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Preparing for Cascadia 9.0 Individual, Household, and Community Preparedness

Bill Hasan Hillsdale Neighborhood Emergency Team members hillsdaleornet@gmail.com

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Agenda

1.  Why prepare for an earthquake?

2.  What to expect and how to prepare.

3.  Additional optional steps.

Who do you think are the first responders to an emergency?

Fire Dept., Ambulance, Police, National Guard,….?

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First Responders are us

95% of people are rescued by their neighbors after an emergency. After a disaster like an earthquake, it takes time for first responders and federal agencies to get help to everyone who needs it – but we can help each other. In fact, most Portland neighborhoods already have what we need to recover from a disaster together. We just have to take a few easy steps to get ready: a shared contact list; a household plan for what to do if power, phones, and clean water aren’t available; and a quick inventory of what resources we have within walking distance.

Let’s get ready together.

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Q: Why prepare for an

earthquake?

A: You will be prepared for anything.

Why Prepare

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Fault zone image

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What do you do during an earthquake?

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Let’s get personal: Who is relying on you?

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Prepare: Make a plan

§  If I am stuck across a river, do I have what I need?

§ Who is authorized to pick up my kids from school?

§ Who is my out-of-state contact?

§ Where should I store my emergency water/food?

§ Do I know my neighbors? §  How many people in each home? §  Medical needs? §  Skills? Medical, ham radio, construction… §  Map Your Neighborhood: preporegon.org/get_MYN

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Make a plan

Partner’s work

My work Kid’s school

Home

Sister in NJ

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Basic go kits for work and car

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Shoes / socks / gloves / flashlight / dust mask / helmet / water / whistle

Basic home preparation: Under the bed

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Basic home water and food prep

§ Water, food, shelter § First aid and supplies § Twin bucket toilets § Storage § Non-structural and

structural seismic mitigation

2 weeks or more

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#1 Priority is Water: 1 gallon per person, per day, for 14 days+

Option 1: Buy it

Option 2: Store it yourself

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#2 Priority is #2

§ 2 x five-gallon buckets

§ 2 seat cover lids

§  Toilet paper/wipes

§ Heavy duty garbage bags

§ Disposable gloves

§ Hand sanitizer

§ Carbon (sawdust, shredded paper)

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#3 Priority is Shelter

§ Are you a happy camper?

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#4 Priority is Food

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First Aid

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Money, Medical, Documents

Send copies out of state!

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Supplies

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Storage options

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Low-cost, non-structural mitigation

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Floating shelves

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A post-earthquake kitchen

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Seismic retrofitting (structural mitigation)

§ Was your home built pre-1974?

§ DIY ($300-500)

§ Contractor ($3-8K)

§  Earthquake insurance?

https://www.portlandoregon.gov/bds/53562

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Don’t panic.

§ Prioritize. Start small. Every little step counts!

§  Talk with your family, make a plan, practice.

§ Water, Sanitation, Shelter, Food

§  Start building your work/car/home kits.

§  Strap your furniture. Non-structural mitigation.

§  Learn to shut off your utilities.

And then consider . . .

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Easy additional steps : PublicAlerts.org

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BEECN (Basic Earthquake Emergency Communication Nodes) portlandoregon.gov/beecn

§ 50 locations across Portland

§  Free 1½ hour training, minimum of 8 people

§ Radios, canopy, notice boards, forms, visual translator

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Portland NET (Neighborhood Emergency Teams) §  NETs are trained by PBEM and Portland

Fire & Rescue to provide emergency disaster assistance in their own neighborhoods.

§  95% of people are rescued by neighbors in a disaster

§  Firefighters to residents: 1:280

§  EMTs to residents: 1:374

§  Our essential mission is to do the most good for the greatest number of people in the least amount of time

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Portland NET

§  Free 30 hour training §  Fire Safety & Utility Control, Light

Search & Rescue, First Aid, Disaster Psychology, Radio, Terrorism, Community Outreach, ICS, Final Field Exercise!

§  Ongoing Advanced Training opportunities §  Scenario Village §  Hands-on classes

§  12-hour, 2-meeting commitment §  Skills are perishable, practice

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Pamphlets:

§ Be Prepared! Weekly steps for emergency preparedness

§  FEEMA Preparation guide

§ Public Alerts: Additional Needs Registry

§ How to access water from your water heater during an emergency

§ PBEM brochure: NETs, BEECNs & Public Alerts

§  Emergency Toilet instructions

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Questions? hillsdaleornet@gmail.com