1. VOAD Catastrophic Logistics Planning VOAD/NGO/Citizen Corp Seminar June 5, 2007 York PA

2. VOAD PA Resource Management Initiatives Goal: To have a concept in place to: Activate systems Dispatch resources Deactivate resources in Pennsylvania York PA

3. VOAD PA Resource Management Nine NIMS Processes 1. Identify & type resources 2. Certify, qualify, credential & badge personnel 3. Inventory resources 4. Indentify resource requirements 5. Order & aquire resources 6. Mobilize resources 7. Track & report on resources 8. Recover resources 9. Reimbursement York PA

4. Incident VOAD Demobilize Track/ReportMobilize Order/Aquire Identify Inventory Resource Management Lifecycle NIMS Typing Credentialing Reimbursement York PA

5. Pennsylvania Resource Pre-Deployment Strategies Pre-mission assignment: assign teams to specific tasks in anticipation of an incident. Bucket brigade or Backfill: move the closest resources to the incident and have more distant resources move in behind them. Regional pre-deployment staging: pre- designated staging prior to mobilization. VOAD York PA

6. VOAD June 2006 Pennsylvania Floods Resources Were Taxed!!! York PA

7. VOAD Catastrophic Logistics Planning “... supplies were delivered not according to specifications, delivered late, or not delivered at all, and priority needs were not met.” (Select Bipartisan Committee:A Failure of Initiative) York PA

8. VOAD Catastrophic Logistics Planning Logistics : the science of planning and carrying out the movement of personnel and material. Catastrophic Incident : an extreme natural disaster or act of terrorism, that overwhelms or destroys the existing supply and distribution infrastructures thereby placing the public at significant risk due to lack of basic commodities. York PA

9. VOAD How do you distribute life sustaining supplies to the public? York PA

10. VOAD 300 FT +/- 250 FT +/- WATER TENT Toilets ICE WATER Stock pile LOADING ZONE Dumpster Light Sets Cones Roll Backs/Fork lifts Logistics Staging Area (LSA) York PA

11. VOAD Point of Distribution (POD) SITE FOR SERVING 2400 PEOPLE (Loading Directly Into Individual Vehicles) Note: Individual vehicles drive through and Ice & water is loaded into their trunks. Recommend One case water and 2 bags of ice per vehicle and 6 mre’s 150 FT +/- TENT Toilets Vehicles-45 per hour Dumpster Water Ice MREWater Ice MRE Stockpiles Type III POD Power Light Set York PA

12. VOAD Type III POD Resource Needs York PA

13. VOAD Incident Facilities: Base Base: –Is the location from which primary logistics and administrative functions are coordinated and administered. There is only one Base per incident, and it is designated by the incident name. Symbol B B York PA

14. VOAD Incident Facilities: Camps Camps: –Are where resources may be kept to support incident operations if a Base is not accessible to all resources. Multiple Camps may be used, but not all incidents will have Camps. Symbol C C York PA

15. VOAD Command = Manages Operations = Does Logistics = Gets Planning & Intelligence = Plans Finance = Pays Catastrophic Logistics Planning York PA

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17. VOAD Management of Spontaneous Volunteers Unaffiliated May or may not have appropriate training Generally not familiar with ICS and Command System Lack reliability & credibility standard May pose a security risk Use for low skill tasks Organize using Volunteer Center or similarly trained management resource Encourage affiliation York PA

18. VOAD Management of Spontaneous Volunteers What can they do? staff a hydration station distribute supplies unload supplies remove rubble comfort rescue workers act as a messenger provide transport staff a rest station Partnered with an affiliate Server food & beverages register family members register survivors house keeping receive, assign & schedule volunteers York PA

19. VOAD Management of Spontaneous Volunteers Get them to talk Are their home/family OK Do they have a preferred job What do they do best Make them think Can they prove what they say Fell Free to Ask Direct Questions Spot Screening Interview What to ask and How to ask York PA

20. VOAD Management of Spontaneous Volunteers If you plan for them they will come. If you don’t plan for them, they will still come. So you may as well plan for them. York PA

21. VOAD What is an Unaffiliated Volunteer Reception Center? –Planned process to integrate unaffiliated/spontaneous volunteers in disaster response and recovery operations –Implemented by incident command when regional resources are overwhelmed and need additional volunteer personnel –Utilizes accepted protocol for professional volunteer management through: 1.Registering 2.Interviewing 3.Screening 4.Safety/Job Training 5.Referral and placement of spontaneous volunteers Management of Spontaneous Volunteers York PA

22. VOAD Management of Spontaneous Volunteers Self care for SUVs It may not be happening if you see; Exhaustion Inability to focus Making simple mistakes Short temper Decrease in work quality Lack of coordination, slurred speech Change in general attitude/health York PA