Overcoming Barriers to Preparing for Disasters

Gregg Ramirez CCEMT PEmergency ManagerClackamas Fire District #1

Clackamas Fire District 1

MAJ Gregg RamirezMedical AdvisorJoint Domestic Operations CommandOregon National Guard

October 2012100 NOLA residents surveyed face to face.• Business owners• Taxi drivers• Homeless• Service workers• Blue collar• White collar

• Most lived in NOLA during Katrina

• Many did not evacuate when it was initially recommended

• Almost all said they would evacuate as soon as it was recommended or ordered in the future

• Almost all knew the location of the closest evacuation point

• Most have still done nothing to prepare for the next disaster

Personal Preparedness in America:Findings from the 2012 FEMA Survey

Information aware and took steps to prepare Information aware and did not prepare Unaware

Nearly two-thirds of respondents (63 percent) had read, seen, or heard information about disaster preparedness in the past year. These respondents were considered to be Information Aware.

35% overallactually took steps to prepare

28% Informed but did nothing to prepare

I am aware of potential hazards in my community

Very aware Somewhat aware Unaware

66%33%

I have seen, read or heard information about disaster preparedness in the past year

How prepared would you consider yourself and immediate family to be for a disaster?

Very prepared Somewhat prepared Not prepared at all

67%

19%14%

Barriers to Preparing

I do not feel our community is at risk for a large natural or man‐made disaster that warrant the building of a disaster kit.

5%

I feel the local state and federal authorities are well equipped to meet any needs I or my community might have following a disaster.

6%

I do not have space in my home to store disaster supplies.

6%

I do not feel as though I have enough information to adequately prepare myself and family

Be informedBuild a kitMake a planGet trainedGet involved

7%

What keeps you from starting or improving your disaster plan/kit?

•Cost 35%

•Time 38%

Challenge #1

Meaningful

Challenge #2

Approachable

72 Hour Kit

• Affordable• Portable• Storable• Maintainable• Convenient to assemble

AffordableConvenient

PortableStorable

Easy to Maintain

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Thank you!Gregg Ramirez(503) 754-2902

gregg.ramirez@clackamasfire.com

Clackamas Fire District 1