3. Local Emergency Local Disaster Regional Disaster Disaster Example 2005 San Ramon Stray Kitten Tests Positive For Rabies 2006 Walnut Creek apartment complex fire 9/11 Terrorist attack, 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake 1991 Oakland Hills Fire 1906 San Francisco Quake 1918 Flu Pandemic 2005 Hurricane Katrina Impact on community infrastructure Localized effects, if any Localized damage or loss, Disruption of social life Extensive damage or destruction, Public Outcry Impact on response infrastructure Largely unaffected Localized damage or loss of response infrastructure Completely overwhelmed Adequacy of response measures Within local planning Exceeds local capacity but within greater response capacity Exceeds all planning and capacity - chaos Command Structure Normal Hierarchy Incident Command System Coordination between disparate formal and informal organizations Organizational emergence Only established organizations Established and auxiliary organizations Established, auxiliary, mutual aid and emergent organizations mobilized Volunteers Not Needed Only Auxiliary Volunteers Auxiliary and Convergent Volunteers, Emergent Response Organizations Scope Only part of single community and jurisdiction affected Single community and jurisdiction affected Multiple communities and jurisdictions affected Duration Hours-weeks Weeks-months Months-years
DART Training 04/07/10 Purpose: Show the difference between emergencies, disasters and catastrophes and the different types of response they require. An emergency can be dealt with from an AGENCY perspective: narrow focus on implementing procedures and protocols, knowing that other agencies will be available to deal with other aspects of the emergency. Auxiliary organizations are rarely needed. In a disaster other agencies may not be available and the problems are more complex, requiring responders to deal with it from a NEEDS perspective. Emergency procedures and protocols may not work, requiring flexibility. Auxiliary organizations will be needed. Convergent volunteers will provide opportunities to expand the response to match the needs. In a catastrophe responding agencies will be overwhelmed and unable to deal with all the needs of the communities that were impacted. Convergent volunteers and emergent volunteer organizations will be utilized (together with VOADs - Voluntary Organizations Assisting with Disasters).
DART Training 04/07/10 Purpose: Show the difference between emergencies, disasters and catastrophes and the different types of response they require. An emergency can be dealt with from an AGENCY perspective: narrow focus on implementing procedures and protocols, knowing that other agencies will be available to deal with other aspects of the emergency. Auxiliary organizations are rarely needed. In a disaster other agencies may not be available and the problems are more complex, requiring responders to deal with it from a NEEDS perspective. Emergency procedures and protocols may not work, requiring flexibility. Auxiliary organizations will be needed. Convergent volunteers will provide opportunities to expand the response to match the needs. In a catastrophe responding agencies will be overwhelmed and unable to deal with all the needs of the communities that were impacted. Convergent volunteers and emergent volunteer organizations will be utilized (together with VOADs - Voluntary Organizations Assisting with Disasters).