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Community College CitizenPreparedness Program
Eastern Iowa Community CollegeStaff Development
15 February 2013AWR 215
Community College Citizen Preparedness Program
Introduction• Colleges and universities are expected to
provide for the safety of their students.
• The unfortunate reality is that campuses across this country may be touched either directly or indirectly by a crisis of some kind at any time.
– Natural/Artificial/Technological Disasters
– Pandemic or epidemic
– Campus shootings
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Introduction• Citizens should know how to respond to
severe weather or to any disaster that could occur.
• Citizens should be ready to be self-sufficient for a minimum of three days.
– This means providing for your own shelter, first aid, food, water, and sanitation.
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Are You Ready?• You have a responsibility to protect yourself and
your family by knowing what to do before, during, and after an event.
• Only 1% of our nation’s population is a trained responder so you need to be prepared to take care of yourself.
– Your health, life, and safety may depend upon your preparedness.
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Hazards
• Everyone needs to identify the hazards that could impact the campus and community.
• Types of Hazards
– Natural
– Technological
– Artificial (man-made)/Terrorism
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Natural Disasters
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Flood Severe Weather
Lightning
Hail
Ice Storm
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Natural Disasters
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Tsunami Seiches
Michael Chrzastowski and the Illinois State Geological Survey, Institute of Natural Resource Sustainability, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
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Technological Disasters
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Hazardous Materials Release Power Disruption
Breaking Dams
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Artificial (man-made)/Terrorism Events
• Chemical• Biological• Radiological• Nuclear• Explosives
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Local and County Perspective • Flood• Radiological Release
– Quad Cities Nuclear Power Plant, Cordova, IL– Duane Arnold Energy Center, Palo, IA
• Hazardous Material Spill/Release• Utility Failure
– Gas– Electric– Water– Communications
• Earthquake (New Madrid fault)14
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Local and County Perspective
• Bomb Threat
• Terrorist Event
• Epidemic/Pandemic
• Active Shooter
• Severe Weather
– Tornado/Wind
– Blizzard/Ice
– Hail
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Local and County Perspective
• Structure Collapse• Civil Disturbance• Extreme Heat/Drought
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Emergency Readiness Plans for each college site located on Campus Cruiser, under each college.
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County Plans
•Clinton County Emergency Management Agency http://www.clintoncounty-ia.gov/Page/EMA.aspx
•Muscatine County Emergency Management Agency http://www.co.muscatine.ia.us/departments/eme_cnt.shtml
•Scott County Emergency Management Agency http://www.iascema.com/
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Local/State/Federal Agencies
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• Iowa Homeland Security and Emergency Management• American Red Cross of the Quad Cities Area• Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)• Department of Homeland Security• FEMA Region VII• Iowa Child Care Resource & Referral• MEDIC EMS
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Local/State/Federal Agencies• National Weather Service• Ready.Gov• Scott County EMS• Scott County Health Department• Scott County Sheriff Office• Safeguard Iowa Partnership• The Salvation Army• The United Way of the Quad Cities
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Summary• Whatever the scale of the disaster, the first response will
be carried out by members of the local community.• Students and citizens will need the skill sets to:
– Define preparedness as it pertains to the individual citizen.
– Identify the unique situation of college students and disaster preparedness.
– Discuss disaster threat awareness and assessment for your campus and community.
• American Civil Defense Association– http://www.tacda.org/resources/natural_disasters.htm
• CBS News Disaster Links
– http://www.cbsnews.com/digitaldan/disaster/disasters.shtml
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Introduction• Disasters can force you to evacuate or
shelter in your home or on campus.
– What would you do without water, gas, electricity or telephones?
• First responders will be on the scene after a disaster, but may not reach everyone for a minimum of 72 hours or longer.
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Preparing A Survival and First Aid Kit• A disaster supplies kit is a collection of basic items
that members of a household may need in the event of a disaster.– The kit should include important documents such insurance
papers, medical information, etc.
• Since you do not know where you will be when an emergency occurs prepare supplies for:
– Home– Work– Vehicles
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Shelter Considerations• To effectively shelter you must consider the
hazard.
• The safest locations for shelter vary by hazard. Refer to the FEMA document Are You Ready? for the specific hazard information.
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Shelter Selection Based on Hazards
• In the following slides, determine if it would be appropriate to shelter in place.
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Sheltering in Place• “Shelter in place” means to
make your location as safe as possible.
• Depending on the hazard, people may have to evacuate.
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What to Do• Pre-plan for disaster.
• Discuss with family members about how to prepare and supplies they may need.
• Every situation is unique.
– Sheltering for a hazardous material release is different than sheltering for a tornado.
• Act quickly and follow the instructions of your local emergency coordinators or officials in charge.
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Evacuation Safety Rules• Before making any last-minute preparations,
be absolutely certain you have time.
• If advised to evacuate, do so immediately.
• Move quickly and calmly. Don't take chances.
• Know where you are going before you leave.
• If an evacuation route is suggested, use it.
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Evacuation Supplies• Protective clothing
– Dependent upon your location and type of event
• Cell phone
• Flashlights and batteries
• Personal hygiene items
• Infant supplies
• Important documents and papers
• Drinking water in plastic bottles; other liquids
• Emergency supplies of ready-to-eat foods
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Leaving Home• If you are certain you have time before you
leave your house:– Turn off utilities (gas and water).
– Turn off master circuit breaker in electrical panel.
– If flood waters threaten, open basement windows to let water in and equalize pressure.
– Lock your home when you leave it.
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Traveling• Watch for:
– Washed-out bridges or roads– Undermined roadways– Landslides– Fallen rocks– Downed power lines– Floating hazards
• Don't drive over flooded roads
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Flooded Roads• Six inches of water will reach the bottom of most
passenger cars causing loss of control and possible stalling.
