Emergency/Disaster Preparedness and Response

Proposals: Active

• Disaster Preparedness Proposal :
  Draft outline for consideration by Palo Alto Neighborhoods (PAN) Committee on Disaster Preparedness/Response. Focuses on earthquakes and similar natural disasters. Was not drafted to include pandemic influenza or WMD/NBC attacks.

Preparedness and Response

• Basic Disaster Supplies Kit (FEMA)
• Terminology and Quotes
• Background, perspective, politics,...

Other Resources - Block Leader manuals

• City of Cupertino - Block Leader Binder
  • Table of Contents
  • Orientation: Block Leader Program
  • Neighborhood Block Leader
  • Organizing Your Neighborhood
• City of San Mateo, Office of Emergency Services
  • [404=http://www.ci.sanmateo.ca.us/dept/oes/vol_nestcaptain.html] CERT Neighborhood Captain
  • [404=http://www.ci.sanmateo.ca.us/dept/oes/firstaid/index.html] Emergency Prevention and Safety (nice organization)
  • [404=http://www.ci.sanmateo.ca.us/downloads/police/neighborswatch_spring_06.pdf#page=4] Cooperation of Police and Fire in CERT/NW training (page 4, next to last paragraph)
• City of Menlo Park
  • Disaster Preparedness Manual
• Other links (minimally organized)

Archival

• Golden Guardian Exercise 2007
• Failure of earlier telephone alerting system (Teleminder) and Discussion of how to make better use of email lists
• [Dead=http://www.paloaltoredi.org] Palo Alto REDI (Resources for Emergency and Disasters Initiative)
  • Locally hosted documents

Flu

• Suspended project: Pandemic Flu: Neighbor helping neighbor: simplifying/facilitating the neighbors getting supplies for sick families. Help them and eliminate pressure for them to break self-isolation.
• Preparation Advice:
  • Pandemic Influenza: Preparation and Response: A Citizen's Guide by InSTEDD: Innovative Support to Emergencies Diseases and Disasters
• Symptoms Just Tip of Flu Iceberg: Three-quarters of seasonal and pandemic influenza infections never caused symptoms, a population-based comparison of serologic and weekly symptom monitoring showed.
• Exclusive Interview: CDC Head Virus Sleuth - ScienceInsider (Science Magazine, 2009-04-29)
• CDC: 2009 H1N1 Flu (formerly Swine Flu)
• Swine flu: The predictable pandemic? - 29 April 2009 - New Scientist (subscription)
• First genetic analysis of swine flu reveals potency - 01 May 2009 - New Scientist
• The 10 Genes of a Human Flu Virus, Furiously Evolving (NYTimes - tiered subscription)
• Swine Flu - First, Sow No Panic (NYTimes - tiered subscription)
• A Sick Situation (Sick Leave) (NYTimes - tiered subscription) - Judith Warner Blog
• U.S. Reaction to Swine Flu - Apt and Lucky (NYTimes - tiered subscription): Assessment of US response to Pandemic Flu: Medical experts have found that a series of rapid but conservative decisions by federal officials worked out better than many had dared hope.
• Flu Shots in Children Help People of All Ages (NYTimes - tiered subscription): A study of farming colonies in Canada found that giving flu vaccine to schoolchildren protected the community.