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Natural Disaster Preparedness For Santa Barbara County

KEEPING SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SAFE AND SOUND County agencies and departments are working with community groups and individuals using a regional approach to disaster preparedness. You are a vital part of the preparedness plan. Natural Disaster Preparedness For Santa Barbara County.

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Natural Disaster Preparedness For Santa Barbara County

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  1. KEEPING SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SAFE AND SOUND County agencies and departments are working with community groups and individuals using a regional approach to disaster preparedness. You are a vital part of the preparedness plan. Natural Disaster Preparedness For Santa Barbara County

  2. Terrorism Preparedness There is no indication that Santa Barbara County is a terrorist target however, Santa Barbara County Emergency Response Agencies have plans in place to address potential acts of terrorism.

  3. County Preparedness – What’s Being Done ? Local emergency responders have received advanced terrorism training.

  4. County Preparedness – What’s Being Done ? New equipment and tools have been purchased for hazardous material response teams.

  5. County Preparedness – What’s Being Done ? Citizen groups are receiving Community Emergency Response Training (CERT)

  6. COUNTY TERRORISM PREPAREDNESS - WHAT'S BEING DONE? Local emergency responders have received advanced terrorism training. County staff are monitoring worldwide activities at the County Emergency Operations Center. In 1999, the Santa Barbara County Terrorism Working Group (TWG) was formed, comprised of city, county and special districts.

  7. What’s Your Level of Disaster / Terrorism Preparedness ? Emergency response personnel are acutely aware that in a disaster there are not enough emergency workers available to meet the response and public demands. Our residents will need to take personal responsibility for their own preparedness and provide assistance to their neighbors.

  8. Public Health Department • The County Public Health Department has implemented a smallpox vaccination program for health care and public safety workers. • They are ready to vaccinate others if a case of smallpox occurs. • The County Public Health Department has created a Bioterrorism Unit.

  9. Sheriff's Department • The Sheriff’s Department created a Mobile Field Force to respond to large-scale incidents. • Local law enforcement agencies are conducting ongoing threat assessments. • Ongoing communications and coordination have been established with the California Anti-Terrorism Information Center on national, state and local terrorism issues.

  10. Fire Department / Response • The County Fire Department has enhanced it's Hazardous Materials and Urban Search and Rescue Teams.

  11. Fire Department / Response • New equipment and tools have been purchased for Fire Department Hazardous Materials Response Teams to assist them should they have to deal with an incident involving nuclear, biological or chemical incidents

  12. Fire Department / Response • County Fire OES has secured special terrorism grant funding which has  provided emergency decontamination equipment  for hospitals countywide.

  13. Fire Department / Training • The Santa Barbara County Fire Department Hazmat Response Team Personnel and OES Staff are providing WMD (Weapons of Mass Destruction) Hospital Hazmat training countywide.

  14. Fire Department / Training • County Firefighters and OES Staff are conducting countywide Community Emergency Response Training (CERT) for the citizens of Santa Barbara County.

  15. NATIONAL PREPAREDNESS - WHAT'S BEING DONE? • A National Homeland Security Advisory System has been implemented to provide a comprehensive and effective means to disseminate information regarding the risk of terrorist acts to Federal, State, and local authorities and to the American people. • Such a system would provide warnings in the form of a set of graduated "Threat Conditions" that would increase as the risk of the threat increases.

  16. NATIONAL PREPAREDNESS - WHAT'S BEING DONE? • Each Threat Condition implements a corresponding set of "Protective Measures" to further reduce vulnerability or increase response capability during a period of heightened alert. • It seeks to inform and facilitate decisions appropriate to different levels of government and to private citizens at home and at work.

  17. What’s Your Level of Disaster / Terrorism Preparedness ? Preparing for terrorism is the same as preparing for earthquakes, fires, floods, windstorms and other disasters. Disaster preparedness is everyone’s responsibility. Making our communities disaster resistant is a shared responsibility, we all must do our part.

  18. What Can You Do To Prepare? Plan and Prepare to be self-sufficient for 72 hours. Create an emergency communications plan for you and your family. Be sure to include your out-of-town contact to check on each other if local telephones are jammed or out of service.

  19. WHAT'S YOUR LEVEL OF NATURAL DISASTER / TERRORISM PREPAREDNESS? • Emergency response personnel are acutely aware that in a disaster the entire community needs to be part of the solution. • Our residents will need to take personal responsibility for their own preparedness and provided assistance to their neighbors. • Preparing for terrorism is the same as preparing for earthquakes, fires, floods, windstorms and other natural disasters. • Making our communities disaster / terrorism resistant is a shared responsibility, we all must do our part.

  20. Include a three-day supply of: • Water • Non-Perishable Food • First-Aid Kit • Prescriptions • Medications • Flashlights with New Batteries • Battery Powered Radio for Emergency Instructions • Don't forget about the needs for your family pets including food and water.

  21. What Can You Do To Prepare? Check on the school and Day Care emergency plans for your school age children. Read and understand their plans. Know where the emergency exits, staircases, and fire extinguishers are at home, at work or when traveling, and practice emergency evacuation procedures.

  22. What Can You Do To Prepare? Be prepared to do without services you normally depend on, such as electricity, telephone, natural gas, gasoline pumps, ATM machines, and internet transactions. Learn what to do if asked by officials to “Shelter in Place” (remain indoors or in your car) or to “Evacuate” (leave the area)

  23. “During A Heightened State of Alert” you should: Be patient with public safety and security personnel, increased security in public places means longer lines and delays. These inconveniences are for everyone’s safety. Be patient with others. Everyone is more emotional and concerned these days, so be more tolerant of others.

  24. “During A Heightened State of Alert You Should: Be discriminating about what you hear. Is it from an official source, or could it be just another rumor? Stay informed via the news media for up-to-the- minute information during an actual emergency. Be aware of your surroundings and report any suspicious activities to local authorities.

  25. For Additional Information on Emergency Preparedness: American Red Cross http://www.redcross.org Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) http://www.fema.gov Homeland Security http://www.dhs.gov/dhspublic/ Center for Disease Control & Prevention http://www.cdc.gov/

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