Mass Care A discussion and overview of Disaster

Mass Care A discussion and overview of Disaster Mass Care needs. Bob Stamey Kansas Division of Emergency Management 785 -565 -8547

MASS CARE Includes • sheltering • feeding operations • emergency first aid • bulk distribution of emergency items

MASS CARE Includes • collecting and providing information on victims to family members

Our Focus is on Sheltering and the parts that make it work.

Let’s look at 3 key parts of Sheltering 1) Planning What are you going to do before the need for a Shelter? 2) Management You get the call, “We’re opening a Shelter! You’re in charge. ” 3) Logistics What’s needed to make the Shelter operate?

Let’s Group Mass Care into 3 Parts 1) Planning What are you going to do before the need for Mass Care? 2) Management You get the call, “We’re opening a Shelter! You’re in charge. ” 3) Logistics What’s needed to make the Shelter operate?

Planning What are you going to do before the need for Mass Care?

Let’s try… �Who? �What? �Where? �When? �Why?

Management Who Ya Gonna Call?

Running your Shelter(s) First –Who has the responsibility? Next--What Partners can help? And—Do you remember the Planning topic?

rd 3 What was the thing we were going to talk about?

Logistics What is needed to make a Shelter operate CORRECTLY? � PEOPLE: skilled, trained, professional, available… � SUPPLIES: short term, long term

More Logistics � COPMMUNICATIONS: Residents, Public, Incident Command, Support Staff, � FINANCE: Who Pays? How Much? � REPORTS: Number of residents, special services, volunteers hours, dollars… � CLOSING: When do you close? How?

Expand your thoughts about what people will need. � � � � � Medical needs Childcare Transportation Eye sight (lost my glasses) Hearing Emotional support Special Diet Recreation (think of diversion from this place) Safety

…and did we say PETS?

Summary PLANNING MANAGEMENT LOGISTICS GO BACK TO THE TOP

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