Are you prepared for a disaster this summer?
Last summer, approximately 75% of Queensland was affected by disaster. While we are hoping for the best this summer, we are strongly urging all of our members to be prepared.
To be prepared at work, you can find information and links to a number of resources for business continuity planning and risk management on the Community Door website. If you haven’t already, now is the time to develop a contact list of staff with their personal contact details in case you need get in touch over the holiday break.
To prepare yourself and support your clients to be prepared, Emergency Services Queensland has identified four simple steps to prepare for disaster. They have also developed an excellent guide to disaster readiness for people with a disability. Volunteering Queensland has also developed a Disaster Readiness Index, which you can use to help you focus on the things you need to do or support others to do to prepare.
Your local council is responsible for coordinating local disaster responses, so we recommend keeping their phone number and web address handy. For the social media savvy, many emergency services such as police and ambulance also have Twitter and Facebook accounts that you can follow.
We strongly encourage all of our members and stakeholders to have a look at these tools to ensure we are able to respond to whatever comes our way this summer.
