What IS Emergency Management

1. What ISEmergency Management

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3. Emergency Management Definition The application of science, technology, planning and management to mitigate or manage an effective response to: • events that can injure or kill large numbers of people • do extensive damage to property • disrupt community life

4. Emergency Management’s Mission To support our citizens and first responders to ensure that as a community we work together to build, sustain, and improve our capability to prepare for, protect against, respond to, recover from, and mitigate all hazards.

5. Emergency Management Responsibilities • The Judge/Executive and/or Mayor thru the Emergency Management Director are responsible for making disaster declarations • Developing and Maintaining an All Hazards Emergency Plan • Public Education/Information • Equipping and Operating the EOC • Coordinating Emergency Response • All Search and Rescue Incidents • Increasing awareness thru education & information • Identifying unique problem areas • Emergency Planning and explore “Worst Case” • Coordinate response, recovery and mitigation • Coordinate and manage the Emergency Operations Center • Assist business & Industry with emergency planning • Coordinate Mutual Aid

6. When To Call Emergency Management • Incidents which overwhelm local response efforts. • Death or incapacitating injury or illness of Judge/ Executive or Mayor • Events requiring contact with Governor’s office • Media releases involving Disaster situations. • Search for a missing / lost person(s) that has lasted more than one (1) hour. (Alzheimer patients and Small Children shall be immediate). • School bus accidents with injuries • Major road closing for more than one (1) hour. • Closure or blockage of a Parkway or bridge over the Ohio River involving one or both directions for any reason causing delays to commerce for more than one hour • Diesel fuel spills - 75 gallons or more • Gasoline spills - 25 gallons or more • Incidents involving extremely hazardous materials • Any spill threatening a waterway • Any transportation accident involving large quantities of propane, natural gas, diesel fuel, aviation fuel, kerosene, or other volatile fuel which is an imminent threat to public safety due to fire, explosion or environmental damage • Bomb threats or Terrorist/WMD incident, including biological.

7. When To Call Emergency Management • Severe weather warnings/damaging winds, tornadoes, heavy rains causing flooding, road closures or other natural events threatening the public safety, major property damage or major environmental damage. • Mass Casualty Incident • Major power outages • Evacuations for any reason - Schools, Health Care and other critical facilities • Request for emergency shelters • Earthquakes • Train derailments • Aviation accidents • Major urban fires • Industrial fires or explosion • Public utilities fire or explosion • Any time a 911 Dispatch Center loses power or dispatching capabilities. • Any medical event reported by local Health Department • Outbreaks of foreign animal diseases • Drinking water emergencies affecting entire community • All incidents requiring federal response (Public Law 99-499) • Any requests for State assistance (including National Guard).

8. Challenges We Face • 61% expected to depend greatly on fire, police and emergency personnel for help in the first 72 hours of a disaster. • Individuals who reported being prepared, lacked critical plans, supplies, and information about their community. • At least half of Americans are not familiar with their community preparedness plans and resources. • Too few people have practiced evacuations or sheltering-in-place, when we know practicing response protocols is critical for effective execution. • Perceptions of the utility of preparedness and confidence in ability to respond varied significantly by type of hazard. • Individual’s connections to their community are prominent in their motivation to prepare, in who they expect to rely on after a disaster, and in volunteering.

9. Emergency Management Working with Community Partners

10. Building Community Partnerships • Building Collaborative Community Relationships • Integrating the Private Sector, Faith-Based Organizations, Disability Organizations and Emergency Management Communities • Responding and Preparing for Citizens with Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities • Accessible emergency evacuation planning • Transportation resources and availability • The roles of VOADs and Long Term Recovery Committees in preparedness phases of emergency management

11. Emergency Manager’s Challenge Volunteers – How do we receive and process non-affiliated volunteers? Donations – How do we handle in-coming requested and non requested goods? Disabilities and Inclusion (Access and Functional Needs) - Educate those with disabilities to learn more about preparedness.

12. Voluntary/Faith Based Agencies First to Arrive…. Last to Leave • Community-based • Community sensitive • Mobilize quickly providing immediate response • Often on the scene prior to declaration.

13. Voluntary/Faith Based Agencies Trusted by the Public • Voluntary agencies are trusted because: • Have knowledge about the community and its sensitivities. • Have volunteers qualified to meet the unique needs of the affected community. • Considered good stewards of resources and donations. • Are skilled listeners and respect the privacy of confidential information such as immigration, family, and mental health issues.

14. Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster - VOAD A forum where organizations share knowledge and resources throughout the disaster cycle—preparation, response and recovery—to help disaster survivors and their communities.

15. Typical VOAD Members • American Red Cross • Salvation Army • Church Disaster Support Teams • Local Charities • Ministerial Associations • United Way • Kentucky Crisis Response Team • Health Dept’s • Independent Insurance Agents • Area Development Districts • Food Bank Network • Help Offices • Convoy of Hope • Telephone Pioneers of America • Boy Scouts of America • Lions Clubs and Rotary Clubs • Emergency Management

16. Donations Management

17. The Challenges: Traditional Humanitarian Aid Processing Donors- Corp & Individuals States and Nonprofits End Relief Agencies People in Need Planning - VOADs identify the primary resources of their member organizations and determine roles members will fill in time of disaster. Training - VOADs sponsor or facilitate training of members and their organizations for effective activity in all phases of the emergency management cycle. Convening - When a disaster occurs VOAD will convene to share information concerning the disaster and their plans for response. State and DC VOAD will work together during large disaster. Partnering - VOADs enter partnerships with emergency management agencies to facilitate communications and coordination.

18. How the Community Benefits Communities receive many benefits from VOAD members including additional: • Emergency and disaster services • Financial assistance for individuals and families affected by disaster • People Power - (staff and volunteers) • Disaster expertise and experience • Equipment and resources

19. VOADWhat Can They Provide? • During emergencies, VOAD members can provide: • Shelter for victims • Clothing • Food for victims • Food for responders • Pet rescue and sheltering • Counseling/Chaplaincy • Bulk distribution

20. VOADWhat Can They Provide? (con’t) • Donations management • Long Term Recovery/Unmet Needs • Financial assistance • Warehouse management • Training • Radio communications • Health services • Emergency medication • Translation services • Disaster clean-up • Volunteer management • Pastoral Care • Relocation Services

21. No Limit When We Work Together!

22. Thank You! Contact InformationRichard K. PayneDirector Daviess County Emergency Management270-685-8448Website:www.dcema.usFacebook: Daviess County Emergency Management