lessons learned in joplin

LESSONS LEARNED IN JOPLIN

On May 22, 2011 at 5:41 p.m. an EF-5 Tornado Hit Joplin Missouri

On May 22, 2011 at 5:41 p.m. an EF-5 Tornado Hit Joplin Missouri

161 Lives Lost and More Than 1,000 Wounded

On May 22, 2011 at 5:41 p.m. an EF-5 Tornado Hit Joplin Missouri

161 Lives Lost and More Than 1,000 Wounded

Over 7,500 Homes and 530 Business Decimated

On May 22, 2011 at 5:41 p.m. an EF-5 Tornado Hit Joplin Missouri

161 Lives Lost and More Than 1,000 Wounded

Over 7,500 Homes and 530 Business Decimated

28 Churches Damaged or Destroyed

On May 22, 2011 at 5:41 p.m. an EF-5 Tornado Hit Joplin Missouri

161 Lives Lost and More Than 1,000 Wounded

Over 7,500 Homes and 530 Business Decimated

28 Churches Damaged or Destroyed Half of Joplin’s Medical Infrastructure was

in Ruins

On May 22, 2011 at 5:41 p.m. an EF-5 Tornado Hit Joplin Missouri

161 Lives Lost and More Than 1,000 Wounded

Over 7,500 Homes and 530 Business Decimated

28 Churches Damaged or Destroyed Half of Joplin’s Medical Infrastructure was

in Ruins Over 1/3 of the City was Affected

On May 22, 2011 at 5:41 p.m. an EF-5 Tornado Hit Joplin Missouri

161 Lives Lost and More Than 1,000 Wounded

Over 7,500 Homes and 530 Business Decimated

28 Churches Damaged or Destroyed Half of Joplin’s Medical Infrastructure was in

Ruins Over 1/3 of the City was Affected As of 5/22/12 over 130, 000 Volunteers Had

Come to Joplin’s Aid

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OUR ROLE

Joplin Tornado Info

In the Immediate Aftermath

Major Communication Hub

Joplin Tornado Info

In the Immediate Aftermath

• Shared Vital Information• Answered Questions• Mobilized Volunteers• Coordinated Logistics• “Connected the Dots” Between Needs

and Resources• Provided Infrastructure Updates

Joplin Tornado Info

During Recovery and Rebuilding

Joplin Tornado Info

During Recovery and Rebuilding

• Served as historic record• Kept regional / national interest• Fostered a sense of community• Shared urgent news & weather• Continued to encourage volunteerism

“Government can and will continue to serve disaster survivors. However, we fully recognize that a government-centric approach to disaster management will not be enough to meet the challenges posed by a catastrophic incident. That is why we must fully engage our entire societal capacity” - Craig Fugate, Administrator of Federal Emergency Management Agency

Tools Currently Available

Tools Currently Available Facebook Twitter Crowdmap Services Google Drive (Formerly Google Docs) Gmail Google Maps Google Alerts

Tools Currently Available

Tools Currently Available Bottlenose Google.org Wikis Instagram Text Messaging / SMS Facetime Recovers.org

What You Can Do Identify the Type(s) of Natural Disaster

Most Likely to Affect You Setup / Develop a Crisis Communication

Plan Identify Key Players in Response and

Recovery Make Contact With Other Organizations

Active in Disaster Encourage and have an Individual Plan Plan, Plan, Plan Prepare, Prepare, Prepare

WHY YOU SHOULD PREPARE

A Community Prepares

Communication Potential

Questions

joplintornadoinfo@gmail.com