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PAN / PANDA Damage Assessment
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PAN / PANDA Damage Assessment
What is it? Report of injuries, structural damage, & hazards in your area. Why is it needed? PANDA Incident Command provides local response PANDA first-responders are likely to be the only assistance available for the first 1 to 3 days. Palo Alto EOC needs the “big picture” Coordinate overall response Deploy limited professional resources Request outside assistance & plan recovery Damage reports are rolled up to the County, State, and FEMA 4/23/2017 PAN / PANDA Damage Assessment
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PAN / PANDA Damage Assessment
PANDA Mission Palo Alto Neighborhood Disaster Activities (PANDA) Response Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Official Fire Dept. volunteers 20+ hours of training in light medical, search & rescue, fire suppression, etc.. Report to PANDA Incident Command Post Dispatched to neighborhoods 4/23/2017 PAN / PANDA Damage Assessment 3 3
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PAN / PANDA Damage Assessment
PAN Mission Palo Alto Neighborhoods (PAN) Preparation Community volunteers 3-4 hours of training from PAN and Police Dept. “Eyes and Ears” for PANDA in a disaster Stay in their neighborhoods 4/23/2017 PAN / PANDA Damage Assessment 4 4
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Emergency Operations Center
Disaster Response PAN Assess Damage Report Damage Update responding PANDA Teams PANDA Incident Command Consolidate district damage Coordinate with EOC Plan local response PANDA Teams Respond to Incident Fire Suppression Search & Rescue Triage & First Aid EOC Emergency Operations Center Consolidate overall damage Plan overall response Professional responders Outside assistance Recovery plan Mutual Aid requests to / from other Santa Clara county cities Aid requests to State and Federal authorities 4/23/2017 PAN / PANDA Damage Assessment
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PAN / PANDA Damage Assessment
PAN Organization Neighborhood Preparedness Coordinator (NPC) Coordinates information to/from neighborhood area. “down-link” = talk to neighborhood “up-link” = talk to Incident Command Post NPC collects and sorts (triages) messages (from BPCs) Block Preparedness Coordinator (BPC) Responsible for residences [and businesses] Collects information about the status of their block May use “low tech” comm, such as runners 6 4/23/2017 PAN / PANDA Damage Assessment
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PAN / PANDA Communication
Palo Alto City Emergency Operations Center (EOC) ARES/RACES Ham Radio PANDA Incident Command Post (ICP) at Fire Station PANDA Incident Command Post (ICP) at Fire Station MURS Radio PAN Neighborhood Preparedness Coordinators (NPC) PAN Neighborhood Preparedness Coordinators (NPC) FRS/GMRS Radio PANDAnet Ham Radio PANDA Field Teams PANDA Field Teams FRS/GMRS Radio PAN Block Preparedness Coordinators (BPC) PAN Block Preparedness Coordinators (BPC) 4/23/2017 PAN / PANDA Damage Assessment
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PAN / PANDA Damage Assessment
PAN / PANDA Assessment Joint effort PAN BPCs survey their “blocks”. PANDA teams survey areas not covered by PAN. PANDA Search & Rescue teams assess damage on-site. 4/23/2017 PAN / PANDA Damage Assessment
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PAN / PANDA Damage Assessment
Assessment Process Survey entire assignment (block) ASAP A more urgent need may be around the corner. Report Critical Incidents Immediately Threats to life and safety Beyond your control Require outside help Examples: Spreading fires Trapped people Immediate injuries Gas leaks, downed power lines Record everything else & report later Wait for the NPC (PAN) or ICP (PANDA) to ask for non-critical events OR deliver completed forms to NPC (PAN) or ICP (PANDA) 4/23/2017 PAN / PANDA Damage Assessment
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Damage Assessment Form
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Damage Assessment Form
Same form used by PAN & PANDA to Record Communicate Track Efficient Record & move on Report critical incidents immediately (incidents beyond your control) Report non-critical incidents later Communicate info left to right 4/23/2017 PAN / PANDA Damage Assessment
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PAN / PANDA Damage Assessment
Fires / Hazards Fires Burning / Out Threatening to spread? Gas Leak Can you smell gas? Water Leak Is the road blocked? Chemical Strange smell? / Unusual smoke? Electrical Downed power lines? 4/23/2017 PAN / PANDA Damage Assessment
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PAN / PANDA Damage Assessment
Structural Damage Light Broken windows / superficial damage Fallen / cracked plaster Minor damage to contents Moderate Visible signs of damage but structure still attached to foundation. Decorative work damaged or fallen. Major damage to interior contents. Heavy Partial or total collapse of structure Structure no longer attached to foundation Tilting / Obvious structural instability. Hazards: Fire / Gas Leaks / Hazardous materials / Rising water How many? (multi-unit structures) 4/23/2017 PAN / PANDA Damage Assessment
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PAN / PANDA Damage Assessment
Light Damage Minor Content Damage 4/23/2017 PAN / PANDA Damage Assessment
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PAN / PANDA Damage Assessment
Moderate Damage Heavy Content Damage 4/23/2017 PAN / PANDA Damage Assessment
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Moderate Damage Non-Structural (decorative) work has fallen 4/23/2017 PAN / PANDA Damage Assessment
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Heavy Damage Tilting Total Wall Collapse 4/23/2017 PAN / PANDA Damage Assessment
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PAN / PANDA Damage Assessment
PAN - People How many? Trapped Minor Injuries Cuts, bruises, sprains Immediate Aid Needed Life threatening injuries Shock, severe blood loss, breathing problems Describe injuries in Comments column Dead Get the Big Picture Rough numbers are okay 4/23/2017 PAN / PANDA Damage Assessment
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PAN / PANDA Damage Assessment
PANDA - People How many? Trapped Minor Injuries Cuts, bruises, sprains Delayed Injuries require treatment but not Immediate Immediate RPM Criteria Respiration – breathing faster than 30 breaths per minute. Pulse – severe bleeding or blanch test (capillary refill) slower than 2 seconds. Mental status – cannot respond to simple commands Examples: Shock, severe blood loss, breathing problems Describe injuries in Comments column Dead Get the Big Picture Rough numbers are okay 4/23/2017 PAN / PANDA Damage Assessment
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PAN / PANDA Damage Assessment
Other Columns Roads Access for emergency equipment? Assignment Completed mark column “/” if you report immediately Comments Describe injuries and other information to help PANDA plan response. Use multiple rows on form if necessary 4/23/2017 PAN / PANDA Damage Assessment
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