Carl Wunsche Sr. High As A Disaster Shelter

Kimberly McCauley Ms. Walther

Health Science- Practicum 2Period- 6/7

Natural Disasters

There are many types of natural disasters which we are aware of. A few examples are:

• Hurricanes• Wild Fires • Tornados • Earthquakes In 2010 a quarter million people died from

natural disasters in the world.

Natural Disasters

• Texas battled the worst fire season in state history in 2011.

• A record 3.5 million acres- and area roughly the size of Connecticut have burned since the start of the season

• 476 homes were destroyed in Bastrop County• About 5,000 residents evacuated • Winds whip up Texas wildfires - CBS News Vide

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Natural Disasters

In the event of a natural disaster we rely on the community and the government for help when we can not provide the proper needs ourselves.

The Red cross is responsible for setting up shelters when we need them and handing out food and water, and if needed medical treatment.

Houston, Texas

As of right now the Red Cross has pre-determined places that they have certified usable for shelters; the down fall is that those places are not publicized till after the disaster has already taken place.

This is where I came up with my idea to turn schools such as Wunsche into shelters.

Houston, Texas

There is a need for making schools shelters.

In Houston the communities that would be in more danger would be Galveston because of hurricanes and the Montgomery area because of wild fires.

My Project

What I am did is plan and organize all that would go on at a shelter.

With Wunsche I also had some added endeavors I had to deal with.

We have a Vet clinic and a small clinic. An added advantage is that we have medical and vet students that are trained.

My project

This school may not be the best for some natural disasters such as:

• Strong hurricanes• FloodsBut it would be good for fires and to house

people that have been evacuated from other places

The Teams

I have created teams that would be in charge of certain responsibilities.

• Medical- responsible for the medical treatment that should occur (Pre-Med students and Doctors)

• Veterinary-responsible for taking in and care of the animals that would be brought in (Vet-Med Students and Veterinarians)

• Clean up- clean up any glass that might have been broken and clean up after the people staying at the school (Volunteers)

The Teams

• FEMA- set up the rooms that FEMA is going to use and help the FEMA associates in any way , also collect the names and take calls that are coming in about people in need of help and animals as well, contact FEMA to come out and to publicize that the school is a shelter (Business students)

• Pick-up- go and pick up people and animals that would be called in, also going to get the supplies that are donated to the school (EMT students)

• Food and Water- responsible for cooking and handing out the food (Culinary students)

• Linens- responsible for setting up the designated areas with cots and cleaning the linens (Volunteers)

The Teams

The Teams

• Day Care- watching the small children that would need supervision if their parents are not able to (Education students)

• Counsel- counsel the families that are struggling with the effects of

* Volunteers: anyone from the school and the community such as from the Red Cross

Donation List

• Wal-mart Supercenter – 1025 Sawdust Rd. Spring, TX 77380 Phone # (281)-

298-4306• Houston North Central Super Target– 19511 IH 45 Spring, TX 77388 Phone # (281)-288-

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Donation Items

• Clothes • Food• Water• Medical supplies• Linens

CERT

• What is it? CERT Community Emergency Response Team

• What does it do? It trains community member to be ready to respond to any emergency

Are There Any Questions?

SourcesBORENSTEIN, JULIE REED BELL, SETH. "2010's World Gone Wild: Quakes, Floods,

Blizzards." Msnbc.com. Msnbc Digital Network, 19 Dec. 2010. Web. 30 Mar. 2012. <http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40739667/ns/us_news-2010_year_in_review/t/s-world-gone-wild-quakes-floods-blizzards/>.

"Wildfires Rip through Sun-scorched Texas." CNN. 05 Sept. 2011. Web. 02 Apr. 2012. <http://articles.cnn.com/2011-09-05/us/texas.fires_1_texas-forest-service-mobile-home-red-flag-warning/2?_s=PM:US>.