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Development Of A Rapid Damage Assessment Policy And Procedure For Tempe Fire Department
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Book Synopsis Development of a Rapid Damage Assessment Policy and Procedure for Tempe Fire Department by : Greg Ruiz (A.)
Download or read book Development of a Rapid Damage Assessment Policy and Procedure for Tempe Fire Department written by Greg Ruiz (A.) and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 67 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The policy and procedure should be similar to the policy and procedure drafted by Glendale Fire Department and currently is awaiting approval by the Central Arizona Life Safety System Response Council (CALSSRC). The Tempe Fire Department policy found as Appendix A should be adopted through the Labor Management process and presented to CALSSRC for implementation.
Book Synopsis Damage Assessment Policy in the Town of Payson, Arizona by : Daniel Bramble
Download or read book Damage Assessment Policy in the Town of Payson, Arizona written by Daniel Bramble and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Research was conducted with a literature review, Internet searches, a statewide survey of Arizona fire departments, and personal communications. This research resulted in a draft standard operating guideline, the development of Payson Fire Department Rapid Damage Assessment field guidelines, and a Payson Fire Department Rapid Damage Assessment form. Recommendations were made for the PFD to rapidly review, implement, and train on the draft RDA SOG produced by this research, for Arizona fire departments to formulate and train on their own RDA procedures, and for a consistent rapid damage assessment process to be developed at the state level.
Book Synopsis Developing a Rapid Damage Assessment Procedure for the City of York by : David P. Michaels
Download or read book Developing a Rapid Damage Assessment Procedure for the City of York written by David P. Michaels and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It is recommended that the general order developed be adopted by the City of York Department of Fire-Rescue Services. It is also recommended that the City of York work with the County of York to produce a more consistent regional damage assessment procedure that includes improved technology.
Book Synopsis Developing a Rapid Damage Assessment Job Aid for Overland Park Fire Department by :
Download or read book Developing a Rapid Damage Assessment Job Aid for Overland Park Fire Department written by and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This applied research project developed a proposed rapid damage assessment job aid for the Overland Park Fire Department. The problem was that the Overland Park Fire .Department had no standardized job aid to assist field crews when conducting rapid damage assessments following a large scale natural or man-made disaster incident. The purpose of this applied research project was to identify the recommended contents of a standardized rapid damage assessment job aid, which is to be utilized by the Overland Park Fire Department following a large scale natural or man-made disaster incident. The descriptive research method was used to answer the following questions: (a) What is the intended purpose of a rapid damage assessment, (b) what does the Federal Emergency Management Agency recommend as standardized information that should be included in a rapid damage assessment, (c) what does the State of Kansas Division of Disaster Management recommend as standardized information that should be included in a rapid damage assessment? The procedures utilized to answer the afore-mentioned research questions consisted of a literature review and a personal communication conducted via telephone that was guided by a semi-structured list of interview questions. The results of this applied research project included standardized information obtained from both the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the State of Kansas Division of Emergency Management that are recommended to be included in a rapid damage assessment job aid. Recommendations based upon the findings of this applied research project included a proposed Overland Park Fire Department rapid damage assessment job aid and an informational and/or educational session with senior leadership from the Overland Park Fire Department and the City of Overland Park Executive Leadership Team to outline and/or explain the findings presented in this document, specifically an in-depth overview of the established recommendations set forth by the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the State of Kansas Division of Emergency Management as it pertains to the information contained in a rapid damage assessment.
Book Synopsis Developing a Quantitative Rapid Damage Assessment Procedure for the City of Durham (NC) Fire Department by : Danial C. Cremeans
Download or read book Developing a Quantitative Rapid Damage Assessment Procedure for the City of Durham (NC) Fire Department written by Danial C. Cremeans and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 31 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The problem is that the current damage assessment utilized by the City of Durham Fire Department is a subjective assessment that does not provide quantitative damage assessment data. The purpose of this applied research project was to develop a quantitative damage assessment procedure for the City of Durham Fire Department. The author used the descriptive research method to answer the following research questions: 1. What are the quantitative damage assessment procedures that are being used by other departments? 2. What are the required components of a quantitative damage assessment procedure? 3. What additional technologies exist to expedite the quantitative damage assessment process? A review of current literature was conducted.
