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5/24/2017 PERSONAL PERSONAL PREPAREDNESS PREP AREDNESS PERSONAL PERSONAL • Know the hazards around you PREPAREDNESS PREP AREDNESS • Make a plan • Stay informed • Take action Civil Defense Receiver CAN YOU GUESS WHAT’S SO SPECIAL ABOUT THIS RADIO? 640 kHz & 1240 kHz AM Radio In the Home Civil Defense Receiver Sign up Today 640 kHz & 1240 kHz AM Radio In an Emergency – Stay Informed 1

5/24/2017 WHAT IS EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT? EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT  Mission S ion Statemen ement:  Osceola County Emergency Management Reduce the loss of life and property and protect the  Staff of Six (6) – “A team of thousands!” people of Osceola County through a comprehensive,  Stephen Watts, CEM – Director all hazar all hazards s emergency management system of preparedness, pr reparedness, prot otect ection, on, response, reco response, recovery, and , and  Richard Halquist, FPEM – Operations Manager mitiga mitigation on.  Daniel Tohorton, FPEM – EM Officer  Visi Vision on:  Ursula Evans, FPEM – EM Officer A safer future through effective programs,  Frankie Lumm, EM Planner partnerships and an engaged community  Belinda Ortiz, EM Admin Assistant committed to saving lives and reducing the impact of disasters. Statutorily responsible authority during and after disaster FS 252.38 Local Ordinance #11-16 MATTHEW Hurricane Matthew Hurricane Matthew 2016 2016 Sunday – Oct 2 1100 2

5/24/2017 HAZUS MODEL INFORMATION HAZUS MODEL INFORMATION Total Property Damage Losses • The total property damage losses were $475 million dollars Building Stock Damage • 4% related to the business interruption of the region • Hazus estimates that about 2,041 buildings will be at least moderately • Residential occupancies made up over 93% of the total loss damaged • There are an estimated 66 buildings that will be completely destroyed . • Table 2 demonstrates damage distribution by Occupancy Table 2 HAZUS MODEL INFORMATION HAZARDS Essential Facility Inventory What are some of the hazards that threaten • 5 hospitals in the region with a total bed capacity of 1,284* beds Osceola County? • 71 schools** • 22 fire stations • 8 law enforcement facilities • 2 emergency operation facilities. *Inflated **In the dataset Essential Facility Damage • 384 hospital beds available immediately after Katie • 100.00% of the beds will be in service after one week OSCEOLA COUNTY HAZARDS  Natural Hazards  Manmade Hazards  Hurricanes  Terrorism  Floods  Civil Uprising  Tornadoes  Radiological/Nuclear  Wildfires  Hazardous Materials  Severe Weather  Special Events  Sinkholes  Transportation Accidents  Geomagnetic Storm  Aircraft  Rail  Busses  Spacecraft 3

5/24/2017 HURRICANE SEASON OUTLOOK HAZARDS  Having a plan and being prepared with Issue Date emergency supplies can reduce the impact. Forecast Parameter 6 April 2017 Named Storms (NS) (12.0) 11 Hurricanes (H) (6.5) 4 Major Hurricanes (MH) (2.0) 2 11 – 4 – 2 … IT ONLY TAKES ONE! http://tropical.colostate.edu GET A PLAN! GET A PLAN!  Get A Plan!  The fastest way for a community to recover from a disaster is to be prepared.  Encourage your neighbors to get a plan.  Exercise your plan. GET A PLAN! TIPS & TRICKS- BUILDING YOUR KIT  Use a timeline approach  Battery-powered/hand crank radio and a NO NOAA W Weather Ra Radio with  Supply Kit tone alert  Flashlight and extra batteries  Food & Water 5-7 days (One to three  First aid kit gallons per person per day)  Whistle to signal for help  Dust mask with plastic sheeting &  Personal documents (Have copies with a duct tape to shelter-in-place friend or a family member outside of  Moist towelettes, garbage bags & plastic ties for personal sanitation impacted area)  Wrench or pliers to turn off utilities  Tools and miscellaneous items  Manual can opener for canned food  Local maps  Medications  Cell phone/chargers/inverter or solar charger 4

5/24/2017 SAFETY SAFETY In the United States more people are killed  Always operate a generator outdoors in a well- after a storm than during the storm. ventilated & dry area away from air intakes to  Downed power lines the home.  Broken glass and nails  Chainsaw accidents  Water contamination  Food spoilage  Toilets don’t flush and garbage piles up RALLY POINT OUT OF TOWN CONTACT  Ask an out-of out-of-t -town friend or relative to be your  Identify two rally rally points points. contact. Family members should call this person and tell them their location after a  One immediately outside of your home disaster.  One outside of your neighborhood  Just in case you cannot return home and where a family member will know to meet you. SHELTERS – A LAST RESORT  Plan to evacuate only if you:  Liv Live in a mobi in a mobile or manu or manufactured home home  Liv Live in in a a hom home that has floo that has flooded in d in the past the past  Evac Evacuation on or orde der incl r include des y s your area area  If you evacuate, plan to stay with a friend or family member outside the affected area.  It is very important that residents understand that shelters are a last choice last choice option option. 5

5/24/2017 PET FRIENDLY SHELTERS AREA EVACUATION SHELTERS  Liberty High: 4250 Pleasant Hill Road  Liberty High School  4250 Pleasant Hill Road  Chestnut Elementary: 4300 Chestnut Street  Harmony High School  Poinciana Academy: 4201 Rhododendron Ave  3601 Arthur J. Gallagher Blvd YOU MUS U MUST CALL CALL 40 407-7 7-742-00 0000  Kissimmee Middle FOR A R AVAILA AILABLE SHEL SHELTERS ERS School  2410 Dyer Blvd SPECIAL NEEDS SHELTERS NOAA WEATHER RADIO Register before a disaster occurs. Forms  NOAA Weather Radio is the fastest most are available on http://mysafety.osceola.org reliable means of receiving life-threatening http://specialneedsprogram.osceola.org weather and emergency information. Mail forms to Osceola County Office of  NOAA Weather Radio cost around $20-$80 Emergency Management. 2586 Partin Settlement Rd. Kissimmee, FL 34744 407.742.9001 WATCH VS. WARNING RESOURCES  Have a plan  A watch is issued when weather conditions are  www.ready.gov  www.floridadisaster.org favorable for the development of tornadoes in  Get a kit and close to the watch area. Like a Tornado  Stay informed  @OsceolaEOC – Twitter/facebook.com/OsceolaEOC Watch…  http://mysafety.osceola.org  A warning is issued when the threat is  http://alertosceola.org  http://flood.osceola.org occurring. A Tornado Warning is issued when a  www.fema.gov funnel cloud or tornado is spotted OR by radar  www.nhc.noaa.gov  www.redcross.org signature.  News Outlets... Be Cautious 6

5/24/2017 COMING TRAINING EVENTS  SKYWARN Training Osceola County EOC 2586 Partin Settlement Rd Questions? Kissimmee, FL 34744 June 24, 2017 Basic – 10:00AM – 12:00 Noon Advanced – 1:00PM – 3:00PM Register – Scott.Spratt@noaa.gov 7