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Disaster and Emergency Response
Disaster and Emergency Response
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Occurrences of weather-related and other disaster and emergency situations can have a devastating impact on Kentucky communities. Our communities need educational programming to enhance community readiness and recovery from impending disasters. Preparation, education, and collaboration will ensure that Extension Agents and Administrators are prepared to respond to local, regional, and state emergencies, with state and local partners, under the direction of the local emergency management director and plan.
- Increase collaborative working relationships between KY Extension and emergency management partner agencies.
- Minimize losses to agricultural operations, individuals, families, and communities as a result of natural disaster, pandemic, or other emergencies.
- Expedited recovery of agricultural operations, individuals, families, businesses, and communities after a natural disaster, pandemic, or emergency.
1. Effective planning, assessment, and reporting of natural disasters/emergencies.
2. Increase preparedness of agricultural operations, individuals, families, businesses, and communities for natural disaster, pandemic, or other emergencies.
1. Increase knowledge and awareness of participants regarding emergency preparedness.
2. Increase knowledge and awareness of Extension Agents of appropriate roles and mandates related to disaster reporting.
3. Increase awareness of the role of Kentucky Extension by counties/cities and other partner agencies in dealing with natural disasters and emergency preparedness.
4. Initiate networking between Extension agents, leaders and local emergency management officials.
Initial Outcome: Number of people attending Disaster Preparedness programs
Indicator: Sign-in sheets
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Intermediate Outcome: Number of people preparing Disaster Kits for homes and businesses and implementing other best practices.
Indicator: Survey
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Agents and staff
Extension Volunteers and Extension District Board Members
Local Emergency Management Officials
General Public
Audience: Local Officials
Activity: Networking
Content or Curriculum: County Emergency Management Plan
Date: TBD
Audience: Extension District Boards
Activity: Discuss and Pre-plan how local Extension Facilities can be utilized during a Disaster / Emergency.
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Activity: Community-based trainings on emergency preparedness and recovery
Content or Curriculum: Kentucky Extension or Extension Disaster Education Network (EDEN) resources.
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Audience: Agents and Staff
Activity: Ensure office and agents personal computer data are safeguarded by utilizing cloud servers (eg. OneDrive)
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Activity: Understand Local Emergency Management Plan and Extension’s expected response during an emergency situation.
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Activity: Utilize public service announcements, and news releases throughout the year to emphasize preparation for Severe Storms, Winter Weather, Floods, Fire, Drought, Extreme Temperatures and other pertinent subjects.
Content or Curriculum: Kentucky Extension or Extension Disaster Education Network (EDEN) resources.
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Inputs:
Local Extension Facilities
Educational materials developed and provided by specialist/faculty and others
Extension Disaster and Emergency Response webpage (in development)
Author: Genaea Sarantakos
Major Program: Flood Relief & Recovery
Kentucky 4-H Project BoxesA Project to Assist Youth Affected by the 2022 Flooding in Southeast KentuckyThere are an estimated 700 youth currently displaced in just three of the five federally designated counties recently impacted by the flooding in Southeastern Kentucky. In response to this, Kentucky 4-H and Family Consumer Sciences offered “4-H Project Boxes” for all youth 3-18 years old. Fayette County proudly reports donating 90 project boxes- 30 to each age group. 3 agents and ou
Author: Beau Neal
Major Program: Flood Relief & Recovery
The severe damage caused by the July flooding affected many folks in Eastern Kentucky. Devastating waters destroyed homes, schools, business and scattered debris throughout the affected area and beyond. I traveled to Breathitt County, under the direction of AED Ty Back and coordinated by Breathitt Extension staff, to aid in the beginning stages of the recovery effort. My efforts that day consisted of transporting nurses around to the most severely impacted areas to administer tetanus vacci
