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EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS

DRILL FINAL

BY

INSTITUTION
FLOOD IN MERTZVILLE CITY

Rains and hails affected the major parts of the city such as industries,
homesteads among others.
The city became flooded and the mayor had to send ICS and
management response.
The North river has not flooded in over 100 years, therefore this
incident was not planned for an immediate large scale action.
INITIAL EMERGENCY RESPONSE

Initial responders: Police, Fire, Emergency Medical Services


ICS ORGANIZATIONAL CHART
Incident Command

Public Information Public Information


Officer Officer

Liaison Officer

Finance/Administration
Operations Section Planning Section Logistics Section
Section

Branch Level of organization Title Position of Support


Incident Command Incident Commander Deputy
Command Staff Officer Assistant

Group Divisions General Staff (Section) Chief Deputy


Branch Director Deputy
Division/Group Supervisor N/A
Unit Leader Manager
(NCTCOG, n.d.)
Task Force Strike Team
Strike Team/Task Force Leader Single Resources Boss
ICS ORGANIZATIONAL CHART DETAILED
Incident
Commander

Public Public
Information Information
Officer Officer

Liaison Officer

Operations Finance/Administ
Planning Section Logistics Section
Section ration Section

Staging Areas Resources Unit Service Branch Support Branch Time Unit

Air Operations Communications


Branches Situation Unit Supply Unit Procurement Unit
Branch Unit

Divisions and Air Support Air Tactical Documentation Comp/Claims


Medical Unit Facilities Unit
Groups Group Group Unit Unit

Helicopter Demobilization Responder Ground Support


Strike Teams Task Force Helibases Cost Unit
Coordinator Unit Rehabilitation Unit

Air Tankers/Fixed Technical


Single Resources Helispots Food Unit
Wing Coordinator Specialist

Fixed Wing Bases


PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT

The North River flows South through the City of Mertzville


There has been no floods for almost a century. Thus, we were unprepared for
such an event.
The flood is affecting vulnerable areas like chemical industries, shopping areas
and warehouses
The Floods has displaced many residents of Mertzville
SOCIAL MEDIA APPROACH AND INFORMATION
DISSEMINATION

Social media offers an effective and quick way to spread information.


The government often prohibits the sharing of information, pictures and images
depicting the aftermath of disasters such as floods.
The public should avoid spreading uncensored images through the social media
(Jensen & Jessica, 2008).
This would help to reduce the psychological strain and impacts suffered by the
victims and relatives of the disaster.
TRAFFIC PLAN

The floods has severely impacted the flow of traffic as roads are damaged.
Police and other authorities help in directing the traffic to safe routes.
The bad condition of the traffic will remain the same until restoration happens.
EVACUATION PLAN

According to National Incident Management


System (2016), most victims were evacuated to
safer places.
The Red Cross, Rescue Units and the community
assisted in the evacuation process.
Many people were evacuated quickly enough to
reduce casualties
MEDICAL PLAN

Floods are normally accompanied by cold weather that can lead to health
problems.
The government established a medical plan that covered injuries and health
problems that might arise such as pneumonia and cholera.
Health officials were deployed in the area as a response to possible escalation of
health issues
These health officials also helped to treat injuries caused by the incident.
DEMOBILIZATION PLAN

The demobilization of the emergency response equipment and personnel is done in


the most effective and efficient manner possible.
It can not happen before the order is given by the incident commander.
All equipment will be returned to the appropriate agency.
All rental equipment will be returned to the owning business.
MITIGATION CONCERNS/RECOVERY PLAN

command will assign rescue and recovery teams to work with city officials and
account for all displaced citizens.
Hazmat crews will respond to the industrial areas to assess damage to the
buildings and contain/cleanup any hazardous materials
Crews will restore power to Mertzville and provide generators to critical areas
where power can not be restored immediately.
SHOULD THERE BE NATIONAL STANDARDS FOR
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OPERATIONS PLANS
AT LARGE SCALE SPORTING EVENTS?

Large scale sporting events breed grounds for worst disasters (Jensen & Jessica,
2008).
The large number of people in these stadiums lead to increase the number of
injured or killed people in case of disaster.
It is crucial to have national standards for emergency management plans for large
scale events, not just sporting events
This move will help mitigate risks and casualties during said events
HOW TO NOTIFY CITIZENS AND GIVE THEM
BETTER RESPONSE AND EVACUATION
INSTRUCTIONS?

Ensuring alarms are distinct and recognizable.


Have public emergency broadcasts that interrupt television and radio
broadcasts.
Have an auxiliary power system in place to ensure these systems always
work.
HOW DO YOU DEAL WITH INTERNAL
COMMUNICATIONS OF THOSE WORKING IN THE
EXPLOSIVE ENVIRONMENT AND MAY NOT BE ABLE TO
UTILIZE RADIOS/COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT?

Create an emergency communication command center within the EOC.


Assign a communication commander to oversee all communication activity
and to collect crucial data.
Create a wireless/cell phone communication system that can be used under
certain circumstances.
Coordinate logistics for communications with National Guard.
WHAT ARE YOUR PLANS FOR DOCUMENTING THE EVENT FOR
FUTURE TRAINING AND RESPONSE APPROACHES?
HOW CAN TRAINING BE IMPROVED FOR BETTER RESPONSE TO
FUTURE EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS AND INCIDENTS?
Create a team of field journalists and field liaisons
Distribute necessary equipment to field journalist
Purchase data recording equipment such as cameras, tape recorders, journals, pens etc.
Assign one journalist to ach response team as an official recorder
Create an effective training module
Examine the causes/reasons behind the disaster
Review data for content and continual improvement and training
Outline key elements or critical areas of the disaster
Develop a new plan in advance for the next possible disaster
Assign key personally to key tasks and time lines
Conduct practice drills to help improve proficiency in emergency response and rescue
REFERENCES
Emergency Command Pictures (2016) Retrieved from:
https://www.google.com/search?q=pictures+of+emergency+preparedness&biw=1350&bih=557&t
bm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiL0tO2n_3LAhVDzWMKHU8vCNYQsA
QIGw#tbm=isch&q=pictures+of+emergency+command+agencies
ICS Review Material. (2008). Retrieved from
https://training.fema.gov/emiweb/is/icsresource/assets/reviewmaterials.pdf
Jensen, Jessica (2008) National Hazards Center. Quick Response Report. Retrieved from:
https://d3qlakwpo3n83o.cloudfront.net/content/02-DOCUMENT-569a1bedc9342b11662973fa
National Incident Management System: Principles and Practice (2016) Retrieved from:
https://phoenix.vitalsource.com/books/9781449640002/id/ch01
National Incident Management System: Principles and Practice (2016) Retrieved from:
https://phoenix.vitalsource.com/books/9781449640002/id/ch09
NCTCOG,. Emergency Preparedness - North Central Texas Council of Governments. Nctcog.org.
Retrieved 14 April 2017, from http://www.nctcog.org/ep/index.asp

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