1. Linda Noson Emergency Preparedness Coordinator
Missoula Access and Functional Needs Committee Pathway to Whole Community Planning
Linda Noson
Emergency Preparedness Coordinator

2. Topics
Impetus for focusing on people with access and functional needs during emergencies
Preparedness and response issues
Formation of the Access and Functional Needs Committee as a subcommittee of the Local Emergency Planning Committee
Incorporating AFN into all hazard planning – Whole Community Planning

3. Impetus - 2011 Missoula Flood
Called agencies representing PFN to find out if they had clients within the flooded area, and to identify response issues
Asked if they wanted to come together to discuss
Very positive response

4. Preparedness & Response Issues Access & Functional Needs
Notification – Agency/Individual:
Access to emergency information:
Preparation of an emergency response call down process
Development of a personal preparedness plan template
Learn about Map Your Neighborhood and Volunteer Organizations Active in Disasters (VOAD)
Identify those with access and functional needs in Missoula County

5. Incorporate into local emergency planning – Whole Community Planning
Formation of Access and Functional Needs LEPC Subcommittee 4/9/2013
Vision. Enhance the capability of individuals and families with access and functional needs to plan for, survive, and recover from emergencies and disasters in Missoula County.
Purpose: Incorporate all members of the population into preparedness, response, and recovery planning
Previous approach assumed all people with a specific condition needed assistance – elderly, people w/disability
Current focus is on functional needs, not a person’s condition or diagnosis: e.g. Access, communication, transportation, medical, independence, supervision

6. Whole Community Planning
Involve all members of the population in planning and implementing exercises
Airport full scale exercise 05/30/2014

7. Whole Community Planning: Medical Countermeasures Dispensing
All inclusive Dispensing Strategies
Public Point of Dispensing (P-POD)
Appointment Clinics
Priority access
Chairs placed along entry line
Closed Point of Dispensing (C-POD)
Missoula Developmental Services Corporation
Nursing Homes, Assisted Living, Group Homes

8. Whole Community Planning: Medical Countermeasures Dispensing
Communication Plan and Communication Kit
Use Missoula County Profile to identify supply needs
Hearing: 4.5% times clinic through put of 500/hr = ~23 people per hour need hearing assistance
Amplification devices, texting, ASL, speech generators
Vision: 2% times 500 = ~10 need vision assistance
Magnifying glasses, communication boards

9. Whole Community Planning Personal Preparedness – Smart911
Missoula Smart911
Receive emergency alerts on all registered communication devices: home & work landlines, cell phones
Enter secure, protected personal information available to the 911 Operator only when you call 911
Basic Safety Profile: name, address, phone(s), vehicle(s), pet(s), emergency contacts, photos
Optional health and medical information
May choose to provide additional emergency preparedness information and let local emergency management search your profile for specific information to better help you during an emergency (eg how many people do not have a car)
Available in over a thousand communities across the nation
Two counties in Montana (Missoula & Butte-Silverbow), but if you register your cell phone and are in one of those counties or other communities in the US when you call 911, your profile will come up for the 911 Operator.
Provides a consistent planning template to use in the community (Jude Monson)