Rotary International District 5170

Disaster Preparedness Plan

District 5170 has developed a district disaster preparedness and response plan. However, the success of this plan is dependent upon the completion of individual club plans.

Each year a district disaster coordinator and area representatives will be identified to coordinate Rotary resources in the event of a local disaster.

In order to complete our plan the following objectives have been set:

1. Determine the status of each club’s disaster preparedness.
2. Offer to provide a disaster preparedness program to each club.
3. Survey all Rotarians to determine skills and resources available for disaster recovery.
4. Identify club disaster preparedness coordinators.

Mission Statement

To ensure that all District Clubs have a Disaster Relief Plan to provide relevant aid and assistance to the victims of disasters that may occur in their own, or other, Districts.

Preparation Plan

Community Liaison

1. Rotarians should liaison with the existing Disaster Relief Agencies when setting up Club Disaster Relief Plans.
2. Rotarians should liaison with local authorities that already have Disaster Relief Plans.

Resource Identification

3. Rotary should identify a disaster response team that includes voluntary leadership. 
4. Rotary should know what skills and activities clubs would provide to the Disaster Relief Agencies before an event occurs.
5. Rotary should provide information on collection, transportation and storage facilities available within the District.
6. Local clubs should provide names of experts and volunteers who can help in a disaster.
7. Recognize that the need for, and types of, support varies from disaster to disaster.

Planning & Training

8. Where possible be prepared to provide Emergency Shelter, water purification or similar “survival” kits and encourage local residents to invest in their own kits.
9. Be prepared to help each other Districts and clubs, as needed.
10. Contact needs to be from person to person, or district to district.
11. Rotarians should help to coordinate the help from their communities.
12. Rotary should assist local agencies and authorities in training, and distributing training and informational materials to, the general public.

Projects

13. Vial/File of Life education and distribution
14. Emergency preparedness kits that may include space blankets, a portable crank radio, flash lights, food and water.
15. Water purification kits.
16. Gas turn off tool
17. 2 sided window signs stating “I’m OK” & “I NEED HELP”.
18. Solar cooking devices

Rotary’s response needs to be as “self sufficient” as possible to avoid drawing already limited resources from those affected by the emergency.

Local and Regional Response

1. Determine the safety & availability of the Rotary response team in a local emergency.
2. The Hierarchy of Needs in a disaster:
   1. Injuries first aid
   2. Medical transport
   3. Water supplies
   4. Food distribution
   5. Temporary shelter
   6. Clothing & personal hygiene items
   7. Locating missing family
   8. Communication with family and friends
   9. Stress reduction
3. Complete a local needs assessment and check and verify those needs.
4. Communicate with local Rotarians and outside Rotary clubs often.
5. Avoid duplication of efforts
6. Provide resources where needed most

Recovery Plan

1. Respond to disasters outside the district by sending financial contributions via The Rotary Foundation or directly to the affected district.
2. Serve as a Rotary volunteer to mobilize relief efforts or offer services as needed to address community needs after a disaster.
3. Provide system to supply purified water to victims, "emergency boxes" or similar disaster relief kits.
4. Hold a fundraising event to increase donations to a disaster area.
5. Support a project in the World Community Service (WCS) Projects Exchange that addresses long-term needs in the aftermath of a disaster
6. Contribute to the efforts of international disaster relief agencies such as the Red Cross, Salvation Army, or World Vision.
7. Fund low-cost housing for victims rendered homeless after a disaster.

Local Resources

Alameda County Office of Emergency Services 4985 Broder Boulevard Dublin, CA 94568 Phone: 925-803-7800 Fax: 925-803-7878	San Benito County Office of Emergency Services 471 Fourth Street Hollister, CA 95023 Phone: 831-636-4004 Fax: 831-636-4010	Santa Clara County Office of Emergency Services 55 West Younger Avenue, Ste. 435 San Jose, CA 95110-1721 Phone: 408-299-3751 Fax: 408-294-4851
Contra Costa County Office of Emergency Services 50 Glacier Drive Martinez, CA 94553 Phone: 925-646-4461 Fax: 925-646-1120	San Mateo County Office of Emergency Services 400 County Center Redwood City, CA 94063 Phone: 650-363-4790 Fax: 650-363-1868	Santa Cruz County Office of Emergency Services 495 Upper Park Road Santa Cruz, CA 95065-2121 Phone: 831-458-7150 Fax: 831-458-7139

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