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PERSONAL AND FAMILY PREPAREDNESS

(WHAT SHOULD YOU BE DOING?)

KERRY BAUM

BYU RISK MANAGEMENT AND SAFETY

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CHURCH/UNIVERSITY CONCERNS

• If You Are Taking Care Of Your Family:– Who Will Be At

Work to Respond?

– Who Will Do The Work to Recover?

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WHAT CAN HAPPEN?

• HAZMAT Spills• Tornados• Terrorism• Winter Storms• Power Outages• Civil Disturbances• Snow and Land

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• Fires• Floods• Weather Extremes• War (Conventional

or Nuclear)• Airplane Crashes• Earthquakes

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HAZMAT SPILLS

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TORNADOS

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TERRORISM

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WINTER STORMS

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POWER OUTAGES

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CIVIL DISTURBANCES

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SNOW AND LAND SLIDES

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FIRES

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FLOODS

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WEATHER EXTREMES

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WAR (NUCLEAR OR CONVEN-TIONAL)

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AIRPLANE CRASHES

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EARTHQUAKES

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UTAH DISASTERS

• HAZMAT Spills• Fires• Avalanches• Landslides• Floods• Terrorism• Tornado• Earthquakes

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WE WANT YOU

• To Be Prepared– To Be Sure Your

Family Is Safe And Secure

– To Come To Work And Help In The Recovery Process

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OBEY AUTHORITIES

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- EARTHQUAKES - WE ARE ON OUR OWN!

• Widespread Damage– Collapsed Buildings– Fires– Loss of Utilities– HAZMAT

• Not Enough Emergency Responders

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Historical Earthquakes

1850-2005(UUSS)

Utah Is “Earthquake

Country”

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SCENARIO SHAKE

MAPM 7.0 EQ on

SLC Segment of Wasatch Fault

Estimated losses: $27 billionEstimated fatalities: 1,900

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UTAH VULNERABILITY(WASATCH FAULT – NEAR AF CANYON)

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HOW LIKELY IS A “BIG ONE” IN UTAH?

Prob. [ M 6.5 or greater ] Prob. [ M 6.5 or greater ] somewheresomewhere in the Wasatch Front in the Wasatch FrontArea during the next 50 years, assuming EQs are Area during the next 50 years, assuming EQs are random… random… P P50 50 = 34% (annual probability = 1 in 150)= 34% (annual probability = 1 in 150)

SomewhereSomewhere on one of the Wasatch fault’s central on one of the Wasatch fault’s central segments during the next 50 yrs, assuming EQs are segments during the next 50 yrs, assuming EQs are random… random… PP50 50 = 14% (annual probability = 1 in 350) = 14% (annual probability = 1 in 350)

On the On the Salt Lake City segmentSalt Lake City segment of the Wasatch fault, of the Wasatch fault,assuming various models… assuming various models… P P50 50 = 4 = 4 – 8 % – 8 %

(annual probability = 1 in 600 to 1 in 1300) (annual probability = 1 in 600 to 1 in 1300)

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PERSONAL PREPAREDNESS

• What You Know Can Be More Important Than What You Have!

• Important to Know How to Respond In Potential Situations

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DO YOU KNOW HOW TO RESPOND TO . . .

• Terrorist Biological Attack?

• HAZMAT Incident?– Evacuation?– Shelter-In-Place?

• Fire?• Storms?• Floods?• EARTHQUAKES?

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RESPONDING TO EARTHQUAKES

If Outside - Move Away From Buildings And Power Lines (Anything That Could Fall On You)

If Inside - Stay Inside and Protect Yourself

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RESPONDING TO EARTHQUAKES

“DROP AND COVER”

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DROP AND COVER - -

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HOLD!!!

RESPONDING TO EARTHQUAKES

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RESPONDING TO EARTHQUAKES

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RESPONDING TO EARTHQUAKES

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NORTHRIDGE APARTMENTS

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RESPONDING TO EARTHQUAKES

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Expect Power/Utility Failures

Check For Injured

Avoid Flames And Light Switches

Report Fires, Spills, Leaks, Etc.

Be Prepared For Aftershocks

RESPONDING TO EARTHQUAKES

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Evacuate Building (After Shaking Stops – Not Before)

RESPONDING TO EARTHQUAKES

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THE REASON WHY

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THE REASON WHY

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HOW TO PROTECT YOUR HOME

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VERY PROTECTED

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RESPONDING TO EARTHQUAKES

“Protect Your Feet”

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RESPONDING TO

EARTHQUAKES

Know How, And When To Shut Off The Gas

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SECURE YOUR WATER HEATER

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WHAT DO YOU NEED?(In Addition to What You Know)

• Smoke Detectors• Insurance• Home Plan• Out-of-State Contact• Ward/Stake Plans• Work Plan• Emergency Kit

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SMOKE DETECTOR

• UL Approved• One On Each Floor

– Protect Bedrooms

• Test Monthly• Change Batteries

Every Year/Replace Detectors at 10 Years

• EVACUATE WHEN SOUNDS

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INSURANCE

• Add Earthquake Rider to Your Homeowners

• Flood Insurance if Close to Flood Plain (Only available if your home is in a potential flood area)

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PLAN FOR HOME

• Simple • Meeting Locations

– During Working and School Hours

– During Non-working Hours

• Steps Each Should Take (Practice)

• Ways to Contact Each Other

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OUT-OF-STATE CONTACT

• Difficult to Call Within or Into a Disaster Area – Easier to Call Out

• Family Can Check On Each Other Even If You Can’t Get Together

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WARD/STAKE PLANS

Sheltering Neighborhood Support

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WORK PLANS

• Building Plans:– Safety & Evacuation– Account for Everyone

• Organization Plans:– Mitigation– Preparedness– Continuity– Recovery

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EMERGENCY KITS(Often Called 72-Hour Kits)

• Simple or Complex?– Small Children

• Pick Up and Move• Water• Food• Sanitation• Clothes• Shelter

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HANDOUTS

• General Guidelines• 72-Hour Kit• Office Kit• Mail Bomb Indicators• Bomb Threat Checklist• Advisory System • Biological Agent

Response

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HANDOUTS

• Red Cross– Preparing for

Disaster– Family Disaster

Supplies Kit– Family Disaster

Plan– Helping Children– Fire– Terrorism

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WEBSITES

• www.fema.gov• www.LDS.org

– Provident Living

• www.redcross.org• www.fbi.gov/becrimesmart.htm

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QUESTIONS?