Running head: EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS DRILL PART I
Emergency Preparedness Drill Part I
Mx Roxie Jordan
Fabian Serrano
Paul Villagran
Erica Murrilo
Hector Magdaleno
University of Phoenix
February 6, 2019
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Incident Management Establishment
Initial Response for Flood
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Initiate flood alerts prior to flood. This will give the residents a chance to prepare
for the flood.
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Initiate flood warning to residents. The flood warning serves to notify residents to
protect themselves and property from the flood.
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Prepare evacuation of residents. The evacuation of residents is vital to sustain life.
Incident Management
Recent heavy rain has caused the North River to flood parts of the City of Mertzville.
The Mayor has requested our team to set up a response to this disaster. Our incident
management would establish a committee that would consist of:
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Incident Commander to oversee as well as delegate tasks.
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A HazMat officer since the river runs through downtown where dangerous
chemicals are housed.
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A public information officer to keep the public informed.
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Safety officer to keep everyone safe.
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A liaison officer to ensure every agency is on the same page.
As well as the following sub-sections:
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Operations section
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Planning section
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Logistics section
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Finance and administration section
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Demobilization of Resources
The first teams to respond were the search and rescue, along with the police department.
In this writing, a plan on how the demobilization of resources was done and the strategies used
are discussed. In case of a severe flood, the response team needs to relocate routes for everyone
to evacuate in a safely manner. Every response team has a leader. The leader is usually the head
of all the activities in the group. He allocates duties to his team accordingly. This promotes
efficiency during the rescue operation.
Before handling any emergency, the response team must come up with a plan (Buhl, S,
2002). The plan will give all the details on how to evacuate the city, and rescue methods. The
main aim in the plan is time; the team should approximate the time needed to rescue those who
got stuck during the flood (MS, and Buhl, S, 2002). The plan should also indicate the challenges
and how they would go about them. In this case, there has been heavy rains, and the main road to
the downtown riverbed has been closed off, and citizens got stuck on the roof of buildings. The
plan should assure the safety of the team including those being rescued from the downtown
riverfront area. In this case, the team must evaluate the level of destruction from the flood, in
order to know where to start first. This prepares the team on what to expect and what approach is
to be used and the necessary level of professionalism. The plan should also ensure efficiency.
This detail’s how fast, and with a lot of ease, those involved could be saved. A plan also provides
controlled activity in all fields.
In resource demobilization during emergencies, strategies are a crucial factor (Voigt, H.
J, 2007). In this case of the North River overflow, it displaced all businesses and residences that
are in one block radius of the river. The team should develop detailed tactics on how they could
access the area. This is followed by assigning of resources. This entails: The level of expertise
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required and the necessary supplies such as search and rescue, helicopters, swat teams, boats, etc.
With an appropriate strategy, the team should be able to evaluate the possible outcome.
Flood Recovery Approach
Damage assessment
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Identify Hazards caused by flooding i.e. chemicals, other toxics
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Identify damage infrastructure,
o Damage roads
o Hospitals
o Public Services i.e. electric, gas, water sewage
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Housing Damage
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Private companies and Business
Restoration / Clean-up
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Cleaning crew to drain and decontaminate affected areas
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Clear roads and restore vital services e.g. electricity, gas, water and sewage
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Restore operation Hospital and emergency centers
Long Term Reconstruction
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Create a long-term recovery plan
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Secure government and private resources and funding
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Reconstruction of infrastructure upgrade roads, bridges other.
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New resilient commercial buildings and commercial revitalization
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New Housing development
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Evacuation Plan
Though the flooding has devastated downtown and industrial parts of the town in
which some warehouses contain hazardous chemicals. Because of the later, evacuating civilians
quickly is paramount before the chemicals spread into more populated areas downriver and cause
medical first responders to become overwhelmed. After declaring an emergency, the city can
bring in first responders from neighboring jurisdictions. This would most definitely include
hazmat teams, helicopters and watercraft. Watercraft may not be able to reach the more
aggressive waters in the river but can be used in the flooded areas far enough from the strong
currents.
