Alvey, Charlie

Duckworth, Mike

Greer, Sherman

Williams, Don

English

Purdue E-Pubs

1Vanderburgh County Response TeamsEastbrooke MobileHome Tornadic EventMike DuckworthSherman Greer2Nov. 6th TornadoNov. 6th Tornado? F-3 Tornado - Severe Tornado....Winds Of 158-206 Mph? Start Time 01:50 In Henderson Ky.? Peak Wind 200mph? Path Length – Approx. 41  Miles?Max. Width - 400+ Yards3Nov. 6th Tornado PathNOTIFICATION? Central Dispatch called that 2:15 A.M.? Things that I had to ask myself?? Equipment needed?? Manpower?? Timescale?  4Nov. 6th Tornado PathRESOURCES? What could the City and other local jurisdiction provide?? What kind of state assistances would be available?? What help would be available from the private sector?? What kind of Special Needs assistances and equipment would we need?  5Darkness Provided A Misleading Perspective!67Facts? 326 Mobile Home Lots? 130 Destroyed? 78 Transported To Hospitals?40 Transported Within 37 Minutes? 20 FatalitiesFacts? Deadliest Tornado in Indiana since: 1974? Deadliest Tornado in NWS Paducah Forecast Area since:  1950? Deadliest Tornado in the United States since:  19998Daylight – New Perspective!9ChallengesStreets Cleared of Debris10SHERIFF DEPARTMENTFIRE / RESCUEDEPARTMENTEMERGENCY MEDICALSERVICESEMERGENCY MANAGEMENTAGENCYCOUNTYHIGHWAYHOSPITALSDISPATCH11WORKING TOGETHER WITH?Other Agencies? Turf1213141516Volunteers? Make sure you have WAIVER signed by all? Make sure they have proper equipment, i.e. gloves, eye protection, boots ? Food? Water? Break Areas? Health DepartmentLONG-TERM WORK BEGINSLOCAL ISSUES? Activation of your Emergency Operation Center (EOC)? STATE OF EMERGENCY ? Staffing ? Coordination with the First Responders? Taking all kinds phone calls  17Coordinate Information between IDHS and Commissioners? State of Emergency signed and fax to IDHS BY 5:30A.M.? After the initial size up Incident Command requested High Skilled Help.? Request for the National Guard ? Starting the SitRepsDamage Assessment? We need all the help we can gather.? State wide we need 8 Mil.? Public Assist / Individual Assist? Ones you make the 8Mi.we break it down in to counties? Not Cities and County only Countyl18Private Property ? First you have permission to clean up debris off Private Property.? If the property owner takes the responsibility to clean the debris with his insurance coverage he then is responsible.? If not the Bidding Starts? You must follow the guidelines that FEMA give you.   Taking care of your own!? Work with your American Red Cross, Salvation Army, and Mental Health Organization,? Not only the people that lost family members and homes may need stress debriefing we as responded need help! ? To reach the presentation on-line go to http://www.vanderburghgov.org, put your mouse over Government, then County, then click on County Highway. After that there will be a link to a page on the left side named Purdue Road School Presentation, then right click on the link and select save as.  

Southern Indiana\u27s F-3 Tornado: A Study in Preparedness (A Panel Discussion)

https://docs.lib.purdue.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1578&amp;context=roadschool

Southern Indiana\u27s F-3 Tornado: A Study in Preparedness (A Panel Discussion)

Abstract

Similar works

Full text

Available Versions

Purdue E-Pubs