Response Midterm EMDP 331

Response Midterm

Stakeholder

People who have/ think they have something to gain or loose

Public Sector- Stakeholders

EMS/Fire fighters/ Police- Holy trinity

Private Sector- Stakeholders

Insurance/Transportation/ Banks/ Utility

Private sector roles

Medical care, sheltering, media resorting, volunteers/donations

Private Sector Direct Impacts

Damage/ Forced Closure

Private Sector Indirect impacts

Employees, supply chain impacts, loss of customer base

VOAD

Voluntary Organizations Active in Disasters

CERT

Community Emergency Response Team

DRC Routine/ Old

Established

DRC Routine/ New

Expanding

DRC- Non-Routine/Old

Extending

DRC Non Routine/New

Emergent

Formal Mechanism

Memorandum of understandings/mutal aid agreements

EMAC

Emergency Management Assistance Compact- States agree to provide assistance to each other during time of disaster. Reimbursable by FEMA

Myth- Panic

People assume people are frenzied and disorganized in an emergency.

Truth- Panic

People stay calm, are able to follow directions Some people don’t flee

Myth- Looting

People assume when disaster strikes people begin to loot and take what isn’t there

Truth-Looting

Looting isn’t real. People are more altruistic and kind during an emergency

Needs Based vs luxury Looting

Needs are like food, clean water. Luxury is like a TV or diamonds

Myth Importance

Police, Plans, and Procedures need to be based on reality. If we know how people respond we can best meet them where they are at. Slows down response if we disagree on what to do.

Quarentelli quote

All disasters get managed one way or another even if everything is wrong

Disaster vs Catastrophe

Disaster an emergency that demands more resources than the community can provide. Exceeds the local ability. Catastrophe are social crisis. Involves complete disruption of social life.

Quarentelli- Effective Mobilization

Effective mobilization of resources and personell. Donations will come in. We need to focus on effectiveness more so than efficiency.

Quarentelli- Task Delegation

Disasters are two big for one person to manage. Delegation is key. Requires new and old organization, utilize everyone. DRC typology is huge on what orgs to trust and what orgs to watch out for.

Quarentelli-Co-ordination

Co-ordination does not mean control. Information sharing and central decision making. Each actor may have different goals, focus on big pictures and try best to keep everyone on task.

Quarentelli- EOC

Need a good Central EOC. This is the hub that decisions are made from and information is centralized at. Common location. Structure and function.