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Alta California Regional Center

Alta California Regional Center. The Consumer Disaster Preparedness Committee presents . . . (revised 4/21/06) Ready – Set – Go! With David Lopez and David Rydquist. Welcome to ACRC Disaster Planning and Preparation Training. KNOWLEDGE IS POWER It helps us help ourselves

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Alta California Regional Center

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  1. Alta California Regional Center The Consumer Disaster Preparedness Committee presents . . . (revised 4/21/06) Ready – Set – Go! With David Lopez and David Rydquist

  2. Welcome to ACRC Disaster Planning and Preparation Training • KNOWLEDGE IS POWER • It helps us help ourselves • It helps us help others • It makes us feel safer

  3. ACRC DISASTER PLANNING AND PREPARATION TRAINING • Knowing what to do can help you be safe • You have choices to make • Choose to learn about being prepared • Choose to gather supplies • Choose to ask questions • Choose to take action • Choose to talk about being prepared

  4. Benefits of Being Prepared • Helps us to not be afraid • Helps us think clearer • Helps others around us • to survive • Helps you to survive!

  5. Presentation Goals • Identifying Hazards • Floods • Earthquakes • Fires • Severe Weather Earthquake

  6. Presentation Goals - I • Make a Disaster Plan • Disaster Supplies Kit • Shelter in Place

  7. Presentation Goals - II • Evacuation • Flu Pandemic • Guidebook

  8. Floods • Lack of Understanding • Common Hazards • Different Types of Floods • Overland Floods & Flashfloods

  9. Beware Flash Floods • Develop Quickly • Little or No Warning • Deeper Than You Think

  10. Flood Caution • Climb to Higher Ground • Don’t Walk or Drive Through • Watch Children and Pets

  11. Earthquakes • Find Cover • Stay Clear • Be Calm • If Inside • If Outside • If in a car or bus • Wheelchair

  12. Your Disaster Plan - I • Escape Routes • Communications • Utility Shut-off & Safety • Insurance & Vital Records

  13. Your Disaster Plan - II • Special Needs • Caring for Animals • Safety Skills

  14. My Personal Communication Plan

  15. Utilities Shut-Off - Natural Gas - • Fire Hazard • Shut-Off • Smell Gas • Who could help? • Friend • Parent • Support Person

  16. Utilities Shut-Off- Water - • Disaster Resource • Shut-Off Valve • Label • Who could help? • Friend • Parent • Support person

  17. Utility Shut-Off- Electricity- • Electrical Sparks • Electricity Circuit Box • Learn • For Your Safety • Who could help with this? • Friend • Landlord • Support Person

  18. Disaster Plan: Insurance, Records & ID • Identification • Possessions • Documents • Health Card

  19. Disaster Plan: Insurance, Records & ID • List of meds • Meds ready-to-go • List Phone Numbers • Money

  20. Disaster Plan: Special NeedsandAccommodations - I • Register Special Needs • Support Persons • Discuss with Employer

  21. Disaster Plan: Special NeedsandAccommodations - II • Apartment Building • Specialized Items • Medications • List Medical Devices

  22. Family Disaster Plan: Caring for Animals- I • Identifying Shelter • Veterinarian Records • Local Hotels/Motels

  23. Family Disaster Plan: Caring for Animals- II • Pet Rescue • Evacuation Notice • Notice in Window

  24. Family Disaster Plan: - Caring for Animals- III • Pet Supplies • Proper Identification • Pet Carrier and Leash • Emergency Shelters

  25. Family Disaster Plan: Safety Skills & Kits • First Dial 9-1-1 • First Aid & CPR • Fire Extinguisher

  26. Disaster Supplies Kit • Survive on Own • Basic Services Cut • Collect Basic Items • Home and Work • Comfortable Shoes (Work)

  27. Basic Disaster Supplies Kit: Water • One Gallon Daily • Vary Individually • Weather • Bottle Water

  28. Basic Disaster Supplies Kit: Food • Non-Thirsty Foods/Special Dietary Needs • Canned Foods and Dry Mixes

  29. Basic Disaster Supplies Kit - I • Three-day supply of non-perishable food • Three-day supply of water • Portable, battery-powered radio or television and extra batteries • Flashlight and extra batteries • First-aid kit and manual • Sanitation and hygiene items • Matches and waterproof container • Whistle • (continued)

  30. Basic Disaster Supplies Kit - II • Extra Clothing • Kitchen accessories and cooking utensils, including a can opener • Cash and Coins • Special needs items, such as prescription medications, eyeglasses, contact lens solutions, and hearing aid batteries • Items for infants, such as formula, diapers, bottles, and pacifiers • Other items to meet your unique family needs • Clothing/bedding supplies

  31. Go Kit • Evacuation Kit • No Water/Food • Included Items

  32. Shelter In PlaceWhat does this mean? • Keep your pets indoors • Close the doors • Shut off Heating & Air Conditioning

  33. Shelter In PlaceWhat does this mean? • Keep Disaster Supplies Kit handy • Turn on the Radio and Television • Stay inside your home • Close the windows

  34. Evacuation! • It’s Time to Leave • Hot Topic- Don’t Panic • Take Seriously • Big Difference Home Evacuation Plan Highway Evacuation Route Work /school Evacuation Plan

  35. Evacuation Notification • Law Enforcement • Air Operations • Patrol Vehicles • Door to Door • Reverse 9-1-1 • Where would you go?

  36. Warning Systems • Emergency Alert System (EAS) • Listen to a Radio • KFBK 1530AM • KXJZ 88.9FM • KSTE 650AM • Local law and fire agencies • Either Can Provide Emergency Alerts on a Battery Operated Radio Kept in Emergency Kit(s).

  37. Advised to Evacuate • Specific Location • “Go Kit” • Your Support Person • Pets • Utilities • Valuables • Secure House • Travel Routes • Power Lines

  38. Pandemic & Avian Influenza (use Universal Health Precautions) • Spread of Influenza • Contaminated Surfaces • Surgical Mask • Discard Tissues • Stay at Home

  39. Pandemic & Avian Influenza • Quarantine • Isolation • County Health Officer • Assisting ill Neighbors

  40. Pandemic & Avian Influenza • Monitoring Avian Influenza • Education • Wash Your Hands • Cover Coughs • Personal Space • Shaking Hands

  41. Summary Pandemic & Avian Influenza • Presently No Pandemic . . . Don’t PANIC! • Maybe Bird Flu • Seasonal Flu • West Nile Virus • Good Respiratory and Hand Hygiene • Help Control Influenza

  42. ACRC plans to help! I • We have our own disaster team • Information will include: • A prep guide for your refrigerator • A list of things to put in a disaster kit • (see next page)

  43. ACRC plans to help! II • Training for you and those who support you • Evacuation routes • Shelters and emergency response.

  44. For More Information… • http://www.sacpd.org/ • http://www.sachomeland.com/ • http://www.ready.gov/index.html • http://www.oes.ca.gov/ • http://www.fema.gov/ • http://www.cdc.gov/ • http://www.cityofsacramento.org/fire/ • http://www.whitehouse.gov/homeland/ • http://www.redcross.org/ • http://www.fbi.gov/

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