7. Set up a Command Post
• Designate your Commander.
• Determine your CP Location.
• City Hall or other designated space.
• Set up triage procedure and unit.
• School, or other large facility.
The First Hours
8. Set up a Command Post
• Set up your Office of Emergency
Management.
• Implement tagging system.
• EMT and First Responders
• Volunteers
The First Hours
9. Set up a Command Post
• Have printed maps available.
• When first responders report back, you
can mark out problem areas.
The First Hours
11. Set up Communication
• The communication you are used to using
may not be working.
The First Hours
12. Set up Communication
• The communication you are used to using
may not be working.
• Local communication.
• EMS communication.
The First Hours
13. • Safety First
• Only trained first responders go out.
• Trees and live power lines blocking
roads and access to victims.
• It can be difficult to find and help people.
• Complete darkness with no power.
• Communication difficult or impossible.
• Do what you can until morning light.
The First Hours
17. First Assessment
• Clear roads.
• Utilities
• Turn off electricity, gas, water.
• Infrastructure.
• Determine what has been damaged.
The First Hours
21. Refugees
• Persons who have lost their homes:
• May be injured.
• Need somewhere to go. Often they
will walk toward the light.
The First Hours
22. Refugees
• Persons who have lost their homes:
• May be injured.
• Need somewhere to go. Often they
will walk toward the light.
• Consider the logistics of getting those
persons to a shelter.
The First Hours
23. Refugees
• Persons who have lost their homes:
• May be injured.
• Need somewhere to go. Often they
will walk toward the light.
• Consider the logistics of getting those
persons to a shelter.
• School buses were used for transport.
The First Hours
24. Volunteer Groups
• Team Rubicon 512-
657-5606
• Dream Center 213-
273-7000
• Samaritan’s Purse
828-262-1980
The First Hours
25. Management of Contacts
• Designate a Coordinator
• Reporters and Media
• Access and interviews
• Politicians
• Photo ops and tours
The First Hours
26. Management of Contacts
• Gather Agency Contacts
• For example, use a fish bowl for all
the cards you receive, these can be
sorted later.
The First Hours
34. Three Months Later:
• FEMA says this is one of the fastest
cleanup efforts. (800) 621-FEMA
• Faulkner County umbrella.
• Cooperation of 6 surrounding counties.
• 250 trucks per day.
• Air Curtain burners.
Where Are We Now?
39. Priorities
• Revise Emergency Plan
• Use lessons learned
• Re-establish City Operating Funds
• Address Shortfalls in Revenue
• Loss in School Enrollment reduces funding.
Moving Forward
53. Handling Disaster and
Overcoming Adversity
Mayor Randy Holland, Mayflower
Special thanks and courtesies:
KARK 4, The Weather Channel, Sky News,
Kelly Thompson, Brad Hicks, Brock Stroman
and the staff of the City of Mayflower.
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