1. Disaster Planning

2. 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

3. Impending Disaster

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

5. Irma

6. Forest Fires

7. Wild Life

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

9. 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

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

11. 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

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

13. External Agencies
USDA
FNS
EOC
Red Cross
First Responders
Vendors

14. Road Access

15. 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

16. Supply Outages

17. Food Insecurity due to Disasters

18. Red Cross Volunteers

19. 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…