DB 14-05 Recovery Emergency Disaster Handbook Flashcards
In an effort to provide a full range of quality services to the communities we serve, the Fire Department is updating a program that has provided additional support to members of the community impacted by a devastating event through the distribution of the ___
Recovery Emergency Disaster Handbook
-(REDH)
What is the REDH designed to do?
Provide businesses, property owners, and residents valuable information and instructions to assist them in recovering from the effects a devastating incident (flooding, fire, collapse, or other disaster)
The REDH will be made available through who?
Battalion and Division Commanders
Where is additional stock maintained?
Disaster Preparedness Section
Who has the discretions of providing the REDH?
Officers who are in charge of incidents that affect businesses, property owners, or residents
Guidelines for a determination to issue the REDH include, but are not limited to, incidents or situations where a significant impact either has or could occur, such as:
- closure or displacement from either a business or place of residence
- Financial or other impacts to a business or individuals livelihood or quality of life
- Expression by affected parties of confusion, extreme anxiety, helplessness, and/or requests or questions that REDH could address
Where is the REDH designed to be carried?
On a fire apparatus such as Light Force or Engine company
The purpose of the REDH is to provide information to citizens affected by catastrophic events in the ___ and ___ process.
recovery and resiliency process
What does the first page of the REDH provide?
incident template for Officers to complete
What does the incident template include?
- Incident date/time
- incident number
- resource that responded
- address where incident report can be obtained
The REDH provides valuable information on a wide spectrum of recovery issues, procedures, and resources that are available to assist the affected party with ____
insurance claims, clean-up, contractors, and the like
There is also helpful information on _____ to protect the parties in the future from a variety of disaster risk.
Preventative measures
Who is the supply and distribution source for the handbook?
Battalion and Division
Where are supplies of the REDH maintained?
Battalion and Division office
Where is a Stock of REDH also maintained?
at DPS (disaster preparedness)
Using the guidelines illustrated above, on scene of an incident, the___ or ____ should determine the need to distribute the handbook and obtain sufficient copies to distribute one handbook per business or household affected.
- Incident commander or designated officer
- one handbook per business or household affected
The REDH is ___ to these affected parties
free to affected parties
Standard versions of the REDH are available for purchase for ___ and ___ wishing to obtain the handbook as a future reference source.
for community groups and individuals
