Emergency Plan
Members Part

Here is what you need to Know.

This Ward Emergency Plan is designed to help the Greenfield 4th Ward prepare for and respond to emergencies affecting individual families in our ward and/or emergencies or difficulties affecting the ward, stake, city, state or nation as a whole.  You have a part.

Your part is to Get Prepared!

And Learn How to Respond In An Actual Emergency According to the Plan!

The ”Plan” is organized into the following four categories:  (These categories are taken from the Area Emergency Plan for the United States and Canada and are generally recognized parts of standard operations for emergency management)

Prepararation

Prepare in advance to lessen the impact of disasters and improve response and recovery efforts.

Response

Address the short-term, direct effects of a disaster.

Recovery

Help address the long-term needs in the ward or family.

Mitigation

Reduce or eliminate future risks from similar incidents by reviewing lessons learn

We are Preparing Now
But you also need to know about Responding.
You have a big part in both

The Bishop and Ward Council are responsible for seeing that a ward emergency plan is prepared, explained, implemented and kept current.  This ”Plan” is formulated using the Ward and Stake Emergency Plan Guidelines (See Guidelines Here) to help the ward council develop a plan for the specific needs of a ward.

“Emergencies can happen anywhere at anytime. In most cases, there is little we can do to stop them from happening. However, through thoughtful preparation we can limit the damage and disruption they will have on individual lives and communities”. 
(Quoted from Area Plan)

Preparation - Why?

All agencies that have been involved with disaster relief seem to agree that the first 72 hours after a disaster strikes is critical and if individual families were prepared ahead of time to flexibly handle the first 72 hours of any emergency it would save lives, lessen the trauma of difficult events and increase the effectiveness of disaster relief efforts. This preparation includes being prepared to evacuate or to shelter at home with limited or no services depending on the situation at the time of the disruption.

Preparation - How?

Open each box below to see information and links for these specific preparation topics.

Individual and Family Preparation
Each Family Should Have:

Water is essential.  Store as much as you can.  A minimum is 2 gal/day/person in Arizona.  More is better.  You should have an absolute minimum of a 3 days supply on hand at all times and not in your swimming pool.  Clean water from the tap in soda or juice bottles or purchased bottled water is a good way to start.  You can buy 6 one gallon bottles at  Costco for under $5.00.  Check out the information about water on the links below.  

“I Will Prepare” water information. 

Info-Vids Information  This is on the Info-Vids page of this site.  You have to scroll down to the bottom of that page because water was the first topic we talked about. 

  •  Sanitation Kits – More people die in a major disaster from the effects of improper sanitation than from the original problem
  • Fire Extinguisher
  • Smoke and CO Detectors
  • Utility Shut off Skills
  • Personal and Family Protection
    • The Items below are personal choice things and may need both training and Permits.
      • Police Strength Pepper Spray
      • Weapons

In an emergency it is important to have a communications plan.  This can and should be a part of your overall “Family Plan”  but deserves special consideration. 

  • ICE – (In Case of Emergency) – Contacts
    • For use by Emergency Responders even when your phone is locked – This can be programmed into your phone follow link for more information  Android     iPhone
    • For use in an emergency where phone lines may be down but text messages may get through     
  • Every Family Member should know who to call to check in with or who to go to if the phones are down, especially if they are separated from the family 
  • Make sure that all family members know who your Ministering Brothers and your Block Captain are as part of your “check in” procedures.

Open each box below to see the current directions to Greenfield 4th Ward families during a disaster or difficulties.

Respond - How?

  • Make sure you have taken care of the things at home that need you.  
  •  Follow the instructions of government leaders for evacuations and other emergency orders. (you should have an emergency radio in your emergency kit).
  • Assess the impact of the disaster, and report your assessment to your block captain or to your ministering brothers and/or sister. Be prepared to get information from them if there are directions from the Bishop or Stake President.  Block Captains will be used only in those emergencies where they are activated by the Bishop or designated priesthood leaders.
    What you should reports includes:
  •  Are all members of your family accounted for and are they safe?   If no, how many are missing and where were they when you last knew their location?
  • How many are injured in your family? What kind of medical help do you need?
  • Are there any deaths in your family?  How many?
  •  Is your home damaged or destroyed and what are your current immediate needs?   How are your neighbors?
  • If you have church property in your area (Area H has the seminary building), is it damaged?  If so how much and what is needed to fix it for use.

Especially reach out to people with special needs and to the first responders in the community.

Assist your neighbors with immediate needs where possible and inform ministering brethren or block captains if they are being used of additional needs.

  •  Communication to you from the Ward will come through regular channels if they are still working, including, texts, and posts on the Social Media Sites or through your ministering brethren or block captains.  If these resources are down we will use runners/bikers.  If the emergency is large and there is need for more resources than our ward can handle the Stake President will make decisions about what will be done next and that information will be relayed to you by the above means.

When disaster or difficulties strike, it is time to take action.
Hopefully, you have prepared with some help from the guides in the Preparation Section.

Respond In An Actual Emergency According to the Plan!

What Block are you in and who is your Captain?

Ocatillo along the top

? along the short right side, not yet to Greenfield---- Brooks Farm Road running across from right to left.

Val Vista runs down the middle with X on one side and A-C on the other at the top

Chandler Heights running from right to left.

156th runing up and down along the long right side.

Riggs running right to left

San Tan Boulevard at the bottom

Captains

Captains do not necessarily live in the block they are assigned to.  Please check with the Ward Leadership or the Emergency Preparedness Specialist to find out who the captain of your block is if you do not know.  This is the person that you will get information from and give information to with regard to the condition of your home and family in the event of an emergency that damages the communication systems that are currently in place (phone, text, social media, email).  There is specific information that they will need from you, and they will bring you any messages that the Bishop or Stake President may have for you.   If communication systems are still in tact, you will communicate with your ministering brothers and they will relay information between you and the Bishop or whoever he designates.

Greenfield 4th Ward Council Plan and Responsibilities

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