Emergency Management Disaster or Incident Occurs
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT MISSION Prevent or minimize loss of life and alleviate suffering; Reduce damageor destruction to property; Providefor public safety, health and welfare; Restore disrupted public systems and services, and expedite recovery; Implement mitigation actions.
EMS OS Environmental Services LOCAL GOVERNMENT Materials/ Equipment Emergency Services Facilities Maintenance Emergency Management Mayor Mayor Mufi Mufi Hannemann Emergency Services Honolulu Police Police Dept Dept Disaster Response Parks Parks & Recreation Medical Examiner Disaster Support All All Other Other Departments Department of of Emergency Mgmt Mgmt Honolulu Fire Fire Dept Dept Planning & Permitting Information Technology Workers Transportation Services
Volunteers Dept Dept of of Emergency Management District Volunteers Radio Radio Amateur Volunteers (RACES) Office Office Volunteers Community Emergency Response Teams Teams (CERT)
MISSION: Community Emergency Response Teams (CERT) To develop & sustain a community-based emergency preparedness and response program Rapidly deployable Self-sufficient Fulfills the needs of a specific community
Community Emergency Response Teams (CERT) Primary functions: Identify local hazards and assess vulnerability Warning & notification Evacuation Identify & assist the elderly & disabled Emergency care to injured & ill Light rescue Secondary functions: Preparedness information Periodic reports to Oahu EOC Suppress small fires Emergency utility control Damage assessment Other
ROLE OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT Provide an emergency operations center Manage emergency and disaster response Utilize local resources to respond; i.e. personnel, equipment and materiel Possess detailed knowledge of affected area Assist in Recovery
INTERFACE C&C Federal State Private Industry/ Corporate
WORST DISASTERS Cost (US $) Event Lives Year Location(s) 2.4 b Hurr Iniki 3 1992 Kauai/Oahu 234 m Hurr Iwa 1 1982 Kauai/Oahu 26 m Tsunami 173 1946 Statewide 26.5 m Tsunami 61 1960 Statewide 88 m Floods 0 2000 Hilo 27.6 m 35 m Winds/flood s Floods 0 0 1980 1988 Statewide Oahu 6 m Hurr Dot 0 1959 Statewide 11 m Floods 7 2006 Kauai/Oahu Actual cost at the time of the occurrence
WORST DISASTERS Cost (2005$*) Event Lives Year Location(s) 3.34 billion Hurr Iniki 3 1992 Kauai/Oahu 459 m Hurr Iwa 1 1982 Kauai/Oahu 260.7 m Tsunami 173 1946 Statewide 174.9 m Tsunami 61 1960 Statewide 99.8 m Floods 0 2000 Hilo 65.4 m 57.8 m Winds/flood s Floods 0 0 1980 1988 Statewide Oahu 40.3 m Hurr Dot 0 1959 Statewide 11 m Floods 7 2006 Kauai/Oahu *John J. McCusker, "Comparing the Purchasing Power of Money in the United States (or Colonies) from 1665 to 2005." Economic History Services, 2006, URL : http://www.eh.net/hmit/ppowerusd/
So What? Government will respond, but Self sufficiency for 0-96 hours Have your family prepared Family Disaster Plan Family Disaster Supplies Kit Have your business prepared Business Continuity Plan Protection of vital resources
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Hurricane Wind Impact
Hurricane Dot August 1959
Hurricane Dot Leeward Coast Star Bulletin Photo
Hurricane Iwa November 1982
Star Bulletin Photo Hurricane Iwa Mokuleia
Hurricane Iniki September 1992
Hurricane Iniki
Hurricane Iniki
Hurricane Iniki
Hurricane Iniki
Hurricane Iniki
Tsunami Wailua, 1957
Floods East Oahu, 1988
Flood Laie, 1994
Honolulu Advertiser Photo Flood Moanalua, 2003
News Photo Flood Manoa, 2004
Flood Manoa, 2004
News Photo Flood Oahu, 2006
Flood Oahu, 2006
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