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

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

3. PA Resource ManagementNine 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 VOAD York PA

4. Incident NIMS Typing Credentialing Inventory Identify Resource Management Lifecycle Demobilize Order/Aquire Reimbursement Track/Report Mobilize VOAD 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. Resources Were Taxed!!! June 2006 Pennsylvania Floods VOAD York PA

7. 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) VOAD York PA

8. 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. VOAD York PA

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

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

11. Point of Distribution (POD) SITE FOR SERVING 2400 PEOPLE (Loading Directly Into Individual Vehicles) Type III POD TENT Toilets Dumpster Stockpiles Vehicles-45 per hour Water Ice MRE Water Ice MRE 150 FT +/- Power Light Set 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 VOAD York PA

12. Type III POD Resource Needs VOAD York PA

13. 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. B Symbol VOAD York PA

14. 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. C Symbol VOAD York PA

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

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17. 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 VOAD York PA

18. Management of Spontaneous Volunteers Unaffiliated • 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 VOAD York PA

19. Management of Spontaneous Volunteers Unaffiliated Spot Screening Interview What to ask and How to ask • 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 VOAD York PA

20. Unaffiliated 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. VOAD York PA

21. Unaffiliated Management of Spontaneous Volunteers • 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: • Registering • Interviewing • Screening • Safety/Job Training • Referral and placement of spontaneous volunteers VOAD York PA

22. Management of Spontaneous Volunteers Unaffiliated 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 VOAD York PA