Bourbon County CES

Title:

Disaster and Emergency Response

MAP:

Disaster and Emergency Response

Agents Involved:

Carter, Denniston, Tackett, Arthur

MAJOR PROGRAM 1:

Agriculture and Extension Leadership Development

MAJOR PROGRAM 2:

Civic Engagement

MAJOR PROGRAM 3:

Build Engaged and Empowered Communities – General

MAJOR PROGRAM 4:

Community Strategic Planning

Situation:

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.

Long-Term Outcomes:

• 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.

Intermediate Outcomes:

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.

Initial Outcomes:

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.

Evaluation:

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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Learning Opportunities:

Audience: Local officials

Project or Activity: Networking

Content or Curriculum: County Emergency Management Plan

Inputs: Meeting space, promotional materials 

Date: September 2024

Audience: Extension District Board

Project or Activity: Discuss and Pre-plan how local Extension Facilities can be utilized during a Disaster / Emergency.

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Date: TBD

Audience: Agents and staff 

Project or Activity: Ensure office and agents personal computer data are safeguarded by utilizing cloud servers (eg. OneDrive)

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Date: TBD

Success Stories

In the Face of Disaster

Author: Karen Denniston

Major Program: Emergency Disaster Preparedness - FCS

   Success Story Kentuckians have experienced firsthand how natural disasters can occur any time and often with little warning. Disasters take many forms, and we can feel their impacts across most areas of family life. Because there is no “one-size-fits-all” disaster model, planning community outreach can be challenging, and Cooperative Extension is often involved in disaster preparation and response at the local level.  As a result of local needs, the B

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