1. Lanny Mommsen and Teresa Holt
7 Things to Know Before a 7.0
Lanny Mommsen and Teresa Holt

2. Cook Inlet Earthquake November, 30 2018 at 8:29 am
What were you doing?
What did you learn?
Have you changed your emergency planning since then?
Small groups? Share things learned?
Where were you?
How were you affected?
Did you have a plan?
Did it work?
What did you learn?

3. Communication Individuals
Who will you text/call when you are at home? At work?
Do you have a paper list of family and emergency contact information?
Families
Do you have a family communication plan?
Alaska contacts and out of state contacts
Paper list of family phone numbers
Providers
Does the facility have an emergency communications plan?
Paper copy of contact information
TEXT INSTEAD OF CALLING Paper copy of contact information for key staff, emergency contacts for residents and emergency responder phone numbers
Contact information for EOC at local, state and national level
State = Sondra LeClair, Manager, Health Emergency Response Operations, DHSS, DPH; (O) , (C) ,
Federal = Danielle Bailey, Disability Integration Specialist, FEMA Region 10; phone:
Who should HFL&C call? What if they are not available?
How will you communicate information to families? general public?
Text instead of calling if possible
Paper list of contacts
Cell numbers of key staff-what if key staff are hurt/out of town
EOC person at the local, state and national levels
HFL&C staff
Staff-if need to call to come in
Family members

4. Communication- Social Media
Facebook
Twitter
Apps
Nixle

5. Before: Resident “To Go Bags” with necessities
Prescriptions/Medications
Family/guardian contact information
Name tags for residents who are non-verbal, confused
ID, Medicaid/insurance numbers, VA, Native Corp Card

6. Before: “Pet & Service Animal Kit”

7. Before: Family Do you have a family plan? Does it include your pets?
Do you have a meeting place in town and out of town?
Cell charger with you, small flash light
Out of state contact-everyone calls them
Cash in small bills
To Go kit in car, gas tank filled
Important papers
ID, bank information, legal papers, insurance
Keep in a Go Kit in Vehicle
Crank radio, family plan on paper
Medications, home insurance info, medical cards
Cash-small bills-in case credit cards not working
Personal and emergency contact numbers on paper
Water and food for 72 hours
First Aid Kit, Flashlight
Sleeping bag, warm clothing, Toiletries
Cell phone, charger, laptop, Pen, paper
Keep in a Go Kit at home
Have alternate heat source and generator
Have shoes, warm clothing, purse/wallet and flashlight by bed
Decide on a meeting place outside of the house
Know how to shut off natural gas and water to house
Have a Help/OK sign
Completed Family Emergency Plan sheet in house
Secure heavy objects to wall (water heater, appliances, pictures, etc.)
Food and water for 4-7 days-port wrecked

8. Family Emergency Plan

9. Before: Staff Personal family plan for staff
Who will check on your kids? Parents? Bring them to the facility?
What about your pets?
Cell charger or extra battery, small flash light
Cash in small bills
To go kit in car/office
Important papers for all people in your care
ID, bank information, legal papers, insurance
Keep in a Go Kit in Vehicle
Crank radio, family plan on paper
Medications, home insurance info, medical cards
Cash-small bills-in case credit cards not working
Personal and emergency contact numbers on paper
Water and food for 72 hours
First Aid Kit, Flashlight
Sleeping bag, warm clothing, Toiletries
Cell phone, charger, laptop, Pen, paper
Keep in a Go Kit at home
Have alternate heat source and generator
Have shoes, warm clothing, purse/wallet and flashlight by bed
Decide on a meeting place outside of the house
Know how to shut off natural gas and water to house
Have a Help/OK sign
Completed Family Emergency Plan sheet in house
Secure heavy objects to wall (water heater, appliances, pictures, etc.)
Food and water for 4-7 days-port wrecked

10. Before: Facility
Do direct care staff know there is an emergency preparedness plan?
What do you do for annual training? Who participates?
Do you participate in community training?
Do you have enough emergency supplies? Generator? Alternate heat?
How will you communicate
With EOC
With staff
Family members
Public
Contact possible alternate sites in your area, across town

11. Before: “Facility Kit”
Food, water, toilet, radio, flashlight, batteries, dust masks, duct tape, first aid kit, etc.

12. During the Earthquake During Remind everyone to “Duck and Cover”
Remind everyone to not to leave facility
Immediately After
Designate a leader: checking to make sure everyone is okay
Turn off the gas and water
Do not light matches/smoke
Only call 911 for medical emergency
What do you need before you leave the building? Do you have a flashlight near by if the power goes out?

13. After: Shelter In Place
Place Help/OK sign in window or on door
Do you have an alternate heat source? Generator?
Trauma: strong emotions, confusion, unexpected behaviors, excitement
Emergency Kit: Enough food, water, medications, medical supplies
How will you know what is going on?
How will you communicate with others?
Group home staff: Do you have enough staff? How will get relieve staff you?
What if someone uses an oxygen generator? Has medications that require refrigeration?
Emergency Kit: food, water, medications, medical supplies. How much extra do you have?
What if event goes 7 days?
Trauma-can be higher for individuals who have IDD, dementia, mental illness, blindness, deaf, etc.
Back up battery for cell phone?
Immediately after-if you have needs let EOC know
Post event-File with state/FEMA for assistance

14. After: Evacuate What is your alternate site A and site B?
How do you plan to transport everyone?
Bring Durable Medical Equipment, communication devices
Bring needed supplies (depends, medications, clothing, records)
Track the location of residents and on-duty staff
Shelters-How do I find one? Do staff need to stay?
Does your alternate site know you are coming?
Is someone else planning to use same van for transportation?

15. Questions? Lanny Mommsen, GCDSE Teresa Holt, AARP
Phone: (907)
Teresa Holt, AARP
Phone: (866)