The 5 Ws of Disaster Preparedness

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The 5 Ws of Disaster Preparedness

• Presented by
• Deb Ramirez
• Contributions and Participation by all Basic
  Skills Faculty at
• Pierce College
• Puyallup Fort Steilacoom, WA

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Questions for YOU!

• How many of you have a smoke alarm at home?
• that has been checked at least twice
  this year?
• have a carbon monoxide smoke alarm?
• How many of you have an emergency evacuation kit
  at home?
• at your office?
• in your car?
• All three?
• How many of you have conducted a mock emergency
  evacuation in your home?
• .in your classroom?
• Both locations?

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Team Time
5 minutes

1. Form a team of at least 3 people.
2. Write down how YOU teach Disaster Preparedness in
   your classrooms.
3. Keep it short and sweet ok if not complete
   sentences!

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Share Time
5 minutes

• Lets hear from you!
• Each team to give a very brief summary!

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Introduction to Project
Requested by and FEMA based on the PETE
Project to redesign the curriculum from the 202
page booklet on disaster preparedness for adults
to mesh with the language skill levels of Basic
Skills students.

• Getting Started
• Pre/Post Test
• Student Packet
• Module 1 Threat Awareness Assessment
• Module 2 Sheltering Evacuation
• Module 3 Recovery Resources
• Interactive Student Tasks
• Teacher Packet

HARD COPIES Teacher Driven
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Project Revised

• Getting Started
• Pre/Post Test
• Soft Chalk
• Module 1 Threat Awareness Assessment
• Module 2 Sheltering Evacuation
• Module 3 Recovery Resources
• Interactive Student Tasks

Soft chalk Tegrity Student Driven
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Pre / Post Test
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Wheels of Preparedness!
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What are the 5 Ws for Disaster Preparedness?
WHY
WHO
WHAT
WHERE
WHEN
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5 minutes

• Directions
• You will work on a team to answer the following 5
  questions. All members will discuss and
  participate in the discussion.
• Your team needs to decide who is
• - the Team Captain (supervisor)
• - the Time Keeper (watches the time)
• - the Recorder (takes notes)
• You team will then present your answers to the
  class.

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3 minutes

• Write down these questions now
• WHO should be involved?
• WHAT do you need to do?
• WHERE should you go?
• WHEN should you plan?
• WHY should you plan?

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10 minutes
You have 10 minutes to answer these 5 questions.

• WHO should be involved?
• WHAT do you need to do?
• WHERE should you go?
• WHEN should you plan?
• WHY should you plan?

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Time to share with the class!
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Project for Student Teams
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Project for Student Teams
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Modules

• All modules and interactive tasks can be found on
  the SoftChalk Cloud
• https//www.softchalkcloud.com/user/dramirez

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Neat Websites for Your Students

• The Perfect Disaster - Interactive Info Slide
• Disaster Puzzles
• Severe Weather Map
• Natural Disaster Convention
• Natural Disasters Math Unit (Webquest)
• FEMA Math
• Discovery Education Disaster Preparedness Map

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Your Input is Valuable!

• What are your recommendations, ideas, or changes
  that you could offer to improve this curriculum?

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Bibliography Other Links

• FEMA - Are You Ready Guide?
• http//www.fema.gov/areyouready/
• Pierce County Emergency Management
• http//www.co.pierce.wa.us/pc/
• WA Military Dept. Emergency Management Division
• http//www.emd.wa.gov/hazards/haz_earthquakes.shtm
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• Earthquakes Hazard Program (latest earthquakes)
• http//earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/
• Disaster Assistance
• http//www.disasterassistance.gov/

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Many thanks to
Linda Crerar Special Projects Manager Center of
Excellence Homeland Security Pierce College
HSEM Program Coordinator 253-912-3689 lcrerar_at_pier
ce.ctc.edu
Deb Ramirez, ESL Instructor, Pierce College
Puyallup Levels 3-4 253-840-8492 dramirez_at_pierc
e.ctc.edu
All SoftChalk documents can be found at the
SoftChalk Cloud https//www.softchalkcloud.com/us
er/dramirez All other documents can be found on
Debs blog http//wp.pierce.ctc.edu/blog/esldeb/f
ema