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ROTARY EMERGENCY DISASTER INITIATIVE SECOND ANNUAL CONFERENCE AND WORKSHOP 14-15 December 2007 Nashville, Tennessee USA. Breakout Session Two Management Structure For Club Disaster Operations. Discussion Leader. Jack Martin Past District Governor, 2006-2007
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ROTARY EMERGENCY DISASTER INITIATIVESECOND ANNUAL CONFERENCE AND WORKSHOP14-15 December 2007Nashville, Tennessee USA Breakout Session Two Management Structure For Club Disaster Operations
Discussion Leader Jack Martin Past District Governor, 2006-2007 Rotary International District 6990 Disaster Planning and Response Coordinator Zones 33 & 34
Assumptions Agreed To At Previous Conference NO to: • First Responder Planned Activities • Warehousing of Disaster Supplies YES to: • Partnerships with Other Organizations
District and Zone Support Structure • Establishment of District-Level Disaster Planning & Response Coordinators • Zone-Level Plan To Provide Communications Support • Ongoing Information Sharing (Event Driven and Seminars Such as This)
Rotary Club Disaster Management Plan • Gauge and Define Interest of Club Members in Disaster Planning and Response • Conduct Community Assessment • Consider Partnerships with NGO’s and Government Entities • Begin Operational Framework Design • and keep in mind that . . .
Rotary Club Disaster Management Plan “Sometimes You’re the Windshield and Sometimes You’re the Bug . . . “ Anonymous
Rotary Club Disaster Management Plan SO . . . • Consider Planning For Events That Directly Impact Club’s Service Area As Well As Planning For Assistance in Other Defined Areas
Gauge and Define Interest of Club Members in Disaster Planning and Response • Timeframe of Club’s Commitment • Profile of Club Members with Experience in Disaster Planning and Response • Disaster Types That Club Wishes to Be Involved In • Types of Assistance
Timeframe of Club’s Commitment • Recommend Initial Buy-In for 3 to 5 Years • Evaluate Annually But With Care • Ramifications of Walking Away
Profile of Club Members with Experience in Disaster Planning and Response • Government People • NGO Executives • Military – Active or Retired • Emergency Services (Police/Fire) • Utility Managers • Faith-Based Organizations
Types of Disaster • Aircraft/Ship • Drought • Earthquake • Epidemic • Famine • Fire • Flood/Tsunami • Freeze/Heat Wave • Hurricane/Typhoon • Manmade/Terrorism • Tornado • Volcano
Types of Assistance • Hands-On Volunteer Work • Financial Support • In-Kind • Again, Partnerships
Conduct CommunityAssessment • Municipal/County/Province Emergency Managers • Local NGO Active in Disaster Work • Consulate Community • Faith-Based Leaders • Invite “Short-List” to Speak at Rotary Club
Consider Partnerships With NGO’s and Government Entities • Red Cross • Salvation Army • Shelter Box • Volunteer Agencies Active in Disaster (VOAD) • Faith-Based Organizations • Area Agency on Aging • Government Executives
CommonalityAcross Agencies – Operational Design • National Incident Management System or NIMS (US Model) • Incident Command System or ICS (CDERA)
NIMS/ICS Functional Areas • Command • Operations • Planning • Logistics • Finance & Administration
NIMS/ICS Functional AreasTranslated into Rotary-Speak COMMAND • Led by Club Disaster Chair • Critical Nature of Communications Ability • Secondary and Tertiary Backup
NIMS/ICS Functional AreasTranslated into Rotary-Speak OPERATIONS • Trained Team Leaders Work the Plan • Pre-Determined Meeting Location • Again, Communications • Food, Water and Relief Shift • The Importance of “Thank-You”
NIMS/ICS Functional AreasTranslated into Rotary-Speak PLANNING • The Importance of Planning = CRITICAL • Mutual Respect and Consideration for Partnering Organizations • Have a Plan B and a Plan C • Update Annually . . . at least!
NIMS/ICS Functional AreasTranslated into Rotary-Speak LOGISTICS • Insurance Considerations, Particularly Transportation Issues • Budgeting for a Disaster and Vice-Versa • Remember NAREDI Decision - Warehousing
NIMS/ICS Functional AreasTranslated into Rotary-Speak FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION • Potential for Conflict Within Club • U.S. Club or District 501(c)(3) – Decision • DAF at TRF Option • Gifts to Other Organizations • Reporting to Club Board of Directors on a Regular Basis
Internet Resources • www.naredi.org • www.rizones33-34.org • www.thinkcaribbean.org • www.nimsonline.com • www.cdera.org
Internet Resources • www.nvoad.org • www.shelterboxusa.org • www.ifrc.org • http://icrc.org • www.salvationarmy.org • www.surveymonkey.com
Parting Thoughts • First, Do No Harm • “Nothing is More Obstinate Than A Fashionable Consensus” Margaret Thatcher • Bill Boyd – visit to tsunami region six months after the event