1. PAN / PANDA Damage Assessment

2. PAN / PANDA Damage Assessment
What is it?
Report of injuries, structural damage, & hazards in your area.
Why is it needed?
PANDA Incident Command provides local response
PANDA first-responders are likely to be the only assistance available for the first 1 to 3 days.
Palo Alto EOC needs the “big picture”
Coordinate overall response
Deploy limited professional resources
Request outside assistance & plan recovery
Damage reports are rolled up to the County, State, and FEMA
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3. PAN / PANDA Damage Assessment
PANDA Mission
Palo Alto Neighborhood Disaster Activities (PANDA)
Response
Community Emergency Response Team (CERT)
Official Fire Dept. volunteers
20+ hours of training in light medical, search & rescue, fire suppression, etc..
Report to PANDA Incident Command Post
Dispatched to neighborhoods
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4. PAN / PANDA Damage Assessment
PAN Mission
Palo Alto Neighborhoods (PAN)
Preparation
Community volunteers
3-4 hours of training from PAN and Police Dept.
“Eyes and Ears” for PANDA in a disaster
Stay in their neighborhoods
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5. Emergency Operations Center
Disaster Response
PAN
Assess Damage
Report Damage
Update responding PANDA Teams
PANDA
Incident Command
Consolidate district damage
Coordinate with EOC
Plan local response
PANDA Teams
Respond to Incident
Fire Suppression
Search & Rescue
Triage & First Aid
EOC
Emergency Operations Center
Consolidate overall damage
Plan overall response
Professional responders
Outside assistance
Recovery plan
Mutual Aid requests to / from other Santa Clara county cities
Aid requests to State and Federal authorities
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6. PAN / PANDA Damage Assessment
PAN Organization
Neighborhood Preparedness Coordinator (NPC)
Coordinates information to/from neighborhood area.
“down-link” = talk to neighborhood
“up-link” = talk to Incident Command Post
NPC collects and sorts (triages) messages (from BPCs)
Block Preparedness Coordinator (BPC)
Responsible for residences [and businesses]
Collects information about the status of their block
May use “low tech” comm, such as runners 6
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7. PAN / PANDA Communication
Palo Alto City Emergency Operations Center (EOC)
ARES/RACES Ham Radio
PANDA Incident Command Post (ICP) at Fire Station
PANDA Incident Command Post (ICP) at Fire Station
MURS Radio
PAN Neighborhood Preparedness Coordinators (NPC)
PAN Neighborhood Preparedness Coordinators (NPC)
FRS/GMRS
Radio
PANDAnet
Ham Radio
PANDA Field Teams
PANDA Field Teams
FRS/GMRS Radio
PAN Block Preparedness Coordinators (BPC)
PAN Block Preparedness Coordinators (BPC)
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8. PAN / PANDA Damage Assessment
PAN / PANDA Assessment
Joint effort
PAN BPCs survey their “blocks”.
PANDA teams survey areas not covered by PAN.
PANDA Search & Rescue teams assess damage on-site.
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9. PAN / PANDA Damage Assessment
Assessment Process
Survey entire assignment (block) ASAP
A more urgent need may be around the corner.
Report Critical Incidents Immediately
Threats to life and safety
Beyond your control
Require outside help
Examples:
Spreading fires
Trapped people
Immediate injuries
Gas leaks, downed power lines
Record everything else & report later
Wait for the NPC (PAN) or ICP (PANDA) to ask for non-critical events
OR deliver completed forms to NPC (PAN) or ICP (PANDA)
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10. Damage Assessment Form
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11. Damage Assessment Form
Same form used by PAN & PANDA to
Record
Communicate
Track
Efficient
Record & move on
Report critical incidents immediately
(incidents beyond your control)
Report non-critical incidents later
Communicate info left to right
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12. PAN / PANDA Damage Assessment
Fires / Hazards
Fires
Burning / Out
Threatening to spread?
Gas Leak
Can you smell gas?
Water Leak
Is the road blocked?
Chemical
Strange smell? / Unusual smoke?
Electrical
Downed power lines?
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13. PAN / PANDA Damage Assessment
Structural Damage
Light
Broken windows / superficial damage
Fallen / cracked plaster
Minor damage to contents
Moderate
Visible signs of damage but structure still attached to foundation.
Decorative work damaged or fallen.
Major damage to interior contents.
Heavy
Partial or total collapse of structure
Structure no longer attached to foundation
Tilting / Obvious structural instability.
Hazards: Fire / Gas Leaks / Hazardous materials / Rising water
How many? (multi-unit structures)
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Light Damage
Minor Content Damage
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Moderate Damage
Heavy Content Damage
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Moderate Damage
Non-Structural (decorative) work has fallen
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Heavy Damage
Tilting
Total Wall
Collapse
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18. PAN / PANDA Damage Assessment
PAN - People
How many?
Trapped
Minor Injuries
Cuts, bruises, sprains
Immediate Aid Needed
Life threatening injuries
Shock, severe blood loss, breathing problems
Describe injuries in Comments column
Dead
Get the Big Picture
Rough numbers are okay
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PANDA - People
How many?
Trapped
Minor Injuries
Cuts, bruises, sprains
Delayed
Injuries require treatment but not Immediate
Immediate
RPM Criteria
Respiration – breathing faster than 30 breaths per minute.
Pulse – severe bleeding or blanch test (capillary refill) slower than 2 seconds.
Mental status – cannot respond to simple commands
Examples: Shock, severe blood loss, breathing problems
Describe injuries in Comments column
Dead
Get the Big Picture
Rough numbers are okay
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20. PAN / PANDA Damage Assessment
Other Columns
Roads
Access for emergency equipment?
Assignment Completed
mark column “/” if you report immediately
Comments
Describe injuries and other information to help PANDA plan response.
Use multiple rows on form if necessary
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