Disaster Response Lessons Learned

Disaster Response

Lessons Learned

Shawn Metzner Director – Wisconsin Disaster Medical

Response Team – Medical Reserve Corps WI-1 DMAT Wilderness and Disaster SAR – 15 years Fire and EMS - Over 20 years Special Operations Haz-Mat/WMD Crisis Management/Security Consultant

K-9 Emergency Response Teams

Wisconsin Disaster Medical Response Team - MRC

Past Deployments - 4 Tornados - Hurricane Katrina - Hurricane Rita- Over 300 Wilderness Search

and Rescue

4 P’s Proper Gear

Proper Health

Proper Training

Proper Communications

Proper Gear Climate – Upper Midwest – Land of the

Temperature Extremes You can never have to much - Insect Repellent (Ticks and Misquotes) - Sun Screen - Dry Socks - Extra Footware Minimum of 3 days worth Storing PPE

Proper Health Be in good shape – Any type of work

in a disaster environment is intensely physical

Know any of your personal health limitations

Carry enough meds for at least 4 days

- Consider refrigeration Proper diet and nutrition Can never consume to much water Stress considerations

Proper Training Working in an austere environment - First Aid Stations - Fire Rehab - Mass Immunizations

Clinics (schools and Closed PODS) - Mass Sheltering Deployment Considerations – Gear,

Personal Health, Communications Team Building Workout or Campouts

Proper Communications Do you

interoperable communications with your partner agencies?

- Face to Face - FRS or GMRS

radios - UHF, VHF,

Amateur - Cell Phones

with 24 hour contact

numbers? Proper Photo ID