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Disaster and Emergency Response
Disaster and Emergency Response
Erin Leach, Judy Vaughn, Emma Lee
Emergency Disaster Preparedness
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.
- Effective planning, assessment, and reporting of natural disasters/emergencies.
- Increase preparedness of agricultural operations, individuals, families, businesses, and communities for natural disaster, pandemic, or other emergencies.
- Increase knowledge and awareness of participants regarding emergency preparedness.
- Increase knowledge and awareness of Extension Agents of appropriate roles and mandates related to disaster reporting.
- Increase awareness of the role of Kentucky Extension by counties/cities and other partner agencies in dealing with natural disasters and emergency preparedness.
- 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
Project or Activity: Discuss and Pre-plan how local Extension Facilities can be utilized during a Disaster / Emergency.
Content or Curriculum: Kentucky Extension or Extension Disaster Education Network (EDEN) resources.
Inputs: Local Extension Facilities
Educational materials developed and provided by specialist/faculty and others
Extension Disaster and Emergency Response webpage (in development)
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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Inputs: Local Extension Facilities
Educational materials developed and provided by specialist/faculty and others
Extension Disaster and Emergency Response webpage (in development)
Date: TBD
Audience: Agents and Staff
Project or Activity: Understand Local Emergency Management Plan and Extension’s expected response during an emergency situation. 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.
Inputs: Local Extension Facilities
Educational materials developed and provided by specialist/faculty and others
Extension Disaster and Emergency Response
Date: TBD
Audience: Citizens of Estill and Madison County
Project or Activity: Disaster and Emergency Response Training Event
Inputs: Local Extension Personnel
Local First Responders
Extension Disaster and Emergency Response Training
Date: TBD
Author: Judy Vaughn
Major Program: Emergency Disaster Preparedness - FCS
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 County Extension Agent for Family and
