National Service and Disaster 101 for Ameri Corps

National Service and Disaster 101 for Ameri. Corps Texas Programs

Welcome & Overview • Why Disaster Training? • Agenda Overview • • • Disaster Basics and Types Personal Preparedness Role of National Service in Disaster What to Expect if a Disaster Occurs Additional Resources and How to Learn More

Presenters • Emily Steinberg, Director of National Service Programs, One. Star Foundation • Damian Morales, Disaster Services Program Specialist, One. Star Foundation • Megan Helton, Disaster Response Team Program Manager, Texas Conservation Corps • Lisa Tatum, Senior Manager, Disaster Preparedness, Volunteer. Now

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Overview of One. Star’s Role in Disasters • State Service Commission • Ameri. Corps Texas • VISTA Intermediary Project • Texas Disaster Volunteer Generation Initiative (TDVGI) • Texas Connector • Partner with Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) • Annex T (Volunteer & Donations Management) • Point of Contact for National Service • Support for Volunteer Reception Centers (VRCs) and Spontaneous Unaffiliated Volunteers (SUVs) • Co-facilitate G-489 Management of Spontaneous Volunteers • G-288 Donations Management Panel Participant • Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster (VOAD) • Texas VOAD, Vice Chair • Central Texas VOAD, Chair • Administer Volunteer. TX Portal • www. volunteertx. org

Disaster Basics

Emergency or Disaster? A B

Emergency vs. Disaster Emergency Disaster • Occurrence or imminent threat of a condition, incident, or event of widespread or severe that requires immediate damage, injury, or loss of life or response actions to save lives; property resulting from any prevent injuries; protect natural or man-made cause property, public health, the environment, and public safety; or to lessen or avert the threat of a disaster.

Types of Disaster • Natural • Hurricane, Tornado, Wildfire, Flooding, Drought • CBRNE • Chemical – Chlorine, Sarin, Cyanide • Biological – Anthrax, Smallpox, Ebola • Epidemic – sudden increase in # of cases of disease over what is normally expected in the area. • Pandemic – epidemic that has spread across several countries or continents • Radiological – “Dirty Bomb” • Nuclear – • Explosive – IED • Technological • Cyber-terrorism

Four Phases of Emergency Management • Preparedness – planning how to respond to a disaster & increasing resources available to respond • Response – actions taken to save lives & prevent damage • Recovery – short-term returns vital support systems to minimum operating standards. long-term returns area to near-normal conditions • Mitigation – activities that prevent, eliminate, or reduce the effects of a disaster

Which Phase(s) of Disaster – Preparedness, Response, Recovery, or Mitigation • • • _____ Making a family communication plan _____ Building levies _____ Setting up a shelter for evacuees _____ Mucking out a flooded home _____ Receiving Red Cross disaster training _____ Securing bookshelves to the wall _____ Building a disaster kit for your home _____ Clearing debris off a road _____ Sandbagging a rising river _____ Rebuilding a flood-damaged school outside of the flood plain

Key Disaster Acronyms • Ameri. Corps Disaster Response Team (A-DRT) • Corporation for National & Community Service (CNCS) • Disaster Services Unit (DSU) • Emergency Operations Center (EOC) • Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) • National Civilian Community Corps (NCCC) • Retired Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) • State Operations Center (SOC) • Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) • Voluntary Agency Liaison (VAL) • Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster (VOAD)

Emergency Management in Texas

Structure • DPS State Regions • Texas is divided into 7 DPS Regions • Region 7 is the Capitol Area • Disaster Districts • Texas is divided into 24 Districts • Disaster Districts are the State’s regional emergency management organizations that serve as the initial source of state emergency assistance for local governments • A Chairman, who is the local Texas Highway Patrol commander, directs each District. • Local Emergency Management • Mayors and County Judges have responsibility for emergency preparedness and response within their jurisdictions • These officials may appoint an Emergency Management Coordinator (EMC) to manage day-to-day program activities. • Emergency Management Council • Composed of 32 State Agencies, the American Red Cross, and the Salvation Army • Advise and assist the Governor in all matters relating to disaster.

Emergency Operations Center • State Operations Center (SOC) • Operated by TDEM • Coordinates approximately 4, 000 incidents/year • Monitors emergency situations throughout TX and provides information on these events to federal, state, and local officials • Coordinates state assistance to local governments that are dealing with emergencies. • Emergency Operations Center • Staffed by members of its various departments that is activated to manage the response to major threats and incidents and coordinate internal and external resource support.

