“The only possible benefit of NOT planning is that disasters will come as a complete surprise and will, therefore, not be preceded by long periods of paranoia and depression!”
1. PANDEMIC & EMERGENCY
PREPAREDNESS FOR
FIRST NATIONS COMMUNITIES
Chris Hylton, CG Hylton & Associates Inc.
Chris@hylton.ca
Toll Free Tel. 800 449-5866 or Tel 403 264-5288
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INFONEX: 11:30-12:30 Weds Feb 9 2011 Ottawa
2. • People assume that in any disaster, government agencies will
step in to save them: Hurricane Katrina Report
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3. If you fail to
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plan…….
You have planned
to fail!
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“The only possible benefit of
NOT planning is that disasters
will come as a complete
surprise and will, therefore, not
be preceded by long periods of
paranoia and depression!”
5. Global Trends in Major Disasters
Source: Environment Canada
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Source: 2009 SUMA CONVENTION
6. Why Prepare?
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Tornadoes Power outage
Severe Snow Computer system failure
Storms
Flood: External and internal
Blackouts
Floods
Fuel Leak
Chemical Spills
Bomb incident
Fire Civil disorder
Explosion Workplace Violence Incident
Water outage Barricade / hostage incident
7. Duty to Act - Planning
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Governments & Corporations in Canada have
“Due Diligence” obligations to plan for the
protection/support of their
populations, clients, and personnel:
Moral
Ethical
Financial
Legislated
9. Your employees:
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1. How many employees will show up? Remember
they have their own families to take care of and
their own issues
2. Where do they live?
3. Are they affected directly by the event?
4. Do you have a plan to evacuate responding
employees should the situation worsen?
5. Do you have a plan to compensate those who do
respond?
10. Essential Services
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Can you maintain them and how?
Gas
Electricity
Water
Communications
(Remember you are dependant upon others to provide
certain services)
11. Expect:
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Emergency Services will be busy and/or possibly
overwhelmed, and you may not see them for some
time
More then one Emergency Situation may be present
Panic and chaos
Criminals attempting to take advantage of the
situation
12. Where to Start?
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Form a committee
Find previous plans, if available
Know legal and other requirements
Perform risk assessment
Collect information
Develop procedures
Write the plan
Distribute plan
Train staff
Continue to modify plan
13. Form a Committee
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Establish authority
Leadership buy-in
Make the committee membership representative
of the entire organization
Appoint one person to head the committee
Give each committee member specific
assignments
Ensure all committee members understand their
purpose and responsibilities
14. Find Previous Plans, if any
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Save time by starting with previous plans
Review previous plans for accuracy
Use plans to determine what needs work
Keep plans (especially electronic versions) for use
when writing the updated plan
If there is no previous plan, look at a plan from
another agency or institution
15. Collect Information
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Important phone numbers
Emergency (fire, police, etc.)
Staff (work, home, cell)
Internal resources (building information, supplies)
External resources (insurance, recovery services)
Information systems
Analysis from risk assessment
Salvage priorities (vital records list)
Past disaster plans or examples of disaster plans
16. Develop Procedures
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Evacuation procedures (with maps)
Emergency procedures
Disaster procedures
Recovery procedures
Other incident procedures
Shut down procedures / security check lists
Who will talk to media, families, children
17. Write the Plan
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A disaster plan is actually a set of plans
List of key personnel (with contact information)
Building information (emergency systems, etc.)
Emergency services (with contact information)
Salvage priorities (vital records)
Procedures
(evacuation, emergency, disaster, recovery, other
incidents, shut down/security check)
Information systems (with backup information)
List of supplies
18. Use centralized control by one
person for the plan
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Role of Manager
Planners
Coordinators
Know who to call
Training
19. Train Staff
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A disaster plan will not function without a
trained staff to follow the plan
Training could include:
Reading the plan
Lecture / Discussion
Demonstration / Simulation
Training could cover:
Use of fire extinguishers
Evacuation routes
Other specific procedures
20. Telephone fan out
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One calls five
Each of five calls five
Message gets out immediately
What system do you have in place?
