Emergency Preparedness Supply list Expand on community leaders

Aspects of Emergency Preparedness Respond Recover Mitigate and Prevent What questions are important to ask yourself for each one

Make a chart with each of the aspects of emergency preparedness (Prepare, Respond, Recover, and Mitigate) Do all 5 of these Choose 5 of these Home Kitchen Fire Home basement/storage room/garage fire Home Explosion Automobile crash Food-borne disease (food poisoning) Fire or explosion in public place Vehicle stalled in the desert Vehicle trapped in a blizzard Flash flooding in town or country Mountain/backpacking accident Boating or water accident Gas leak at home or in a building Tornado or hurricane Major Flood Nuclear power plant emergency Avalanche (snow slide or rockslide) Violence in Public place Meet with and teach your family how to get or build a kit, make a plan, and be informed for the situations on the chart Complete a family plan

Personal and Family Emergency Kit Raingear Sleeping bag Pocket knife flashlight Weather appropriate clothing Emergency ration Change of clothing Family First aid kit Nonperishable foods Flashlight or lantern Extra batteries Toiletries Matches Cash and coins Pages 26-29 in the book

Show how you could safely save a person from… Touching a live household electric wire A room filled with Carbon Monoxide Clothes on fire Stop, Drop, and Roll Drowning, using non-swimming rescues (including accidents on ice)

Attracting and communicating with rescue planes/aircraft 3 fires arranged in a triangle Ground Symbols Signaling with a mirror Ground Signals V: require assistance X: require medical assistance N: no Y: Yes Arrow: proceeding in this direction Signaling with a mirror have mirror close to face, and have other hand in a V and aim the beam of light through the V hand

Transportation of Injured People Four Handed Seat Litter or Stretcher Blanket Stretcher

A Group of scouts should be prepared to do, what training do they need, and safety precautions for emergency services Crowd and traffic control What needs to be Done Training Safety Messenger service and communication Collection and distribution Services What needs to be Done Training Safety Group feeding, shelter and sanitation What needs to be done, the training required, and safety precautions required for each of the emergency services

How Scouts can volunteer Government or community agencies that normally handle each of the emergencies How Scouts can volunteer Crowd and traffic control Messenger service and communication Collection and distribution Services Group feeding, shelter and sanitation Crowd and traffic control Messenger service and communication Collection and distribution Services Group feeding, shelter and sanitation

Community’s Emergency Management Director Prepare Respond to Recover from Mitigate and prevent Who they are and what they do for each of the aspects of emergency preparedness Fort Worth EMD: Juan Ortiz

Emergency Service Project Car Accident Call 911 Make sure scene is safe Turn off engine, secure parking brakes, direct traffic Don’t put yourself in danger Stop Severe bleeding Treat for shock Only move victims if they are in danger

Troop Mobilization Prepare a written plan for mobilizing troop, if a plan already exists then explain it How will you make it work Take part in a troop mobilization and “after-action” lesson What you learned during the exercise that required changes or adjustments to the plan

Accident Prevention Program Develop plan of escape for your family in case of fire in your home Main exits Alternate routes Meeting location