Disaster Declaration Process

Personal Preparedness Basics

Create a Kit • Water, Food, Medicine, Personal Hygiene Items, Pet Supplies • Medical Records, Legal Documents, Cash • Flashlight, Radio, Batteries, Cell Phone Charger • Have enough supplies for each member of the family for at least 96 -hours

• Make a Plan • Choose two meeting places outside of your immediate neighborhood • Friends • Relatives • Be Informed • • www. ready. gov (* also in Spanish) www. weather. gov www. disasterassistance. gov TDEM Situation Reports • https: //www. txdps. state. tx. us/dem/sit rep/default. aspx

Working with Children • Build a Kit Together • Comfort items (ex: stuffed animal) • Snacks • Headphones (* shelters can be loud) • Family Communication Plan • Pick a safe spot to meet if separated • Cell phones should have ICE programmed into contacts • Resources • www. flatstanley. com/resources • www. disasterhero. com • www. missingkids. com/disasterresponse

Working with Seniors • Include medications & medical equipment in kit • Copies of prescriptions • Extra eyeglasses, hearing aids, hearing aid batteries • Label all equipment (canes, walkers, etc. ) • Resources • www. ready. gov/seniors • www. redcross. org/prepare/locati on/home-family/seniors

Working with Pet Owners • Microchip your pet for ID • Arrange a safe haven in the event of evacuation (pet-friendly hotels) • Pet Evac Pack • Food w/can opener, garbage bags for clean-up, food dishes, collar w/ ID tags, veterinary records, pet carrier, treats • Resources • www. aspca. org/pet-care/disasterpreparedness • www. avma. org/kb/resources/referen ce/disaster/ • www. tahc. state. tx. us/emergency/

Pop Quiz: Scenarios • What would you do if…. ? • Type your responses in the webinar Chat Box!

Personal Preparedness Scenario 1 - You live in a large home at the end of a cul-de-sac in a heavily wooded area. As the result of a recent hurricane many trees have fallen blocking all roadways. Power is out. Roads will not be cleared for 5 days. Power will not be restored for 14 days. Scenario 2 - You live in a high rise apartment building on the 13 th floor. Your power is out and you live on a fixed income. You have a neighbor who is diabetic and must refrigerate their insulin.

Personal Preparedness Scenario 3 - It’s 3: 30 in the afternoon and a large tornado has developed quickly in your area. Your children should be arriving home from school on the bus. You are in your office. Scenario 4 - One of your co-workers calls you into their office to watch a live broadcast of a fire at an industrial site 2 miles from your office. Large canisters of unknown chemicals are exploding and are flying through the air.

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National Service: Count On Us https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=Qr. PQn. G 8 Hu. Ec

Texas Conservation Corps (Tx. CC) • Program of American Youth. Works • 3 -year Ameri. Corps grant from One. Star Foundation • 30 Full-Time members • FEMA Disaster Cooperative Agreement • DR-4223 Response • Volunteer Reception Centers • Wimberley • San Marcos • Collaboration w/ additional National Service programs

Evolution of the Conservation Corps Model KXAN: “Stormy Skies Await Ameri. Corps Workers” https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=Uu. O 9 J 99 cjxc 32

DR-4223: Central Texas Memorial Day Floods

Disaster Services Unit (DSU) • A-DRTS • 16 highly-trained Ameri. Corps Programs • 4200 members • Deployed via FEMA Mission Assignment • Ameri. Corps NCCC • Traditional Corps • FEMA Corps – Partnership w/ FEMA & CNCS through NCCC • FEMA Corps is a unit of NCCC • Capacity building for all phases of disaster

Response Capabilities 35 Volunteer Coordination & Operations Base Camps Mass Care – Shelter & Feeding Public Information Outreach Warehouse & Donations Support Call Center Operations Direct Service; Debris Removal; Mucking & Gutting; Tarping State & National Yes Yes NCCC Yes Yes FEMA Corps No No Yes, under FEMA No VISTA Yes - indirect service No No Yes -indirect service Yes - indirect No service Senior Corps Yes Yes

Recovery Capabilities 36 Home Construction & Repair Public Facilities Renovation Needs Assessment Case Management Disaster Recovery Center Support Long-Term Recovery Committees Volunteer Reception Center Support State & National Yes Yes NCCC Yes Yes FEMA Corps No No Yes, under FEMA No VISTA No No Yes Yes Yes – indirect service Senior Corps Yes Yes

What to Expect • Activation Process • Likely Roles Volunteer Management Donations Management IT, Data, and Phone Support Mucking & Gutting / Debris Removal • General support • •

