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2013 Flood
Disaster Response: Tools for IAFF Leaders Jim Brinkley, IAFF Director of Health and Safety Thomas Breyer, IAFF Director of Fire and EMS/GIS Operations Chad Major, Professional Fire Fighters Association of Louisiana Matt Osborne, Secretary-Treasurer, Calgary, IAFF Local 255 January 19, 2016 Overview • • • • IAFF Response to Disasters Available Resources GIS Services Case Studies Overview • • • • IAFF Response to Disasters Available Resources GIS Services Case Studies IAFF Disaster Response Member Assistance Operations Assistance IAFF Disaster Relief Fund • Established? • $100,000 excess funds • Resolution 79-1994 • ½ cent per capita • Resolution 11-2006 • 10 cents per capita IAFF Disaster Relief Fund • Established? • $100,000 excess funds • Resolution 79-1994 • ½ cent per capita • Resolution 11-2006 • 10 cents per capita • Aug – Oct 2005 • 200 affiliates affected • $1.75 Million in assistance Member Assistance • $500 immediate assistance • Super Storm Sandy • 961 members = $480,500 • Katrina, Rita and Wilma • 3,511 members = $1.75 million • Must be an IAFF member • Catastrophic loss with resulting financial hardship • Immediate housing, food, medical supplies and services, clothing and other similar disaster relief • Does not cover costs to perform building or property repairs, renovation or construction IAFF Disaster Relief Operations • • • • • • • • • • • • • Incident Command Staff Communications Evacuation Food Shelter Medical Care Medicine/Vaccines Peer Support Teams Transportation Housing Support Financial Assistance Building Materials Crews for House Repair GIS Operations Thomas Breyer, Director of Fire and EMS/GIS Operations January 19, 2016 Weather Tracking Weather Tracking Weather Tracking Weather Tracking Weather Tracking Publically Available Weather Tracking •http://iaff.maps.arcgis.com/apps/Viewer/index.ht ml?appid=7d7743d80800419ea8e63f1a0b88d4a2 •Provides a tool for predicting “path” of incident and tracking progress •To find this online-Search ArcGIS Online •Search IAFF •Go to Apps •Select the Map named Weather Watcher Reconstruction Easing the Burden of Disaster Hurricane Katrina– Case Scenario Chad Major Professional Fire Fighters Association of Louisiana January 19, 2016 Hurricane Katrina Relief Efforts Hurricane Katrina Relief Efforts Hurricane Katrina Relief Efforts Hurricane Katrina Relief Efforts Hurricane Katrina Relief Efforts Hurricane Katrina Relief Efforts Hurricane Katrina Relief Efforts Hurricane Katrina Relief Efforts Hurricane Katrina Relief Efforts Hurricane Katrina Relief Efforts Hurricane Katrina Relief Efforts Hurricane Katrina Relief Efforts Hurricane Katrina Relief Efforts Hurricane Katrina Relief Efforts Hurricane Katrina Relief Efforts Hurricane Katrina Relief Efforts Hurricane Katrina Relief Efforts Hurricane Katrina Relief Efforts Hurricane Katrina Relief Efforts Hurricane Katrina Relief Efforts Hurricane Katrina Relief Efforts Hurricane Katrina Relief Efforts 2013 Flood of Southern Alberta, Canada – Case Scenario Matt Osborne – L255 Secretary-Treasurer January 19, 2016 2013 Flood of Southern Alberta, Canada – Case Scenario Starting June 19, 2013, Southern Alberta experienced heavy rainfall that started catastrophic flooding and begins to affect areas along the rivers southeast of the Rocky Mountains; Canmore, Cochrane, Calgary, Okotoks, High River, Bragg Creek and many more. 2013 Flood of Southern Alberta, Canada – Case Scenario 2013 Flood of Southern Alberta, Canada – Case Scenario Calgary, Alberta 2013 Flood of Southern Alberta, Canada – Case Scenario 2013 Flood of Southern Alberta, Canada – Case Scenario 2013 Flood of Southern Alberta, Canada – Case Scenario 2013 Flood of Southern Alberta, Canada – Case Scenario • 5 people dead as a result of the flooding • Over 100,000 people displaced • Estimated cost of repairing the damage would exceed $5 billion, making it the costliest disaster in Canadian history in terms of insured damages 2013 Flood of Southern Alberta, Canada – Case Scenario Freight Train derails on sinking bridge in Calgary June 27, 2013 2013 Flood of Southern Alberta, Canada – Case Scenario IAFF Members are committed to their duty and helping the public, while some of them have their homes and families impacted by the flood. Objectives: • Support Member