Disaster Preparedness for Caregivers

Disaster preparedness for professional care providers Disasters in the Pacific NorthWest

Thank You!

Carol Dunn

Community Disaster Education

Emergency Services

American Red Cross

The American Red Cross

Helping the

community:

prepare

respond

recover

from

disasters

Who should we plan for?

Who depends on you?

The people you serve

Your organization

Family

Friends

Animals

We are so lucky to live in the Pacific Northwest Beautiful mountains

Gorgeous trees

Fires

Severe Storms

Earthquakes

Disasters are inevitable

The outcomes aren’t

How real is the risk from Earthquakes

Life at the top of a global lava lamp

Image provided courtesy of the VISIONS ’05 expedition (www.VISIONS05.ocean.washington.edu)

Disasters are inevitable….

Local Faults

Pressure Builds and Creates Faults— Areas in the ground that crumpled and bent Once crumpled, the creases (faults) are where the ground is most likely to move again when pressure builds up enough.

Back to the ground

Ground susceptible to liquefaction

Recipe :

Premade JELL-O Chocolate Flavor Instant Pudding

1 tub (8 ounces) COOL WHIP Whipped Topping, thawed

15 OREO Chocolate Sandwich Cookies, finely crushed, divided

10 paper or plastic cups (6 to 7 ounces) or dessert dishes

10 worm-shaped chewy fruit snacks

Gently stir 1/2 cup of Cool Whip Whipped Topping into each bowl of pudding. Finely crush 20 Oreo Chocolate Sandwich Cookies, then sprinkle 1 tablespoon into bottom of 8 (6-ounce) dessert cups. Top each with 1/4 cup vanilla pudding, 1 tablespoon cookie crumbs and 1/4 cup chocolate pudding. Sprinkle evenly with remaining cookie crumbs. Refrigerate at least 1 hour or until ready to serve.

Insert 2 gummy worms into each dessert cup just before serving. Makes 8 Oreo Sand and Dirt Cups.

http://dev.kraftfoods.com/jello/explore/zone/earthly-delights/

Best: low, wood --Bolted to Foundation

The importance of bolting A house that is pushed off its foundation must be demolished and rebuilt. Bolting only costs around $2,000-5,000. Look for grants or community programs to help.

OK: Steel and reinforced concrete:

Bad for Quakes: Soft Structures

Worst for earthquakes Worst: Un-reinforced brick (recognized by levels of brick ends) Not very good: reinforced bricks (recognized when all bricks show their sides) Not very good: Retrofitted masonry (recognized by the added bolts) 5 out of 6 were damaged during the 2001 Nisqually Quake

Unreinforced Masonry

Options

Retrofit

Anchor masonry to wood

Add Framing

Still will be risks

Rebuild

Create a new safer building

Lose character and feeling of history

Relocate

Currently located in one of the most dangerous parts of the city

Lose character and history

Earthquake

Because of Jolt Be Sure to Bolt

Scenario

Fill out your personal assessment

Earthquake!

Flip a coin to determine

Where are you? (home, or work)

Were the highways knocked out?

Was the port knocked out?

Damaged buildings?:

Home?

Work?

Power?

Water?

Communication infrastructure ?

What will this mean?

What will your first steps be?

How will your clients fare?

Will they have access to care givers?

Health?

Activities requiring support?

Do they handle change well?

Ways to overcome challenges?

Communication

Out of Area Contact

Use this contact to relay information with people in the affected area.

Texting – texting can be a great way to communicate in times of disaster.

Email/Internet sometimes works when phones don’t

211—Language Support

Help foster personal networks and back up care

When modernity fails, go back In English AM 710 Radio: AM 1000

2-1-1 Calling Card

Realize, sometimes technology will totally fail

Meeting Places

Pre-agreed plans with members of the community to check up and help each other

Get through debris

Life: Stay Healthy 1 gallon per person per day

Stay healthy Stay Healthy

No need to: heat, refrigerate or add water

Biggest Risk in King County

= 3,970 fires = $59,850,565.00 = 11 fatalities 2007

2007 = 897 = $160,516

3. Always Reduce Risks

Hazard Hunt:

Look for fire risks

Watch video made by the city of Bellevue Fire Department on how to stop a grease fire: http://tinyurl.com/greasefire

2007 = 479 = $5,299,468

Early 911 Response Critical! 9-1-1!

When it is dangerous to evacuate

Work with the fire department-practice!

Consider installing fire doors for all room

Sprinkler system!

Education:

Cloth at base of door

Work to attract attention

People over 65 face twice the risk from fire

Possible Reasons

Unwillingness to make accommodations to reflect changing life:

Possible Sensory, cognitive reduction

Harder to exit quickly, easily

Smoke detectors need to be replaced every 10 years

Ways to reduce risks:

Change location of bedroom to first floor

Move or reduce amount of furniture: clear path to exit.

Adaptive smoke detector: flashing, bed vibrator (some fire departments have free detectors)

Big Risk: Big Storms: Rain Source: Seattle PI

Big Storms: Wind

Big Storm: Snow

Cold Arctic Blasts Hot Tropical Weather Source: Environment Canada

http://tinyurl.com/seattlemap Interactive hazard Maps allow you to avoid or mitigate hazards. Check before you move!

Do a property Search for your address, then click on “Get Districts Report” http://www5.metrokc.gov/iMAP/viewer.htm?mapset=hazards

Keep track of flood risk

www.weather.gov/seattle

www.rpin.org

(cell phone notification)

Radio, TV News

Cell Phone/Email Notifications

Be prepared for disruption

Safe ways to keep warm

Safe ways to see and have light

No need to: heat, refrigerate or add water

Stay healthy Stay Healthy

AM 1000 TV: 7 Tel: 211 English

Life: Stay Healthy 1 gallon per person per day

Control Germs

Disaster Supplies How to start? Where to put them?

Have a Back Up Care Plan

Not just for humans

The challenges of care givers are often the greatest when disaster strikes. Increase you Resources Work now to reach out to the families of your clients to help them realize that there are ways they can improve their choices in times of disaster

A word on coping