One. Star’s Disaster Requirements for Ameri. Corps Texas Grantees SECTION XIV OF THE 2015 -16 ONESTAR TERMS & CONDITIONS: DISASTER PREPAREDNESS, RESPONSE AND RECOVERY One. Star Foundation requires the availability of Ameri. Corps Texas members to acquire basic skills in, and to provide assistance with, disaster preparedness, response and recovery as needed by the State of Texas. Waivers to this requirement will be considered on a case-by-case basis for programs that can demonstrate that this requirement would cause undue hardship or be otherwise unreasonable for reasons related to specific program design (for example, programs designed to enroll members who are under the age of 18 or who are full-time students). • Program/Local Level: One. Star-funded Ameri. Corps programs are required to provide basic training to all members on disaster preparedness, response, and recovery on an annual basis. They may do so by partnering with local (city/county) emergency managers, members of their local VOAD (Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster), the Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM), or similar agencies. Programs may also elect to provide additional training in a specific disaster focus area (for example, volunteer and/or donations management, disaster medical operations, mass care/shelter operations, etc. ). One. Star can provide referrals to knowledgeable disaster trainers or agencies, as needed (i. e. , FEMA Independent Study Course) • State Level: One. Star serves as the main point of contact for national service resources in Texas in times of disaster and may receive requests for assistance from the State of Texas, Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM), or other state partners in the event of a major disaster. If One. Star receives such a request, One. Star may require Ameri. Corps programs to commit to providing up to 10% of their members to support disaster response and/or recovery needs. Examples of activities members may be asked to provide may include establishing volunteer reception centers, managing teams of volunteers, distributing supplies and/or donations, or cleaning up and removing debris. • National Level: If One. Star-funded Ameri. Corps programs would like to consider participating in a national response effort through a mission assignment from FEMA and the Corporation for National and Community Service, a Disaster Response Cooperative Agreement must be submitted to One. Star for review. One. Star will address any mission assignment concerns or issues with the program before approving the application and submitting it directly to CNCS. In addition, any assignment requests by CNCS to your program must be approved by One. Star prior to accepting the assignment. • In the event of a local, state, or federal disaster declaration, One. Star may request Ameri. Corps members to temporarily deploy to an affected area (in-state or out-of-state) to participate in response or recovery operations for up to 60 days. During this time, service hours spent in response to that event may be counted towards the total required member hours of a given member. Members will spend no more than 120 days on disaster-related activities in a given member year without the prior consent of the One. Star Foundation unless otherwise specified in the program’s approved grant and program design (in the case of programs within the Disaster Services Focus Area). • If such a deployment were to occur outside the Subrecipient’s approved program design, One. Star will work with the Subrecipient to modify existing grant performance outcomes to reflect the deployment(s) as appropriate and to the extent possible.

Activation Process • Deployment Process • In the event of a major disaster, One. Star Foundation will work with your program director and staff to determine availability of Ameri. Corps members and request member support. • Let your program director know if you are interested in being an Ameri. Corps member available for deployment in the event of such a disaster, or if you have extenuating circumstances that would prohibit you from being available for deployment.

• Mass Care Task Force (MCTF) • Collaboration between American Red Cross, Salvation Army, North Texas Food Bank and Volunteer. Now • Established in 2006 in the aftermath of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita • Co-facilitate TDEM G-489 Management of Spontaneous Volunteers • Support North Central Texas Council of Government (COG) Citizen Corps Council • Support 4 County VOAD’s • • Collin County (President) Tarrant County (Vice-President) Dallas County Denton County

Professional Development Resources • Preparing Texas • www. preparingtexas. org • G 288 & G 489 • FEMA Independent Study • www. training. fema. gov • IS 100, IS 244, IS 288, IS 700, IS 800 • Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) • www. fema. gov/community-emergencyresponse-teams • CNCS Disaster Services Resources • www. nationalservice. gov/resources/disaste r-services

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Contact Us

One. Star Foundation • Damian Morales • Program Specialist – Disaster Services • damian@onestarfoundation. org • 512. 287. 2026 • Emily Steinberg • Director – National Service Programs • emily@onestarfoundation. org • 512. 287. 2008

Texas Conservation Corps • Megan Helton • Field Coordinator – Emergency Response • mhelton@americanyouthworks. org • 512. 438. 9972

Volunteer. Now • Lisa Tatum • Senior Manager – Disaster Preparedness • ltatum@volnow. org • 214. 818. 9857

National Service and Disaster 101 for Ameri. Corps Texas Programs