Preparedness Education

Slides:

Advertisements

Similar presentations

Disaster Preparedness for Your Home & Your Workplace

Advertisements

Disaster Shelters. American Red Cross When a disaster threatens or strikes, the Red Cross provides shelter, food, health and mental health services to.

Preparing for Weather Emergencies. HSCG, LLC 2012 You will be able to: Recognize the hazards of weather emergencies and other natural disasters Follow.

Know what disasters may strike in your area. Plan for these disasters! Build a kit! Make a Plan! Practice your plan! Be Informed! Get Trained!

EARTHQUAKE AND FIRE SAFETY. INTRODUCTION 911 SYSTEM 911 SYSTEM FIRE SAFETY FIRE SAFETY EARTHQUAKE PREPAREDNESS EARTHQUAKE PREPAREDNESS.

Suppose we had a disaster and no one came... To our rescue? To work?

City of Radcliff Preparing for Weather Emergencies.

Safe in the Sound. “Safe In The Sound” is a three year community preparedness campaign to help individuals and communities throughout the Puget Sound.

Emergency Preparedness

I would like to share some knowledge about safety tips if earthquake occurs. Here is some earthquake safety tips that can help keep you and your family.

Developed by NFPA. Funding provided by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Office of Domestic Preparedness. Sparky® is a registered trademark of.

BE READY FOR EMERGENCIES The 2014 Plano Stake Preparedness Challenge.

CATHERINE LEIGH GRAHAM – USC SOM KIMBERLY TISSOT – ABLE SOUTH CAROLINA MIKE PATTERSON – THE SALVATION ARMY Emergencies, Disasters & Your Assistive Technology.

Welcome. Community Emergency Education Purpose To get you to enroll in America’s Most Prepared Military Community, a family emergency preparedness.

PREPAREDNESS. ARE YOU AND YOUR FAMILY PREPARED FOR AN EARTHQUAKE? Creating a family plan is one of the first steps you can take.

LOS ANGELES FIRE DEPARTMENT Instructor Name Here Department Here Preparing for Emergencies.

Preparedness Do you know what to do in the event of an emergency? Do you want to help make your family and community safer? Do you want to help save a.

Butte County Office of Emergency Management. The “Basics” Be Informed Make a Plan Build a Kit Family Communications Plan.

Getting Prepared at Home and Work JoAnn Jordan Emergency Preparedness Education Coordinator City of Seattle Emergency Management.

C.E.R.T. Community Emergency Response Team What is it, who are they?

Be Red Cross Ready Personal Preparedness Training.

American Red Cross | Los Angeles | Preparedness Education Will St John Jun Kim.

September 2007 National Preparedness Month. A NOAA All-Hazards Warning Radio is your best communication tool for receiving all types of alerts.

Disaster Preparedness for Individuals and Families Shelley Bendall Division of Emergency Management January 28, 2014.

Healthy people/Healthy communities Disaster Planning and People with Disabilities.

Ready, Set, Prepared! In my presentation I will show you how to prepare for disasters by doing three things: Build Your Disaster Preparedness Kit Make.

Emergency Preparedness & Response LaDell Emmons, Extension Educator Family & Consumer Sciences Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service Pittsburg County.

MODULE EIGHT: Emergency Preparedness Info from

Preparing for Disasters ■Disasters in NC ■ Plan ■ Emergency Kit Revised 10/2013.

What is the Ready Campaign? Ready is a national public service campaign sponsored by the U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency in partnership with.

THIS IS AN EARTHQUAKE… PROTECT YOURSELF!!! /broadcast/universal/ShakeOutDrillBr oadcastSoundEffects.mp3.

American Red Cross Disaster Preparedness for the Silicon Valley Community.

1 Be Red Cross Ready American Red Cross Greater Cleveland Chapter Serving Cuyahoga, Geauga and Lake Counties.

Be Prepared! Literacy Links Volume 10, No. 1, February and Mt. San Antonio College ESL.

Typhoon Preparedness HAVE A PLACE TO GO

Boundary PAC- Personal Emergency Preparedness Goal: To do the most, for the most people, in the safest manner Bernadette Woit, North Shore Schools Emergency.

How do we stay safe? Get on your knees, head down, & covered with your hands.

Training & Education Series. 3 Preparedness Actions 1. Make a Plan 2. Build a Kit 3.Get Trained.

PREPAREDNESS ARE YOU READY FOR AN EARTHQUAKE?.  Water (One gallon a day per person for three days)  Food (Non-perishable, three-day supply)  Radio.

EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS. PLAN AHEAD - DON’T WAIT UNTIL THE EMERGENCY HAPPENS TO PREPARE!

Are you ready? Citizen Emergency Preparedness.  You are responsible for your own safety EVEN during an emergency.  You are expected to be self sufficient.

Personal Preparedness Worksite Wellness Lesson Funding provided by Delta Regional Authority Worksite Wellness Challenge Grant.

Visual 1.0 Emergency Preparedness  Larry Goff  Fire Chief  Lake Oswego Fire Department  

Are You Prepared? Be Ready West Virginia! …Just in Case.

Community Emergency Preparedness. Empowering Individuals, Families, Neighborhoods, & Businesses… To Prepare for the Worst Case Disaster in La Quinta…

United States Coast Guard | U.S. Department of Homeland Security Photos Courtesy of and Are You Ready? Kodiak, AK.

EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS FOR VULNERABLE POPULATIONS OPTIONS RCIL TRAIN-THE-TRAINER 2015.

EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS School Bus Driver Inservice 2016/171.

Preparing for Emergencies Insert Your Name Here Insert Your Organization Name Here.

Family Disaster Preparedness

Bellevue Site Safety Summit

Aloha Hawaii Council of Community Associations

There may be many people who count on you every day There may be many people who count on you every day. When a disaster happens, you may not be.

Emergency Preparedness

Office of Emergency Preparedness

Earthquake Preparedness

Disaster Home Preparedness

Emergency Preparedness

Emergency Preparedness

Residental Disaster Plan

Right Choice Prepared Segment #4

7.3 Notes Earthquake Safety

43 Assisting with Medical Emergencies and Emergency Preparedness

Be Red Cross Ready Begin by introducing yourself and what you do for the Red Cross. Thank the audience for inviting the American Red Cross out to help.

Community Disaster Education

Disaster Preparedness

Office of Emergency Preparedness

Preparing for Disasters

Community preparedness

Are you prepared for an emergency?

Presentation transcript:

Preparedness Education Will St John Jun Kim

Why talk about disasters?

Disasters do happen Red Cross of the LA region responds to an average of one residential fire every day We live on the San Andreas fault, which caused the 7.1 Loma Prieta quake in 1989 The US Geological Survey predicts another big quake within the next 30 years Not if, but when

Be prepared for Power outages Limited communication Road closures Lack of clean water Delay in help

We CAN be ready

Be Red Cross Ready

Get A Kit

Get a kit Emergency supplies: - Water - Food - First aid kit - Medications

Get A Kit Emergency Supplies: - Flashlight - Important papers - Radio - Contact information - Batteries - Cash - Pet supplies

Personal Kit Sturdy container 3 days of supplies for one person Keep a kit: at home, at work, in your car

Family supply kit Two weeks of supplies Change of clothes for each person Hygiene items Toys and games

“By the bed” mini-kit Sturdy shoes Flashlight Extra glasses

Be Red Cross Ready

Make A Plan

Make a Plan 1. TALK To family, friends & co-workers Work together to decide what to do assign roles for each person

Make a Plan 1. TALK 2. PLAN Out of state contact Two evacuation routes Two places to meet Plan for your pets

Make a Plan 1. TALK 2. PLAN 3. PRACTICE 2 Times a Year Earthquake and Fire Drills Evacuation Plan Emergency Supplies Kit

Be Red Cross Ready

Be Informed

Know your risks - Earthquake - Residential fire - Flood - Wildfire - Pandemic flu - Tsunami - Heat wave

Know how you’ll be notified Local news stations KNX 1070 am KFI 640 am “Reverse 911” www.alert.lacounty.gov

Know your nearest Police station Hospital Fire station www.readyla.org

Know your surroundings - Potential hazards - How to shut off Water Electricity Gas

Know fire safety Smoke detectors Fire extinguishers Common causes of fires Cooking Heating equipment

Know how to respond Earthquake Residential Fire Flood Heat Wave Wildfire Tsunami

Earthquake Drop Cover Inside In bed Driving Hold on!

Fire Stay low Feel doors for heat Get out, stay out If trapped Block out smoke Signal out the window

Learn more PrepareLA.org CPR/First Aid training 1-800-627-7000 CERT Citizencorps.gov/cert/ Safe and Well registry Disastersafe.redcross.org

Do more Volunteer Give Blood Redcrossla.org Volunteermatch.org 1-800-GIVE LIFE

Take one step - Talk to your family at dinner tonight Find your gas shut-off valve Put a pair of shoes and a flashlight in a bag under your bed

Thank You PrepareLA.org