# Presentation: 078928

## Group 6 ES Training:Are YOU Ready?

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## Getting Prepared

- Preparedness starts with YOU.
- You and your family are the first priority.
- You are an Emergency Services Responder
-      only when you and your family are taken
-      care of first!

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## Agenda

- Home Preparedness
- Self Preparedness
- Being Prepared to Respond for others

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## Overview 

- How you fit into CAP as an Emergency Services Responder depends on you, your training and your preparedness.
- We will explore things you can do to prepare yourself, take care of your family and assist others in time of Emergency or Disaster.

- Response

- Others

- Reliant

- Self

- Family

- Prepare

- Ready

- You

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## Home Preparedness

- Families need sustenance for 7-10 days.  3 days used to be the average but with severe catastrophes, it is better to be prepared for a longer duration.
-     Katrina victims were without aid for an average of 9 days.
- Make a kit:  What is needed in the home to sustain an average family?
- Stay informed, Know the risk for your area or situation.
- Make a plan: Have a family plan:
-     Does your family know where to go, who or how to contact others in an emergency?

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## Home Preparedness, Basics:

- When preparing for a possible emergency situation, it's best to think first about the basics of survival: **fresh water**, **food**, **clean air** and **warmth**.
**Recommended Items to Include in a Basic Emergency Supply Kit:**
**Water**, one gallon of water per person per day for at least three days, for drinking and sanitation
**Food**, at least a three-day supply of non-perishable food
- Battery-powered or hand crank radio and a NOAA Weather Radio with tone alert and extra batteries for both
- Flashlight and extra batteries
**First aid kit**
- Whistle to signal for help
**Dust mask**, to help filter contaminated air and plastic sheeting and duct tape to shelter-in-place
- Moist towelettes, garbage bags and plastic ties for personal sanitation
- Wrench or pliers to turn off utilities
- Can opener for food (if kit contains canned food)
- Local maps

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## Home Preparedness: Kit additions

**Additional Items to Consider Adding to an Emergency Supply Kit:**
- Prescription medications and glasses
- Infant formula and diapers
- Pet food and extra water for your pet
- Important family documents such as copies of insurance policies, identification and bank account records in a waterproof, portable container
- Cash or traveler's checks and change
- Emergency reference material such as a first aid book or information from www.ready.gov
- Sleeping bag or warm blanket for each person. Consider additional bedding if you live in a cold-weather climate.
- Complete change of clothing including a long sleeved shirt, long pants and sturdy shoes. Consider additional clothing if you live in a cold-weather climate.
- Household chlorine bleach and medicine dropper – When diluted nine parts water to one part bleach, bleach can be used as a disinfectant. Or in an emergency, you can use it to treat water by using 16 drops of regular household liquid bleach per gallon of water. Do not use scented, color safe or bleaches with added cleaners.
- Fire Extinguisher
- Matches in a waterproof container
- Feminine supplies and personal hygiene items
- Mess kits, paper cups, plates and plastic utensils, paper towels
- Paper and pencil
- Books, games, puzzles or other activities for children

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## Home Preparedness:  Keep your Kit safe!

- Important:  Do not let your family “borrow” items from the kit at any time, keep it for the emergency!  Locate the kit in an area where it will not be damaged and mark it so that everyone can identify it.
- Inventory your kit every 6 mos., replace items such as batteries as needed.

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## Home Preparedness: Know what can happen

- Know the Potential Threat or Disaster that can occur in your area.  Prepare in advance, where to go, what to do!
-     Natural Disasters:
-     Dam Failure/Flood                          Landslide/Mudslide
-     Earthquake                                      Thunderstorm
-     Wildfire or Fire                               Winter storm
-     Heat                                                 Volcano
-     Hurricane                                         Tsunami
-     Tornado
-      Terrorism:
-      Nuclear, Biological, Chemical Threat

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## Most Valuable Item:  Water!

**One gallon of water per person per day, for drinking and sanitation. **
**Children, nursing mothers, and sick people may need more water. **
**If you live in a warm weather climate more water may be necessary. **
**Store water tightly in clean plastic containers such as soft drink bottles. **
**Keep at least a three-day supply of water per person****. **

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## Home Preparedness: Make a Plan

**Plan for Emergencies**
**You can begin this process by gathering family members and making sure each person is well-informed on potential hazards and community plans. Discuss with them what you would do if family members are not home when a warning is issued. Additionally, your family plan should address the following:**
**Escape Routes.**
**Evacuation Plans. **
**Family Communications. **
**Utility shut off and safety. **
**Insurance and vital records. **
**Special Needs: children, elderly. **
**Care for pets.**
**Care for livestock.**

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## Self Preparedness

- How can you help others if you cannot help yourself and family first?
- Let’s explore with “Miss Hap” :
- Miss Hap, an enthusiastic CAP member is at her work.  One day, there is a severe earthquake, she shows up the epicenter in her CAP uniform.  She has no contact with her chain of command to see if there is a support mission for CAP.  Because of her uniform and the surrounding chaos, she is assumed as an emergency responder. She has no gear or personal care items.  Miss Hap insists on helping with the quake victims.  She tries to aid a very injured person and ends up making the person worse, she has no CPR 1st aid training.  Miss Hap has to check in as a victim herself at the emergency shelter  because she has no food or water.  Miss Hap’s children were walking home when the quake happened, they go home to find no one there and the house is partially collapsed.  They enter the badly damaged house anyway, waiting for mom to come home.   The children are finally rescued by the local police.  Miss Hap’s mother, the closest family relative,  has no clue where the children are or Miss Hap for that matter.
-      Get the picture?

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## Self Preparedness:  Personal gear

- Your personal kit:
- May be a smaller version, adapt to your specific needs
- At least 3 day supply base
- Transportable, easy carry
- Keep it with you 24/7

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## Responding to others:

- Get Trained! Seek additional training:
-     The Red Cross can assist with:
-     CPR/1st Aid
-     Blood Borne Pathogen Training
-     Shelter Management
-     CERT (Community Emergency Response Team) can provide training for your community and your family

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## Summary

- You and your family should have the basic information to prepare for your needs during an emergency.
- Take a basic assessment of your situation for yourself and your family, find out what is needed and take up the responsibility of first caring for yourself before you can others.
- Seek training and organizations that can provide additional assistance and information
- Know the threat or potential disaster that can affect your home and area.
- Share the information with others!

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## Where to Get More Information

- FEMA website _[www.fema.gov](http://www.fema.gov/)_ (Federal Emergency Management
- _[www.ready.gov](http://www.ready.gov/)_ (US Dept of Homeland Security)
- The Red Cross (local chapter) or _www.redcross.org_
- Stay informed,  _[www.dhs.gov](http://www.dhs.gov/)_ ( US Dept of Homeland Security
**CERT ****www.citizencorps.gov/cert**

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