Disaster Relief & Emergency Response - RESOURCE & INPUT HUB by Jacquie Lonning

Phone Numbers

2025-09-15 20:12:17 UTC

I think phone numbers of local agencies or national agencies with emergency hotlines like poison control are often forgot about.

Natural Disasters

2025-09-15 20:13:21 UTC

storms with high winds, tornadoes, flooding

topic ideas

2025-09-18 02:12:34 UTC

We could talk about general advice of what people should do in natural disasters. ex:if there’s a flood what should you do to stay safe

Emt red crosd

2025-09-18 03:02:02 UTC

Smoke from Canada

2025-09-18 03:02:49 UTC

2025-09-18 03:12:39 UTC

smoke and air quality
Flooding and flood damage(dams breaking, crop damage, bridges being out)
Thunderstorm/windstorm/tornado damage

2025-09-18 03:15:59 UTC

For older kids we could talk about what to do if your alone in different settings, like if your driving or traveling alone.

2025-09-18 03:18:39 UTC

Preparing beforehand for common natural disasters in your area, response in the moment to ensure everyone is safe and disaster is contained if possible, and communities rebuilding afterwards.

2025-09-18 03:50:18 UTC

High winds, tornados, hail, flooding

Preparing young people and families with education and supplies in case of an emergency or disaster. Volunteering time to assist.

2025-09-18 19:10:02 UTC

An example being: After the Bemidji storm in June 2025, several community members worked together to clean up streets and parks. Additionally, faith-based organizations provided buckets of supplies for families containing bug spray, laundry soap, sponges, etc. Anything that could be used to assist folx during their clean-up efforts.

Creating a shared understanding

2025-09-18 19:12:33 UTC

Start by defining what a disaster is, providing examples of how communities have responded to emergencies, and relating the content to their lives.

Research the need first

2025-09-18 19:13:46 UTC

Maybe this is something youth could do at BLU... Walk through the process of researching and assessing the need first.

Basics

2025-09-19 17:58:56 UTC

Clean water, good food, clean housing, shower/bathroom facilities. Transportation to resources.

Engage in planning

2025-09-19 18:00:08 UTC

How can community members engage in the community planning and preparedness processes in their area? Most governments have a preparedness plan. How does general public bring concerns and remedies to the attention of those groups?

2025-09-20 22:00:03 UTC

Food insecurity and bad storms.

2025-09-24 03:09:01 UTC

I feel that this is basic, but when I think disaster relief I think helping people who have been through a catastrophic event, typically a natural disaster. Emergency response means quickly and adequately addressing an emergency situation.

Trevor Cerveny

2025-09-24 17:17:30 UTC

The skill that I would like to learn to help in and emergency is scuba diving.

Nathan

2025-09-24 17:18:06 UTC

To me, disaster relief means the programs to help those affected by the disaster or after-effects of the disaster. Emergency response is the program to respond and help with any emergencies.

Nathan

2025-09-24 17:41:28 UTC

I think that something that would be beneficial to learn would be some general survival tips, and natural disaster preparation.

Mental Health In Disasters

2025-09-29 23:11:49 UTC

I think you could cover different mental health strategies for people going through the disaster. Training or talking about ways in which others can help those people would also be good.

2025-10-14 00:11:11 UTC

Salvation Army. United Way. County disaster teams

2025-10-14 00:12:52 UTC

Tornadoes, blizzards, loss of power

Natural Disasters in my area

2025-10-23 01:55:42 UTC

flooding, bad storms/blizzards

learning

2025-10-23 01:58:00 UTC

we can learn the basics for different situations like if there’s a bad flood or fire etc near us and we’re in that situation what to do, how we can help others in our community if they experience these things

barriers

2025-10-23 01:59:15 UTC

They might not know what to do to help or feel like they have materials to help people who have gone through a natural disaster. We can spread more education on how every person can help

Basic First Aid/Calling EMS

2025-10-23 02:01:40 UTC

learning basic first aid skills to help in emergencies before EMS arrive as well as how to make a call to EMS. Being able to make a call and get important information across can help EMS to help the people better.

Basic First Aid/Calls to EMS

2025-10-23 02:03:11 UTC

Basic First Aid: things like CPR, how to stop bleeding, how to take vital signs, etc…

Calls to EMS: What to say, things that are important to know for EMS personnel or other information

Being ready

2025-10-23 16:46:16 UTC

Disaster relief is being able to triage in an emergency and having the funds and food along with essentials of daily living for families, individuals and farms. It includes feed and supplies for livestock and temporary shelter for them as well as local businesses needing internet and computers to operate depending on the extent of the disaster. This is no easy feat but knowing beforehand what you might need, having resources identified

and the manpower to be ready to assemble when needed goes a long way. This also includes running mock drills and scenarios to get real time experience.

County wide or federation wide first Aid/CPR training and certification

2025-10-23 16:48:49 UTC

We could set a goal for each federation to aim at certifying at least 10 individuals by the end of the year in First Aid and CPR.

Partnerships

kberanek3 — 2025-10-23 17:34:11 UTC

Learn about how to network with existing organizations that are leading collection drives, learning how we can work with them.

Age

2025-10-23 17:45:26 UTC

Age requirements to volunteer with certain service agencies

Emergency power

2025-10-23 17:47:15 UTC

Not a generator, but maybe small emergency radios that have a power charging capacity - something that we could purchase (branded) to donate to those in need. Or just good flashlights.

Service

2025-10-23 18:00:50 UTC

Serving the community, keeping neighbors safe, protecting those who live in areas likely to be highly impacted by storms, floods, etc.

2025-10-23 18:52:24 UTC

Flooding, hail, high winds.

2025-10-23 18:53:37 UTC

Common Cup, county food shelves, fire departments, police stations, EMT/ambulance services.

2025-10-23 18:57:14 UTC

Disaster planning, survival tips, CPR certification for screened volunteers and older youth and 4-H staff, long-term impacts and how to sustain assistance over a period of time.

2025-10-23 18:58:36 UTC

Create first aid kits, create tornado boxes (items you should stock in a kit in your shelter ahead of time), collect of farm animal and/or pet supplies (don't forget about the animals in disasters!)

sodendah — 2025-10-23 19:48:58 UTC

Local health systems: clinics, hospitals

sodendah — 2025-10-23 19:53:18 UTC

CPR & first aid training

how to create a family safety plan

sodendah — 2025-10-23 19:53:54 UTC

tornadoes

wildfires

home fires

flooding

2025-10-24 00:17:02 UTC

Disaster relief and emergency response to me means helping people prepare and understand what to do in the event of a natural disaster and in instances of severe weather

2025-10-24 00:24:37 UTC

Preparing for the unexpected like packing a go-bag for emergencies. It could also be something like expecting the unexpected

Food

2025-10-24 03:33:54 UTC

The current demands on food shelves and lack of federal funding is creating small disasters in our communities and it might be something to think about.

Noah

2025-10-24 04:44:13 UTC

To me, it is a very honorable service that is very necessary and helps save many lives. The people that do these are very brave and they condemn a ton of respect from me.

Potential partners

2025-10-24 04:50:41 UTC

Red Cross, Salvation Army, United Way

2025-10-24 15:41:12 UTC

Flooding had big impacts on my community and those around me