situational awareness presentation
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Being Prepared for Activation
Fred Molesworth
Emergency Coordinator
May 7, 2013
*Situational AwarenessAnd Activation
*Why Pre-Disaster S/A is Important
*As members of the OEM ARES unit, you should ALWAYS be alert for situations that might mean an activation
*Better Preparation
*Faster Response
*Potential of unusable alert and activation system
*Be Aware of Our Hazards
*Oregon Emergency Plan Disaster Analysis (1986 & 1996 Analysis)
*Severe Weather/Winter Storms
*Flood
*HazMat
*Drought
*Earthquake
*Nuclear Incident
*Transportation
*Be Aware of Our Hazards
*OEP Disaster Analysis (1986 & 1996 Analysis)
*Fire
*Tsunami
*Enemy Attack
*Landslide
*Dam Failure
*Volcano
*Civil Disturbance
*Infestation
*Slowly Developing Situations
*Situations anywhere in the state – not just local
*Will likely be on the news
*You may or may not be experiencing them yourself
* Severe Weather/Winter Storm
* Floods
* Fire
*Distant earthquake with Tsunami potential
*Stay aware of the situation
* Is there potential for activation with this event?
*Will this wipe out or overload normal communications?
*Sudden Situations
*Little or no advance warning
*Severe Weather (tornado or severe thunderstorm)
*Earthquake
*Local Tsunami
*HazMat
*Transportation
*Landslide
*Is there potential for activation?
*Will this wipe out or overload normal communications?
*Equip yourself with the tools
*Weather Radio
*Software
*Email Notifications
*Website Tools
*Phone and Pad Apps
*Other tools
*Weather Radio
• WXL96 162.475• Primarily weather
related• Generally sudden
events with immediate threat to life or property
• Can be all hazard if initiated by local authorities
• S.A.M.E Technology• Make sure and get one
with battery backup
• I have one in my bedroom and one in the main part of my house. $8.00 on Ebay
*Software
*Wxwarning – http://www.wxspots.com/wxwarn.htm
*Email / SMS Notification Tools
*Severe Weather Alert
*National Weather Service – a catalog of email and SMS alert services - http://www.weather.gov/subscribe
*Tsunami Alert
*Pacific Tsunami Warning Center - http://ptwc.weather.gov/
*Flash Alert - Flashalert - http://flashalert.net/
*Websites of Interest
* West Coast & Alaska Tsunami Warning Page - http://wcatwc.arh.noaa.gov/
* National Weather Service Severe Warning Page - http://forecast.weather.gov/hazards/pqr
* Pacific Tsunami Warning Center - http://ptwc.weather.gov/
* Oregon Tsunami Clearinghouse - http://www.oregongeology.org/tsuclearinghouse/default.htm
* Pacific Disaster Center Global Hazards Atlas - http://atlas.pdc.org/atlas/
* NWS Watches, Warnings and Advisories for Oregon - http://alerts.weather.gov/cap/or.php?x=1
* The Emergency Mail and Wireless Network - http://www.emergencyemail.org/Default.asp
* Wxspots - http://www.wxspots.com/severeweather.html
*Smart Phone & Tablet Tools
*There are HUNDREDS of apps of interest.
*Many good apps are free. No need to pay unless you find something you really like
*Customizable – select our area, multiple areas
*Push alerts – automatic notification
*Emergency Alert System
*Initiated by local or state authorities
*Broadcast by local television, radio and cable providers
*Used very sparingly and judiciously
*CMAS/WEA
*Ability to send a 90 character text to all smart phones in a selected area
*Being tested in Oregon this year, statewide and in several counties.
*Be Prepared for Activation
*72 hour kit ready
*What would you need if you had to report to the ECC for 3 days?
* Clothing
* Personal Supplies
* Medications
* Snacks
*Fuel in your vehicle – you may not be able to get fuel
*General Disaster Preparedness - Never let your tank get below half
*Have your family prepared
*Plan Your Routes to the ECC
*In a situation affecting our area, roads may be blocked.
*Have at least three pre-mapped routes prepared.
*Have an emergency kit in your car just in case
*Our Alert and Activation System
*Automatic call to your phone(s)
*Make sure you have all phones on which you’d like to receive the alert active in our system
*Text message to your cell phone
*Text may get through even when voice calls cannot
*Email notification of voice mail and text message
*Automatically monitor 145.33 when there’s any kind of potentially developing situation.
*Monitor 2 meters
*Automatically monitor 145.33 when there’s any kind of potentially developing situation.
*If there’s an alert, check in with W7OEM AS SOON AS POSSIBLE with your availability, even if you’re not immediately available
*Remember, not everyone will be needed initially.
*We may have to staff for 24 hours
*Continue to monitor 145.33 throughout the event. Situations change.
*The Ultimate Philosophy
*BE ALERT – we need more lerts!