Download or read book Damage Assessment written by and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 35 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The problem was that Plant City Fire Rescue (PCFR) does not have a damage assessment procedure. The lack of a damage assessment procedure has delayed state and federal assistance for recovery after a natural disaster. The purpose of this applied research project (ARP) was to develop a damage assessment procedure for Plant City Fire Rescue (PCFR). Action methodology was used to guide the study. The research questions were: (a) What components shall be used in the development of a damage assessment plan? (b) Is there a local, state, or national procedure in place to conduct damage assessment? (c) Do other fire service agencies in Florida conduct damage assessment? (d) What software is available to assist in documenting damage assessment? The procedures used to collect the data were: A personal interview was conducted with an expert in the emergency management industry. One external survey was designed to determine if Florida fire departments conduct damage assessment. The results determined that it is essential that PCFR have an initial damage assessment procedure to utilize after a natural disaster. The use of software was being used by agencies when collecting damage assessment data. An SOP was drafted considering all relevant components identified within the results. The SOP will provide guidance for PCFR personnel to effectively conduct initial damage assessment. The SOP draft should be reviewed prior to implementation along with all PCFR personnel trained to conduct initial damage assessment.
Book Synopsis Preliminary Damage Assessment in Bullhead City, AZ by :
Download or read book Preliminary Damage Assessment in Bullhead City, AZ written by and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 53 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The problem addressed by this project was a lack of analysis of the policies, procedures, and forms to be used in the event of a catastrophic, area-wide disaster affecting Bullhead City, Arizona The purpose of this research was to identify existing policies, procedures, plans, and forms and identify opportunities to increase community preparedness for a catastrophic, area wide disaster. The descriptive research method was used to answer the following questions: a) What personnel are currently expected to perform preliminary damage assessments? b) Are there other individuals and/or groups who could be trained to augment current assets? c) What forms are currently available to facilitate the preliminary damage assessment process? d) Are the current forms sufficient to ensure the community has the best opportunity for reimbursement of disaster response expenses? e) What policies, procedures, plans, or forms need to be developed to improve the preliminary disaster assessment process in Bullhead City? In-person interviews were conducted with senior leaders from Mohave County Emergency Management, Bullhead City Fire Department, and Bullhead City Police Department. Information obtained during the interview process showed a high degree of communication and collaboration among the agencies, but a lack of a formal policy, procedure, or plan guiding the damage assessment process. Recommendations included continuing to support CERT operations; maintain and enhance communication and collaboration among emergency response and emergency management agencies; develop a formal policy, procedure, or plan to guide damage assessment, reduce the likelihood of redundancy of efforts, and provide accountability for damage assessment team; and seek opportunities to implement technology solutions for damage assessment when possible.
Book Synopsis Development of a Rapid Damage Assessment Guideline for the Edina Fire Department by : Jeffrey W. Siems
Download or read book Development of a Rapid Damage Assessment Guideline for the Edina Fire Department written by Jeffrey W. Siems and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 71 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The problem was Edina fire did not have a damage assessment guideline. The purpose was to develop and implement a damage assessment guideline. Document review, survey instruments, interviews and personal communications were used to answer the action research questions: what major weather events or disaster will likely impact Edina, why are rapid damage assessments important, how do others conduct damage assessments, and what should be included in a rapid damage assessment. Results indicated man-made and natural disasters impact Edina, rapid damage assessments are important, and there are best practices available from others that should be included in Edina's rapid damage assessment guideline. Recommendation is to develop, implement and evaluate a rapid damage assessment guideline for the Edina Fire Department.
Book Synopsis Development of a Damage Assessment Policy for Prince William County Fire and Rescue by :
Download or read book Development of a Damage Assessment Policy for Prince William County Fire and Rescue written by and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The problem is the Prince William County Fire and Rescue Association does not have a policy or procedure to assist county government complete a damage assessment after a natural, technical or intentional disaster occurring within Prince William County. The purpose of this applied research project is to develop a damage assessment policy and procedure of how to implement it. The research methods to be used are historical and action research methodologies. The research questions are: 1. When should a windshield survey be completed by fire and rescue units? 2. What fire and rescue units should complete a windshield survey? 3. Where should a windshield survey be completed after a disaster? 4. What actions are needed to complete a windshield survey?
