Safety: Comparison Chart

Level

Purpose

Type

Needs

Household

Make sure home and household residents are safe.

• Pre-disaster hazard assessment

• Personal Protection Equipment (PPE)

• Search & rescue

• Damage assessment

• Under-the-bed supplies

• PPE

Street

Make sure neighbors and homes are safe.

• Search & rescue

• Light first aid

• Damage assessment

• Search & rescue equipment

• Damage assessment forms

• First aid supplies

Neighborhood

Ensure safety of Disaster Hubs and its staff and visitors.

• Crowd/traffic control

• Damage assessment

• Search & rescue for neighborhood

• Search & rescue equipment

• Damage assessment forms

• First aid supplies

• Safety lights, tape, markers

• Visibility gear

Community

Ensure safety at Disaster Hubs and distribution sites. May need traffic and crowd control. Make sure the community can evacuate safely if that is needed. Respond to aftereffects of disaster (a breached levee after a hurricane, a fire at an oil refinery as part of a wildfire, a fallen bridge after an earthquake). Keep people safe.

• Damage assessment

• Traffic control

• Crowd control

• Safety lights, tape, markers

• Visibility gear

• Portable barriers

• Traffic cones

• Temporary signage