Rapid Damage Assessment “The Windshield Survey”

RAPID DAMAGE ASSESSMENT

“THE WINDSHIELD SURVEY”

8-10 Times / day WLFD responds to “routine” calls for service

What about the “non-routine” call? Natural

Tornadoes Tippecanoe County Avg. 2/year

(TEMA) Most instances of EF-3 or higher

in IN Ice Storms Earthquakes

Man-Made Accidental

Pipelines Industrial

Intentional Terrorism

Windshield Damage Assessment

Purpose To quickly identify life safety & major recovery issues affecting

a community following a disasterIt is the starting point for recovery

TimingAs quickly as safely possibleHelp from outside of our community will take time

Windshield Damage Assessment

AssessmentOrganizedEssentially “Triage” of the communityObservable damageFollow FEMA’s guide

What’s nextTrainingCoordination