Book Synopsis Rapid Damage Assessment for Emergency Responders by :
Download or read book Rapid Damage Assessment for Emergency Responders written by and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The problem was that the Newton Fire/EMS Department had no formalized procedure for completing initial damage assessment activities following community℗Ư wide disasters, which produced fragmented and disorganized initial emergency response. The purpose of this research was to develop a damage assessment policy to guide the activities of emergency responders immediately following a community℗Ư wide disaster. Industry best practices were investigated, and other public safety agencies' perceptions of damage assessment activities were explored. Additionally, Newton Fire/EMS members reported their perceptions of the importance and desired outcomes of damage assessment performance. Finally, a model Standard Operating Guideline was constructed in an effort to employ research results to guide the activities of emergency responders arriving at the scene of community℗Ư wide disasters. Action research was used to complete this research project. An internal survey of Newton Fire/EMS employees was conducted, as was an external survey of members of the International Association of Fire Chiefs Executive Fire Officer Section in an effort to gather information regarding damage assessments. A model SOG was created, and a comprehensive literature review was conducted. The research revealed that most emergency responders understood the importance of conducting initial damage assessments during community-wide disasters, and that rapid windshield surveys by first-arriving firefighters were usually the most important method. This research supports the creation of a Damage Assessment SOG for use by members of the Newton Fire/EMS Department.
Book Synopsis Developing a Standardized Rapid Damage Assessment Procedure for the Wichita Fire Department by : Sidney J. Newby
Download or read book Developing a Standardized Rapid Damage Assessment Procedure for the Wichita Fire Department written by Sidney J. Newby and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The study found that conducting a rapid damage assessment was an effective method to make emergency response officials aware of what type of resources, how many, and what location they were needed most during a disaster. This program would be carried out by community firehouse suppression personnel in order to quickly get responders into the field to assess potentially life threatening damage using standardized forms carried in each emergency response vehicle. Recommendations were made to implement the Draft Rapid Damage Assessment Procedure to reduce or eliminate confusion during a disaster by utilizing standardized forms, training, and after action reviews to reduce the risks to citizens of Wichita and members of the Wichita Fire Department.
Book Synopsis Initial Damage Assessment Procedures for the City of Milton Fire-Rescue Department by :
Download or read book Initial Damage Assessment Procedures for the City of Milton Fire-Rescue Department written by and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 71 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Results indicate that damage assessment procedures vary from agency to agency, but the desired end result is consistent: report damage within a specific time frame. The Federal Emergency Management Agency and the American Red Cross have similar damage assessment models that agencies could modify when developing their own damage assessment program. These agencies also reinforce the fact that a policy should be in place with trained personnel to perform initial damage assessments, which includes proper documentation. The process begins with the initial damage assessment information being forwarded to local agencies, State authorities, and ultimately the Federal government resulting in assistance.
Book Synopsis Adding Rapid Damage Assessment Procedure to the Disaster Plan for the Monarch Fire Protection District by : Robin A. Echele
Download or read book Adding Rapid Damage Assessment Procedure to the Disaster Plan for the Monarch Fire Protection District written by Robin A. Echele and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After several weather-related natural disasters within or near the Monarch Fire Protection District, it was obvious that something needed to be done to better coordinate emergency responses and to assess the damage quicker so that the right help can be requested in a timely manner. The problem is that the current Monarch Fire Protection District Disaster Plan does not call for a damage assessment to be conducted post incident, rapid or otherwise. Valuable precious time was lost after a recent tornado by a duplication of efforts between the Police and Fire Departments. Therefore, the purpose of this applied research project is to recommend a process to develop a rapid damage assessment process and procedure for inclusion in the new updated Monarch Fire Protection District Disaster Plan.
