PAN / PANDA Damage Assessment

1. PAN / PANDA Damage Assessment

2. Damage Assessment • What is it? • Report of injuries, structural damage, & hazards in your area. • Why is it needed? • PANDA Incident Command provides local response • PANDA first-responders are likely to be the only assistance available for the first 1 to 3 days. • Palo Alto EOC needs the “big picture” • Coordinate overall response • Deploy limited professional resources • Request outside assistance & plan recovery • Damage reports are rolled up to the County, State, and FEMA PAN / PANDA Damage Assessment

3. PANDA Mission • Palo Alto Neighborhood Disaster Activities (PANDA) • Response • Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) • Official Fire Dept. volunteers • 20+ hours of training in light medical, search & rescue, fire suppression, etc.. • Report to PANDA Incident Command Post • Dispatched to neighborhoods PAN / PANDA Damage Assessment 3

4. PAN Mission • Palo Alto Neighborhoods (PAN) • Preparation • Community volunteers • 3-4 hours of training from PAN and Police Dept. • “Eyes and Ears” for PANDA in a disaster • Stay in their neighborhoods PAN / PANDA Damage Assessment 4

5. Disaster Response PAN Assess Damage Report Damage Update responding PANDA Teams • PANDA • Incident Command • Consolidate district damage • Coordinate with EOC • Plan local response • PANDA Teams • Respond to Incident • Fire Suppression • Search & Rescue • Triage & First Aid • EOC • Emergency Operations Center • Consolidate overall damage • Plan overall response • Professional responders • Outside assistance • Recovery plan • Mutual Aid requests to / from other Santa Clara county cities • Aid requests to State and Federal authorities PAN / PANDA Damage Assessment

6. PAN Organization Neighborhood Preparedness Coordinator (NPC) Coordinates information to/from neighborhood area. “down-link” = talk to neighborhood “up-link” = talk to Incident Command Post NPC collects and sorts (triages) messages (from BPCs) Block Preparedness Coordinator (BPC) Responsible for 10-35 residences [and businesses] Collects information about the status of their block May use “low tech” comm, such as runners 6 PAN / PANDA Damage Assessment

7. PAN / PANDA Communication Palo Alto City Emergency Operations Center (EOC) ARES/RACES Ham Radio PANDA Incident Command Post (ICP) at Fire Station PANDA Incident Command Post (ICP) at Fire Station MURS Radio PAN Neighborhood Preparedness Coordinators (NPC) PAN Neighborhood Preparedness Coordinators (NPC) FRS/GMRS Radio PANDAnet Ham Radio PANDA Field Teams PANDA Field Teams FRS/GMRS Radio PAN Block Preparedness Coordinators (BPC) PAN Block Preparedness Coordinators (BPC) PAN / PANDA Damage Assessment

8. PAN / PANDA Assessment • Joint effort • PAN BPCs survey their “blocks”. • PANDA teams survey areas not covered by PAN. • PANDA Search & Rescue teams assess damage on-site. PAN / PANDA Damage Assessment

9. Assessment Process • Survey entire assignment (block) ASAP • A more urgent need may be around the corner. • Report Critical Incidents Immediately • Threats to life and safety • Beyond your control • Require outside help Examples: • Spreading fires • Trapped people • Immediate injuries • Gas leaks, downed power lines • Record everything else & report later • Wait for the NPC (PAN) or ICP (PANDA) to ask for non-critical events • OR deliver completed forms to NPC (PAN) or ICP (PANDA) PAN / PANDA Damage Assessment

10. Damage Assessment Form PAN / PANDA Damage Assessment

11. Damage Assessment Form • Same form used by PAN & PANDA to • Record • Communicate • Track • Efficient • Record & move on • Report critical incidents immediately (incidents beyond your control) • Report non-critical incidents later • Communicate info left to right PAN / PANDA Damage Assessment

12. Fires / Hazards • Fires • Burning / Out • Threatening to spread? • Gas Leak • Can you smell gas? • Water Leak • Is the road blocked? • Chemical • Strange smell? / Unusual smoke? • Electrical • Downed power lines? • Is the road blocked? PAN / PANDA Damage Assessment

13. Structural Damage • Light • Broken windows / superficial damage • Fallen / cracked plaster • Minor damage to contents • Moderate • Visible signs of damage but structure still attached to foundation. • Decorative work damaged or fallen. • Major damage to interior contents. • Heavy • Partial or total collapse of structure • Structure no longer attached to foundation • Tilting / Obvious structural instability. • Hazards: Fire / Gas Leaks / Hazardous materials / Rising water • How many? (multi-unit structures) PAN / PANDA Damage Assessment

14. Light Damage Minor Content Damage PAN / PANDA Damage Assessment

15. ModerateDamage Heavy Content Damage PAN / PANDA Damage Assessment

16. ModerateDamage Non-Structural (decorative) work has fallen PAN / PANDA Damage Assessment

17. Heavy Damage Tilting Total Wall Collapse PAN / PANDA Damage Assessment

18. PAN - People • How many? • Trapped • Minor Injuries • Cuts, bruises, sprains • Immediate Aid Needed • Life threatening injuries • Shock, severe blood loss, breathing problems • Describe injuries in Comments column • Dead • Get the Big Picture • Rough numbers are okay PAN / PANDA Damage Assessment

19. PANDA - People • How many? • Trapped • Minor Injuries • Cuts, bruises, sprains • Delayed • Injuries require treatment but not Immediate • Immediate • RPM Criteria • Respiration – breathing faster than 30 breaths per minute. • Pulse – severe bleeding or blanch test (capillary refill) slower than 2 seconds. • Mental status – cannot respond to simple commands • Examples: Shock, severe blood loss, breathing problems • Describe injuries in Comments column • Dead • Get the Big Picture • Rough numbers are okay PAN / PANDA Damage Assessment

20. Other Columns • Roads • Access for emergency equipment? • Assignment Completed • mark column “/” if you report immediately • Comments • Describe injuries and other information to help PANDA plan response. • Use multiple rows on form if necessary PAN / PANDA Damage Assessment