21. Have emergency maps handy
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At home at work
Details of escape route
Practise escape
Have alternative escape route
Practise alternative
Have resource materials on
hand for others, books on death
for kids
27. PANDEMIC PREPAREDNESS
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AND RESPONSE
First, to minimize serious illness
and overall deaths and
second, to minimize societal
disruption among Canadians as a
result of an influenza pandemic.
28. Potential Source of Pandemic Influenza Virus
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Human
Non-human
Virus
Virus
Reassorted
Type “A” may undergo major
Viruses are PROLIFIC and virus
changes in “H” and/or “N” from
very PROMISCUOUS little
genetic re-assortment which has
beggars!
potential for pandemic influenza.
29. Timeline of Emergence of
Influenza A Viruses in Humans
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Avian
Influenza
H9 H7
H5 H5
H1
H3
H2
H1
1918 1957 1968 1977 1997 2003
1998/9
30. Pandemics occur 3-4 times each
century!
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Unpredictable!
A constantly mutating virus!
If the H1N1 virus doesn’t cause a
pandemic, another one will!
31. History
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10 Pandemics in Last 300 years
1918-1919: Spanish Flu (H1N1)
Attack Rate 25% (High mortality in the young)
40 million deaths in less than 1 year
1957-1958: Asian Flu (H2N2)
Attack Rate 25% - 30%
1 million deaths (High elder mortality)
1968-1969: Hong Kong Flu (H3N2)
Attack Rate 20% - 25% (High elder and higher
adult mortality)
1 million deaths
Swine Flu deaths - 26 per 100,000
34. Diverse location of Aboriginal
Communities
Federal MOH needs jurisdiction and legal powers
to access information in order to conduct efficient
surveillance (vigilance) and
To implement efficient control measures
(intervention)
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36. Possibility of « designated authority » from provincial Public
Health Acts to federal Regional Medical Officers (RMOs) in
the Provinces
36 Source : Jean-François Savard, Office of Community Medicine, 2007
37. Basic Hygiene
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Hand washing
Sneezing
Sanitizer
Hand shaking
School open
School closed
38. Mental Health
“EVEN HEROES NEED TO
TALK.”
Role of Employee Assistance Plan
(EAP)
One of the marketing slogans for Project
Liberty, New York’s post-9/11 Crisis Counseling
Program
39. Physical Reactions
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Fatigue, exhaustion
Gastrointestinal distress
Appetite change
Tightening in throat, chest, or stomach
Worsening of existing medical conditions
Somatic complaints
41. Cognitive Reactions
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Confusion, disorientation
Recurring dreams or nightmares
Preoccupation with disaster
Trouble concentrating or remembering things
Difficulty making decisions
Questioning spiritual beliefs
42. Behavioral Reactions
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Sleep problems
Crying easily
Avoiding reminders
Excessive activity level
Increased conflicts with family
Hyper-vigilance, startle reactions
Isolation or social withdrawal
Changes in appetite
43. Chronic Stressors
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Family disruption
Work overload
Gender differences
Bureaucratic hassles
Financial constraints
44. Encourage Responders to:
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Drink plenty of water and eat healthy snacks
Take frequent, brief breaks from the scene
as practicable especially if they are coming
home to work in a first responder capacity
Talk about their emotions to process what
they have seen and done
Stay in touch with family and friends
Participate in memorials, rituals, and use of
symbols as a way to express feelings
Pair up with another responder to monitor
one another’s stress
45. Strategies in Response
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Self-care
Peer Support
Humor
Decide to talk
Seek help from credible and trusted sources
Get extra rest
Use constructive coping strategies
46. Strategies in Recovery
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Long term assessment for risk
Journaling
Practice “relapse prevention”
Lifestyle and health promotion
Role models/partnering/mentoring
47. Our offer to you
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Please call if you have any HR, or workplace issue
that you are overwhelmed with
We can help you
We also are pleased to do Free Workshops for
your organization (some limits apply) Let us know
what your needs are and we will make it happen!
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Job Descriptions EAP
Strategic Planning
Salary Grids
Drug and Alcohol
Wellness at Work
programs
Staff Morale
Dept re-orgs
Training and Workshops
Leadership
compensation
Tel 403 264 5288
chris@hylton.ca
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49. Do you have any:
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Comments?
Questions?
Feedback?
Chris Hylton
800 449 5866
chris@hylton.ca