• A foot of water will float many vehicles.
• Two feet of rushing water can carry away most vehicles including sport utility vehicles (SUV’s) and pick-ups.
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Safety Tips for Emergency Travel
• In times of emergency, people often panic, either staying with or abandoning their cars at the wrong time.
• After almost every disaster, search and rescue teams find victims who might have survived if they had been prepared for emergency travel, and had known whether to stay with or leave their cars.
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Access/Functional Needs Defined• Access/Functional needs persons are defined as
people who are vulnerable.
• Adults, the elderly and young with access/functional needs include, but are not limited to:
– Individuals who are economically and educationally disadvantaged.
– Those for whom English is a second language.
– Persons who are institutionalized or homeless.
– Those who have cognitive, emotional, or physical disabilities.
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Access/Functional Needs Planning
• People with access/functional needs (vulnerable populations) face the same challenges as others about how to evacuate and where to go.
• But they face additional challenges as well, such as:
– Having to rely on the help of others in an emergency situation.
– Often need more time than others to make necessary preparations for an emergency.
– A service animal may be confused or disoriented in an evacuation.
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Planning Importance• Developing plans for vulnerable populations can
be difficult.
• Family members of vulnerable populations should provide information to local emergency officials if evacuation or sheltering is necessary.
• The American Red Cross and the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has information to assist in the planning process for vulnerable populations.
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Service and Comfort Animals• Assembling an animal emergency supply kit and
developing a pet care buddy system are the same for any emergency.
• Whether you decide to stay put in an emergency or evacuate to a safer location, you will need to make plans in advance for your animals.
– Have copies of the animals vaccination papers if you must evacuate to a shelter.
• Keep in mind that what's best for you is typically what's best for your service and comfort animals.
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Evacuating High Rise Buildings• Know location of exit stairways.
– Count the steps from your door to the exit door.
• Do not use an elevator.
• Know where to meet outside the building.
• Rehearse the evacuation plan.
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Lockdown• A lockdown is an emergency protocol to prevent
people or information from escaping.
– Usually it is ordered by someone in command.
• Lockdowns are used to protect people inside a facility from a dangerous external event.
• A full lockdown means that people must stay where they are and may not exit or enter a classroom, apartment, store, office space, or other building.
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Active Shooter• Characteristics of an active shooter
situation include:
– Victims are usually selected at random.
– The event is unpredictable and evolves quickly.
– Law enforcement is usually required to end an active shooter situation.
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Active Shooter Situation• Be aware of your environment and any
possible dangers.
• Take note of the two nearest exits in any facility you may be in.
• If you are in a classroom or office, stay there and secure the door.
• Attempt to take the active shooter down as a last resort.
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How to Respond to an Active Shooter• Evacuate
– Have an escape route and plan in mind.
– Leave your belongings behind.
– Keep your hands visible.
• Hide Out– Hide in an area out of the shooter’s view.
– Block entry to your hiding place and lock the doors.
– Silence your cell phone and/or pager.
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How to Respond to an Active Shooter• Take Action
– As a last resort and only when your life is in imminent danger attempt to incapacitate the shooter.
– Act with physical aggression and throw items at the active shooter.
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Summary• Taking shelter is critical in times of disaster.
• When sheltering in place, find ways of making the building as safe as possible.
• Before a disaster, talk with family and prepare.
• Have evacuation plans and routes in place.
• Have an adequately supplied survival kit.
• Plan for vulnerable family members and service/comfort animals.
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Introduction• Recovering from a disaster is usually a gradual
process.
• Safety is the primary issue, as is mental and physical well-being.
– If assistance is available, knowing how to access it makes the process faster and less stressful.
• After a disaster strikes, how you do get yourself, your family, your home, and your community back to a “new normal”?
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Become Involved• Join your local Citizens Corps organizations
to become involved in planning and recovery efforts:– Community Emergency Response Team (CERT)– Fire Corps– USA on Watch (UOW) is also known as
Neighborhood Watch – Medical Reserve Corps (MRC)– Volunteers in Police Service (VIPS)
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Learn First Aid Skills
• Get certified for CPR.
• Take training in basic first aid.
• Know how to use an AED (Automated External Defibrillator).
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Your Health• Be aware of exhaustion.
• Look out for each other.– You may notice changes before they or others do.
• Drink plenty of clean water.
• Eat well.
• Wash your hands thoroughly with soap and clean water often when working in debris.
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Safety Issues• Be aware of new safety issues created by the
disaster. – Watch for washed out roads, contaminated buildings,
contaminated water, gas leaks, broken glass, damaged electrical wiring, and slippery floors.
• Inform local authorities about health and safety issues, including:– Chemical spills, downed power lines, washed out
roads, smoldering insulation, and dead animals.
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Seeking Disaster Assistance• Throughout the recovery period, it is
important to monitor local radio or television reports and other media sources for information about where to get:– Emergency housing– Food– first aid– Clothing– Financial assistance
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Direct Assistance• Direct assistance to individuals and families
may come from any number of organizations, including:– American Red Cross– Salvation Army– Other volunteer organizations
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Federal Role• In federally declared disasters, the federal
government may be called in to help individuals and families with temporary housing, counseling (for post-disaster trauma), low-interest loans, grants, and other assistance.
• The federal government also has programs that help small businesses and farmers.
• In a nationally declared disaster call
800.621.FEMA (3362)
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Summary• Safety is the primary issue, as is mental and
physical well-being.
• After a disaster strikes how you do get yourself, your family, your home, and your community back to a “new normal”?
• Get involved.
• Learn first aid and life saving skills.
• Look out for one another.
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