Emergency Preparedness10.26.2015

EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS MANAGERMIKE BAMBERGER737-4713michael.bamberger@orgeonstate.eduemergency.oregonstate.edu

Let’s talk about preparedness…

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Corvallis, OR

http://www.opb.org/aftershock/

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Step 1 – Develop your plan

• What are your risks?Family membersMedicationPetsHome to School (eg. Do you have to cross a river)UtilitiesNatural HazardsSupplies

Food Water Shelter Tools

• Plan for work, home, school, car

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Reduce your risk

• Prioritize what you will do Making a planTrainingStockpileRetrofit/construction

• Do a little bit at a timeResearch before you buyBuy a little food each monthWork on water one monthWork on emergency contacts one month

The important thing is to do something!

Use the Rule of 3’s to guide planning

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You can live –

• 3 Seconds without blood

• 3 minutes without air

• 3 hours without shelter

• 3 days without water

• 3 weeks without food

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Other planning guidance

• Time Immediate need (minutes to hours)Longer term (days to weeks)

• Quality• Quantity

• As time goes on, more resources become available• If you plan for your needs, anything you receive from an

outside source is a bonus• Don’t plan on the community to have systemic care available

for 3 days

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3 Seconds without blood, 3 minutes without air

• Take First Aid training• Take CPR training

http://recsports.oregonstate.edu/safety-classes

• Purchase First Aid MaterialsBuy a kit with contents that you know how to useBuild a kit if commercial kits give you too many “extra” things

• Don’t forget the animals!

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3 hours without shelter

• ClothingWarmDrySeasonal

• Sleeping and livingCommunity shelterTarp, Tent, Canopy

• For each family memberChange sizes as growth continues!Pack in plastic bags to keep dry

• Emergency ShelterPonchoSpace blanket (mylar)

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3 days without water

• Plan for 14 days• 1 gallon per person per day ( and 1 gallon per pet per day)

HygieneCookingFirst AidDrinking

• Storage of water• Purifying vs Filtering

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Water Storage (Quantity)

• Use metal bottles• Use PBA free containers• Use Lexan containers• Glass containers break easily• Do not use milk jugs or similar materials• Water can be found in your hot water heater

• Turn off in-coming lines in order not to contaminate your water supply

• Confirm with utilities if water is safe to drink (may take 3 days for them to know after an earthquake)

• Rotate water or apply preservative• Store in cool, non-sunny location

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Storage Containers (Quantity)

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Water Quality

• Filter – Mechanically removes contaminants. Most filters, depending upon the filter pore size, can remove everything but viruses. Carefully read the manufacturer instructions to learn about capability

• Purify – Kills viruses and some bacteria but not all bacteria.

Does not remove bad tastes or debris

  Purify FilterBoil X  Disinfectant X  Filter devices   XFilter + disinfectant

X X

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Mechanical Devices

Katadyn TRK Drip Gravidyn Water Filter

http://www.practicalsurvivor.com/emergencywaterfiltration

Pore size = removes

Cryptosproidium & Giardia

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http://www.advancedwaterfilters.com/buying-guide-reverse-osmosis-systems/

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Chemical

Amount of Water % Sodium Hypochlorite Amount of Bleach to Add to Water

1 quart or liter1%

10 drops

1 gallon 40 drops

2 quarts or liters

4-6%

4 drops

1 gallon or 4 liters 8 drops or 1/8 teaspoon

2.5 gallons 3/8 teaspoon

5 gallons 3/4 teaspoon

7 gallons 1 teaspoon

15 gallons 2 teaspoons

55 gallons 1/8 cup

1 quart or liter7-10%

1 drop

1 gallon 4 drops

1 quart or literUnknown

10 drops

1 gallon 40 drops

Note: If the water is cloudy, murky, colored, or very cold, DOUBLE the amount of bleach added.

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Other

Steripen

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• Plan for a mix of food typesNo cook – eat out of wrapper

• Canned goods• MREs• Food bars

Rehydrate – can still be eaten without heat• Dehydrated • Freeze dried

Cook• Needed to kill germs/bacteria

• Eat Refrigerator and Freezer first• Remember Food Allergies!• Don’t pack food you won’t eat

3 days without food

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What to look for:

• Long storage life• Little cooking required• Durable packaging• Up to 2,800 calories/day for males, 2,200 calories/day for

females• A rounded diet

ProteinFruitVegetablesSweets

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What is the difference?

PROS: CONS: Long shelf life (cans – 25 years,

packages – 7 years) Very lightweight, very low moisture Reconstitutes quickly, low preparation

time Best way to dry meat items Generally tastes better than

dehydrated Retains original shape, texture, color

after reconstitution Requires no refrigeration Retains much nutritional value

Most expensive food storage option Most items require water to prepare Items are bulkier than if dehydrated If purchased in Mylar pouches, they’re

susceptible to puncture

PROS: CONS: No waste Lightweight Long shelf life Not easily spoiled

Requires water to prepare Some items lose taste after reconstitution Some items take a long time to reconstitute Dehydration process can affect nutritional

value

FREEZE DRIED FOODSFreeze drying involves freezing the food, then removing almost all the moisture in a vacuum chamber, and finally sealing the food in an airtight container.

DEHYDRATED FOODDehydrating is a method of preservation in which a food is dried or dehydrated

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Storage Containers

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Output (Pee and Poo)

• Don’t put anything down the pipes until you are sure the pipes are intact

• Health issuesBurying human waste

• Health laws• Clay soil

Rodents, Flies, Disease

• Could be months to a year without sanitation system• Several options

Pre-built camping toiletsBucket system

• Need to plan it now, not later

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Other considerations

• Leather gloves (for moving debris)• Pry bar• Tarps (cover openings in your house)• Solar power cell phone chargers• Generator• Gasoline storage• Cooking stoves

WoodFuelSolar

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Learn When and How to turn off Utilities

• Electrical• Gas• Water

Develop preparedness kit

• Home• Work/School

• Keep in car?• Keep in knapsack and evacuate with you?• Different then at home – can you live off of it if you cannot get home?

• How will you transport your kit?• Travel to Coast often?

• Tsunami – hours to days

• 7-14 days in general is a good planning figure

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Preparedness Kits

• Portable• Backpack

• Not shopping bags

• Survivable• Totes

• Garbage can

• Don’t forget fun• Games

• Books

Hurricane Isaac

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Information

Emergency.oregonstate.edu

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• A little bit of preparedness goes a long way!• Questions?

…….now take a big breath and relax