Needs • Identify • Organize • Deploy • Maintain Communication • Internal • External • Public Safety & Community Involvement • Firefighter Brand • Protect Member Rights • Income, Hours of Work, Overtime • CBA Implications Systems in Place Prior – 2013 Flood • Membership Database • Active and Retired • Out of Date • Communication Systems • email • phone numbers • social media • Local 255 Office and Warehouse • IAFF Resources • Charitable Foundation • No bank account • No systems in place • Calgary Emergency Management Agency • Multi agency command and communication Operations – 2013 Flood • Established IAFF Emergency Operations Center • Incident Management System • Established Systems to Meet Objectives • Intake • Prioritize • In Progress Operations – 2013 Flood Intake System • • • • Member Needs Communication Donations and Support Constant Re-Evaluation Operations – 2013 Flood Prioritize System • • • • • • Requires Action if moved from Intake to Priorities Member Needs Communication CBA Implications Tracking System Constant Re-Evaluation Issues should only remain on the Priority Board for a limited time before being assigned Operations – 2013 Flood In Progress • Items placed on In Progress board from Priorities board are actively being worked on • Minimum of one EOC team member assigned to complete • • • • • Communications Finance Deployment & Tracking of Resources Member Follow Up Professional Support Challenges Faced in Serving Our Members • Communications • Social Media • Timeliness of communication • Which member is affected? • Coordinating the resources and help with the need • EOC Team Fatigue • Logistics • What resources are available? What do we need? • Management Decisions & Operations • Would not pay members that couldn’t get to shift • Debriefs – divers • Members & crews fatigue and frustration • Mental Health Resources of Value • IAFF Headquarters • Alberta GIS Map & Member List • Communication Systems • Social Media • Membership database • Experience – DVP Lorne West • IAFF Disaster Relief Fund • Immediate Financial Help for Members • Mental Health – CISM, Peers, Professionals • Local Affiliates and our Membership Lessons Learned • Know our Mission and Objectives • Build a system • Continually evaluate • The Department was overwhelmed with the Emergency, we are the support for the members • Up to date contact information • Communication • Systems • timely, relevant, factual & honest • Social Media - importance • Know your resources • Ask early • Update Stakeholders • Mental Health • Systems to manage support • Storage & Tracking Readiness Today • Mission & Objectives Identified • Incident Management System • Tracking Systems • Peer Support Team and Charity • Updated Membership Database • IAFF • Local 255 • Communication Systems • Internal • External Lessons Learned • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Pre-Training/Planning Pre-Disaster Conditions What Was in Place Lack of Coordinated Training Local Available Resources Cultural Understanding Arriving Resources Who are They (Credentialing) Flexibility (Basic Needs First) Communication (Multiple Agencies) Post Event Needs Assessment Post-Event Support Regional Cooperation Are We Ready for The Next One? What Can you Do Now? • Preplan • Determine What is in Place • Including • Infection Control • Behavioral Health • Determine Local Available Resources • Coordinated Training (all agencies) • Develop a Credentialing System • Establish and Train on the Communication Plan (all agencies) • Update Member Contact Information • Know How to Apply for IAFF Disaster Relief You Could Win an iPad! When you submit your workshop and overall evaluations, you are automatically entered in two drawings for a new iPad Mini! • One winner for workshop evaluations • One winner for overall evaluations Winners will be announced February 10 ALTS Evaluations Complete your workshop evaluations using the 2016 ALTS app: • • • • Login to the Frontline App Select the 2016 ALTS Menu Go to “My Agenda” Go to “My Workshop” and select the title of the workshop you are attending • Select the “click here” link • Complete the evaluation – be sure to answer all (*)required questions • Click Submit You will receive a message that the form was submitted successfully. If there is an error message, correct the errors and resubmit. Thank you!