Book Synopsis Establishing an Immediate Damage Assessment Procedure for the Zion Fire Rescue Department by : John A. Lewis
Download or read book Establishing an Immediate Damage Assessment Procedure for the Zion Fire Rescue Department written by John A. Lewis and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 77 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The problem was the Zion Fire and Rescue Department did not have a procedure in place for conducting an immediate damage assessment following a natural or man-made disaster. The purpose of this applied research project was to establish a procedure to guide the Zion Fire and Rescue Department in conducting an immediate damage assessment following a disaster. Action research looked at damage assessments related to disaster events and answered these questions: (a) Who will conduct the immediate damage assessment for the Zion Fire and Rescue Department? (b) What are the components needed for submission to the Lake County Emergency Management Agency that should be included as part of the damage assessment procedure? (c) When will the immediate damage assessment be completed? and (d) How will the data be collected and analyzed? Natural and man-made disasters often occur suddenly and without warning.
Book Synopsis National Earthquake Resilience by : National Research Council
Download or read book National Earthquake Resilience written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2011-09-09 with total page 197 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The United States will certainly be subject to damaging earthquakes in the future. Some of these earthquakes will occur in highly populated and vulnerable areas. Coping with moderate earthquakes is not a reliable indicator of preparedness for a major earthquake in a populated area. The recent, disastrous, magnitude-9 earthquake that struck northern Japan demonstrates the threat that earthquakes pose. Moreover, the cascading nature of impacts-the earthquake causing a tsunami, cutting electrical power supplies, and stopping the pumps needed to cool nuclear reactors-demonstrates the potential complexity of an earthquake disaster. Such compound disasters can strike any earthquake-prone populated area. National Earthquake Resilience presents a roadmap for increasing our national resilience to earthquakes. The National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program (NEHRP) is the multi-agency program mandated by Congress to undertake activities to reduce the effects of future earthquakes in the United States. The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)-the lead NEHRP agency-commissioned the National Research Council (NRC) to develop a roadmap for earthquake hazard and risk reduction in the United States that would be based on the goals and objectives for achieving national earthquake resilience described in the 2008 NEHRP Strategic Plan. National Earthquake Resilience does this by assessing the activities and costs that would be required for the nation to achieve earthquake resilience in 20 years. National Earthquake Resilience interprets resilience broadly to incorporate engineering/science (physical), social/economic (behavioral), and institutional (governing) dimensions. Resilience encompasses both pre-disaster preparedness activities and post-disaster response. In combination, these will enhance the robustness of communities in all earthquake-vulnerable regions of our nation so that they can function adequately following damaging earthquakes. While National Earthquake Resilience is written primarily for the NEHRP, it also speaks to a broader audience of policy makers, earth scientists, and emergency managers.
Book Synopsis A Safer Future by : National Research Council
Download or read book A Safer Future written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 1991-02-01 with total page 85 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Initial priorities for U.S. participation in the International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction, declared by the United Nations, are contained in this volume. It focuses on seven issues: hazard and risk assessment; awareness and education; mitigation; preparedness for emergency response; recovery and reconstruction; prediction and warning; learning from disasters; and U.S. participation internationally. The committee presents its philosophy of calls for broad public and private participation to reduce the toll of disasters.
Book Synopsis Crisis Standards of Care by : Institute of Medicine
Download or read book Crisis Standards of Care written by Institute of Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2013-10-27 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Disasters and public health emergencies can stress health care systems to the breaking point and disrupt delivery of vital medical services. During such crises, hospitals and long-term care facilities may be without power; trained staff, ambulances, medical supplies and beds could be in short supply; and alternate care facilities may need to be used. Planning for these situations is necessary to provide the best possible health care during a crisis and, if needed, equitably allocate scarce resources. Crisis Standards of Care: A Toolkit for Indicators and Triggers examines indicators and triggers that guide the implementation of crisis standards of care and provides a discussion toolkit to help stakeholders establish indicators and triggers for their own communities. Together, indicators and triggers help guide operational decision making about providing care during public health and medical emergencies and disasters. Indicators and triggers represent the information and actions taken at specific thresholds that guide incident recognition, response, and recovery. This report discusses indicators and triggers for both a slow onset scenario, such as pandemic influenza, and a no-notice scenario, such as an earthquake. Crisis Standards of Care features discussion toolkits customized to help various stakeholders develop indicators and triggers for their own organizations, agencies, and jurisdictions. The toolkit contains scenarios, key questions, and examples of indicators, triggers, and tactics to help promote discussion. In addition to common elements designed to facilitate integrated planning, the toolkit contains chapters specifically customized for emergency management, public health, emergency medical services, hospital and acute care, and out-of-hospital care.
