Disaster Planning

Preparing It is too late once a disaster hits to make preparations It is imperative you have a plan, and one that can be implemented on extremely short notice It’s important that you review the plan on a regular basis with staff so they know their role

Impending Disaster

Natural Disasters Natural Disasters Hurricanes Tornadoes Forest Fires Floods Snow Storms Wildlife Predators

Irma

Forest Fires

Wild Life

Man Made Disasters Bomb Threats Electrical Outages Boil Water Notice Food Bourne Illness Foreign Objects in Food Food Recall

Menus Simple is better You may have no access to equipment to cook Water may be in short supply or contaminated Prepackaged items can be more easily distributed Bottled water is important

Sample Menu Breakfast: Water, Cereal Bar, Juice Lunch: Water, Packaged PBJ, Juice Dinner: Water, Packaged Mini Twin Cheeseburgers, Juice

Staffing Volunteers are just that, and they may very well leave Volunteers are not trained food service professionals Your staff needs training prior to a disaster Keep a list of employees willing to work in a disaster, and update it on a regular basis Remember if someone’s home is in the path of the disaster they may go to try and save their dwelling

Equipment Van or box truck External walk-in for disaster foods Propane generator Freezer trucks with generators Generators at schools for walk-ins

External Agencies USDA FNS EOC Red Cross First Responders Vendors

Road Access

Supply Chain One of the biggest issues is the supply chain. The chain may be severed by the storm or the fire. Getting food in to restock in order to reopen may be a huge challenge In a major disaster you may lose all food in your walk-ins If gas is in short supply Distributors can’t run trucks Most generators run on gas, no fuel, no generator

Supply Outages

Food Insecurity due to Disasters

Red Cross Volunteers

Logistics Disasters are a logistics challenge Conferences like ACDA, SNA, and USDA sponsored trainings are great opportunities to network and learn Do not depend upon exterior agencies, develop your own plan Ironman did not show up during Irma…