Jim Yoke Chabot Las Positas Community College District Manager Emergency Preparedness amp Workplace Safety Todays Objectives Understand the risks Apply the information presented to Livermore and Los Positas College ID: 1048039
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1. HayWiredWe Can Outsmart DisasterJim YokeChabot – Las Positas Community College DistrictManager: Emergency Preparedness & Workplace Safety
2. Today’s ObjectivesUnderstand the risksApply the information presented to Livermore and Los Positas CollegeReview preparedness steps for home and the workplace
3. Objective #1 – Understanding the risk
4. Setting the tableSo, we live in earthquake country.This isn’t exactly a big surprise, but how often do people think about what this means for their lives, their communities, and beyond?Are we inured to our geology, and as a result ignore it?
5. Generational perspectivesThe last big earthquake in this area was the Loma Prieta quake in 1989.The 29th anniversary was last week.Curious children need to talk to grandparents about it, because their parents either weren’t alive or are too young to remember.
6. we are complacent and unpreparedIntellectually, people get it.Generalization – we’re busy people with fleeting attention spans.Emotionally, we don’t have a personal frame of reference to draw upon which inhibits contemplation and action.
7. Haywired – New InformationWe have known about our three main fault lines for a long time:San AndreasHaywardCalaverasThe USGS has conducted new research on the Hayward Fault, called “HayWired”.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aRLb3PmIYFc
8. Checking out the map
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15. Anticipated consequencesLandslidesLiquefactionExplosions (like San Bruno on Sept. 9, 2010)FiresAftershocksAfterslips
16. More consequencesApproximately 800 people dead18,000 injured2500 needing rescue22,000 trapped in elevators77,000 – 152,000 displacedSix weeks to six months with no water400+ fires with no firefighting water$82 billion in losses
17. Water restorationCurrent conditions in Alameda & Contra Costa Counties30% of service returned in 7 daysFull service returned in 210 days
18. Long-term consequencesMajor infrastructure damage in the East Bay and elsewhere:Major emigration, corporate and personalMassive economic losses – tax revenue collapseCostly repairs – insurance will be overwhelmedHeavy dependence on federal assistance
19. So – what to do?Should Miami or Houston give up, throw in the towel, quit, because of the hurricane threat?Japan is the most seismically active place in the world. Should they cower in dismay?Or, can preparedness make the difference?
20. Objective #2 – Applying information to Livermore and Las positas College
21. LPC AdvantagesModern quake resistant constructionNew emergency plans in draft form – should be finalized before the end of the school yearFacility agreements in process with the American Red Cross for shelteringNew communications equipment in the procurement pipeline
22. Work to be done at LPCDisaster Home Preparedness trainingCERT trainingOrganizational trainingFirst Aid/CPR/AED trainingSkill based drillsTabletop & Full Scale exercises
23. Objective #3 – preparedness steps for the home, the workplace, & the community
24. Disaster Home preparedness in shortKnow your risksPlan accordinglyMake, and maintain disaster supplies kitsReview handout
25. Know your risksEarthquakeFireWildfireFloodIt depends on where you live – region wide risks vs specific local risks
26. Planning – home, workplace, communityMeeting locationsCommunicationsTransportationExit routesHazard mitigationAccess & Functional Needs PlanningFirst responder resourcesLocal emergency managementCommunity volunteerismVolunteer organization presence
27. Disaster supplies – see handoutsUser needs drive assembly & organizationWaterFoodMedicalDocuments – ID, insurance, deeds, medical info, financial, etc.Mementoes – photo albums, keepsakes, etc.