plants Scram
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Faith-Based OrganizationDisaster Initiative Development Committee Chair Cole County Sheriff Greg White
A Major Disaster Occurs… • 8.6 on the New Madrin Fault • Catastrophic Hydroelectric Dam Failures • Nuclear Plants Scram • Massive Earthquake and Flood Damage • Long Term Widespread Power Outages • Worse than Katrina from Mid-Missouri to the Gulf Coast …WHAT DO WE DO?!
Program Implementation • Statewide Roll-out • Regional Symposiums • County Integration of Faith-Based Action and Government Response
Faith Community Implementation • Safety Team Development Including All-Hazards Planning • Individual and Family Preparedness • Identification of Faith-Based Social Ministry During a Disaster and Integration with Local Emergency Management
Faith Based Organization Disaster Initiative (FBO) A Guidefor the Faith-Based Organization • Phase 1: Continuity of Operations Introduction • Getting your Safety Team organized • FBO Security Issues – know your membership and other clientele • All-Hazards Plan • Understanding the Continuity of Operation Plan (COOP) • Read and become part of the Local Emergency Operations Plan
Faith Based Organization Disaster Initiative (FBO) A Guidefor the Faith-Based Organization • Phase 2:Preparing the Families and Individuals in your Membership • Ready-in-3: Individual and Family Preparedness (2 weeks on your own) • Ready-In-3 Materials for the FBO • Ready-In-3 and the Pandemic
Faith Based Organization Disaster Initiative (FBO) A Guidefor the Faith-Based Organization • Phase 3: FBO Action integrated with Government Response • Ministries During a Disaster • American Red Cross and the FBO Safety Team • Integrating with the Local Emergency Operations Plan
Missourians rely on Communities of Faith for help; especially during a disaster.Be prepared!
An FBO without a mitigation and recovery plan is not ready to support its membership or community. Read and become part of your Local Emergency Operations Plan!
Vision to Mission Our Faith-Based Organizations are Spiritual Lighthouses and it is within our power to make them Physical Lighthouses as well…let’s give legs to the Vision.
For More Information… Greg White, Cole County Sheriff (573) 634-9160 gwhite@colecounty.org