Twelve Steps to Help Churches Prepare for a Disaster-part 3

Blogger is still malfunctioning, so we are using HTML which causes some loss of formatting. Part 1 in this series covered steps 1-4. Part 2 covered parts 5-8. This final post covers steps 9-12. If your church would like to know how to prepare, serve others or serve in a coordinated response contact us at hamiltondarnallllc@gmail.com to schedule training in the Portland area. 9. Have a safety officer or a resource sharing agreement with access to a safety officer to inform resources (volunteers) of any potential hazards, and procedures to prevent injury or illness including the proper use of personal protection equipment in compliance with OSHA or WISHA standards. 10. Have a public information officer (PIO) or a resource sharing agreement with access to a public information officer. The role of a PIO is to be the designated media spokesperson. There is no way to prepare for every conceivable disaster or event. 11. Offer encouragement, resources and accountability to help all church members to get out of debt and live mortgage free as soon as feasible, and to develop sufficient financial resilience to stay out of debt. 12. Build financial reserves at church to serve others more efficiently in the event of a disaster.

Twelve Steps to Help Churches Prepare for a Disaster-part 1

Blogger is still malfunctioning, so I am using HTML which causes some loss of formatting. The following information was copied and pasted from a comprehensive project last year. This project involved five months of research and writing and is specific to churches. If your church would like to know how to prepare, serve others or serve in a coordinated response contact us at hamiltondarnallllc@gmail.com to schedule training in the Portland area. Here are the first four of twelve steps. 1. Create a plan and define who has authority to activate the church’s disaster plan. 2. Have an alternate means of power if your primary power source fails. 3. Develop and maintain relationships with other faith-based groups, businesses, local non-profits, their local Community Emergency Response Team (CERT), Amateur Radio groups, American Red Cross, local and county emergency management personnel and emergency responders. 4. Invite outside groups to offer training for your community in your facility and to participate in training opportunities in the community. The next post will include steps 5-8.