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Ines de Pablo

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  Update Animal Preparedness & Response

  Please update FEMA IS-10 Animals in Disaster, Module A: Awareness and Preparedness as well as FEMA IS-11 Animals in Disaster, Module B: Community Planning. So much has been learned since Hurricane Katrina (we hope). Animal Preparedness and response has shifted so much, the curriculum needs an update since 1998! Citizen-corp even added its animal edition to the CERT program. Pet owners don't want to be considered a burden ...more »

  Please update FEMA IS-10 Animals in Disaster, Module A: Awareness and Preparedness as well as FEMA IS-11 Animals in Disaster, Module B: Community Planning. So much has been learned since Hurricane Katrina (we hope). Animal Preparedness and response has shifted so much, the curriculum needs an update since 1998!

  Citizen-corp even added its animal edition to the CERT program.

  Pet owners don't want to be considered a burden yet a majority of them have NO idea what's expected of them, what the tribal, local, state and federal government can do and how its done.

  For example outline the roles of outside groups like HSUS, American Humane, co-location shelters, what to expect from Red Cross as it relates to pet owner intake, etc

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  Submitted by Ines de Pablo 2 years ago

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  More tribal, local, county and state table-top exercises

  Run more drills. Table top exercises that involve the community, not just government employees. Involve hospitals, neighborhoods, schools, etc.

  If a school runs a table-top are parents notified of the results?

  If the airport is involved in the drill are the communities surrounding the airport notified of the results? Is the tribal, local, state notified? We learn best with table-tops and repetition.

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  Submitted by Ines de Pablo 2 years ago

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  Empower CERT Programs

  Sponsor the advertising and across the board promotion of the citizen-corp programs (CERT). Once citizens attend their level 2 CERT they get a better understanding of how ICS works, they become a better line of defense in their community and can - at the very basic level - train others on site to get things done right. The problem is that most members of the community still rely 100% on government response and have no ...more »

  Sponsor the advertising and across the board promotion of the citizen-corp programs (CERT).

  Once citizens attend their level 2 CERT they get a better understanding of how ICS works, they become a better line of defense in their community and can - at the very basic level - train others on site to get things done right. The problem is that most members of the community still rely 100% on government response and have no idea that they can make a difference before the government comes in. The delay causes most of the unrest so lets get more people trained and knowledgeable.

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  Submitted by Ines de Pablo 2 years ago

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  Training the Media

  Training the media by inviting key TV reporters and anchors to drills and events so that they know how ICS functions, what is reasonable, worst case scenarios etc. Since most of these people have no idea who response mitigation, preparedness and response works they are the one spreading the fear and confusion. Instead of giving their opinion and speculating they might actually be able to give good advise and explain to ...more »

  Training the media by inviting key TV reporters and anchors to drills and events so that they know how ICS functions, what is reasonable, worst case scenarios etc. Since most of these people have no idea who response mitigation, preparedness and response works they are the one spreading the fear and confusion. Instead of giving their opinion and speculating they might actually be able to give good advise and explain to people why things move at the pace that they do, and in the order that they do.

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