UWCO Accountability Map
Community Result: Community is prepared to respond to disasters and emergencies
Community Conditions
Report: TRUST AMERICA’S
HEALTH reveals that Ohio met only
half of the ten indicators related to
protecting the public from pandemic
disease, emergency or disaster.
ARC reported 1,290 requests for
individual disaster assistance in
2007.
Midwest/Ohio Valley saw
significant outbreak in tornados
in April 2006. Severe weather
conditions also resulted during
this time period. Five “killer”
tornados came through the
area with approximate
damages/costs of $1.5 billion
dollars and 10 deaths. (NCDC
Billion Dollar US Weather
Disasters. P. 5)
2007 saw severe drought with
periods of extreme heat over most of
the Ohio Valley, resulting in major
reductions in crop yields along with
very low stream flows and lake levels.
Preliminary estimate of well over
$5.0 billion in damage and costs,
some deaths reported due to heat but
not beyond the norm.
Claros assumption that in a full scale
disaster such as a nuclear attack
(Death Toll 236,000) between 7,500
and 22,500 volunteers would be
needed. Assuming the correlation is
not linear, but a power function, we
can calculate the range of volunteers
needed during any disaster
Strategies
Advocacy
Response preparation
Sustaining the necessary
infrastructure for non-profit
first responders
Potential Community
Description Performance Measures Level Indicators
Advocacy programs and initiatives
guided by this strategy seek to
modify policies that enhance the
community’s ability to address
emergencies and disasters at the Practices changed.
local level. The focus of programs
and initiatives should be guided by
needs data identifying categories of
emergencies and disasters that
occur most frequently.
Individuals have the knowledge and
Programs and initiatives guided by skills to respond to a specific emergency
this strategy provide training and or disaster.
experiences that enhance
Individuals are prepared to address
individuals’ ability to recognize the
emergencies and disasters in general
signs of an impending emergency or
disaster. Programs and initiatives (papers are in order, contact information
guided by this strategy also teach is accessible, etc.).
individuals how to respond to an
emergency or disaster (emphasis on As necessary, individuals will use their
top issues). knowledge and skills.
Programs and initiatives guided by
this strategy enable community-
based responders to maintain the
infrastructure necessary to respond
Organizations will respond according to
to a community emergency or
plans in tests, drills and real events. In
disaster. Infrastructure includes
terms of real events, after action reports
developing and maintaining a trained
will be completed and analyzed.
group of individuals.
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Community Result: Community is prepared to respond to disasters and emergencies

Community Conditions Strategies Description Performance Measures

P Potential Hazards for Franklin

County Ohio, ranked by potential
risk (history, areas affected, Programs and initiatives guided by
predictability, preparedness this strategy address the immediate Individuals who have experienced an
and human impact taken into needs of individuals who have emergency or disaster have their
consideration) Response to
experienced an emergency or disaster/emergency needs met.
emergency/disaster
disaster, and, link individuals to
Floods resources that exist in the
Tornados
community.
Hazardous materials
Terrorism
Severe Thunder Storm
Winter Storm
Nuclear Event
Civil Disturbance Programs and initiatives guided by
Power Failure
Access for special populations
this strategy are similar to those for
Air Crash
Earthquake May include but not limited to “response to emergency/disaster” but Individuals who have experienced an
Dam Failure populations experiencing: English as are targeted to specific populations. emergency or disaster have their
Radiological a second language, functional needs Target populations should be defined disaster/emergency needs met.
Drought (medically fragile), transportation prior to program investment.
limitations, MR/DD, low income, etc. By 2018, as a community,
Leading Causes of Death we will:
and Disability:
Heart Disease
Respiratory Illnesses
Diabetes
Personal Injury

Leading Emergencies in Central

Ohio:
Severe Weather (storms, snow,
Rain)
Fire
Personal Injuries

Sited from the US

Environmental Protection
Agency website of hazardous
cases, 28 instances of
hazardous spills or related
issues are noted in Ohio from
1987 to present.