Medical Plan
We must consider the hospitals proximity to the flooded area and weather it is at
risk of losing power or other utilities. If the hospital is deemed at risk, then critical patients will
be moved to hospitals safe from the flood waters. Patients that can be released will be released
and no non-emergency patients will be admitted. Within the hospital, supplies will be moved
upstairs if possible, to avoid rising flood waters, room will be made for anticipated patients
brought from first responders.
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References
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(FDOT(2002). Construction project administration manual, FDOT, Tallahassee, FL. Flyvbjerg,
B., Ilolm, MS, and Buhl, S. (2002).“Underestimating costs in public works projects: Error or
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Knödel, K., Lange, G., & Voigt, H. J. (2007). Environmental geology: handbook of field
methods and case studies. Springer Science & Business Media.
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City of Sacramento (2018). Retrieved from
https://www.cityofsacramento.org/Utilities/Education/Flood-Ready/Your-Flood-Prep
Create a 350- to 700-word outline of your team's approach and division of tasks for the Emergency
Preparedness Drill assignment due in Week 5. The outline should explain which team members will
complete each portion of the assignment. The assignment can be in bullet point format and provide
a general overview of the team approach to the assignment and determined responsibilities.
Submit your completed outline to the Assignment Files tab.
This outline was a little confusing. The team did well with the information but putting it
together must have been challenging for the team. Please make sure that you put this in order
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next time. Overall the team did do a good job with the information it was just out of ordr. The
objectives have been handled and covered. Overall fair job.
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Emergency Management Scenario One
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Emergency Management Scenario One
SEVERE WEATHER FLOOD
Major portions of the city have been affected by sudden severe weather with hail and heavy rains. These
have caused the North River to flood parts of the City of Mertzville. These incidents are reported across a
large scale area. You have received an emergency declaration from your Mayor and are asked to
immediately respond and implement the Incident Command System (ICS) and emergency management
response.
Overview: The North River flows south through the City of Mertzvile. This river flows through the entire
town. This includes flowing past an industrial business park where several manufacturing plants and
wherehouses store various dangerous chemicals and much of the cities food storage, and the cities
vibrant downtown riverfront district, which includes, shopping, restaurants, and condominiums. This
severe flooding has caused the North River to displace all businesses within one block of the river and
some residences in the downtown riverfront area.
The North River has not flooded in over 100 years and this event was unplanned. Your learning team
assignment requires a response plan to the flooded area along with the coordination and implementation
of a disaster response. As part of this assignment your learning team must:
Create a 1050-1400 word detailed executive summary and operations plan detailing:
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Initial response
Incident management/establishment including ICS Org. Chart
Demobilization of resources
Restoration
Recovery approach to the North River flood emergency management scenario
Create a 15-20 slide PowerPoint presentation detailing your learning teams’ initial emergency response,
incident management (ICS) establishment, and overall approach to the emergency management
scenario. Your presentation must include the following:
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An overview of the emergency management incident
Initial response, roles, and assignment of first responders (patrol officers, fire, ems)
The full range of Incident Command System (ICS) including:
o command, structure, sections, positions, and roles.
o All positions must be documented by title, role, and assignment, with assigned personnel for
each position.
o You must have all roles included in a proper detailed organization chart.
Public information statement
Social media approach and information dissemination
Traffic plan
Evacuation plan
Medical plan
Demobilization plan
Mitigation concerns must be addressed with an area recovery plan
Answer the following questions at the end of your presentation:
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Should there be national standards for emergency management operations plans at large-scale
sporting events?
How do you notify citizens or give better response and evacuation instructions?
How do you deal with internal communications of those working in the explosive environment and
may not be able to utilize radios/communication equipment?
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?
You have the flexibility to improvise or realistically create information or details not included in the
emergency management materials. Critical elements of this assignment focus on your team’s ability to
understand differing ways and means to apply the emergency management process and approach to
safely manage critical incidents. These incidents often involve tough decisions including assignments,
personnel, equipment, training, and other factors affecting employees. See the attached map for basic
references and planning.
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