Star Rest Neighborhood Association

Weather or HAZMAT events

ARE YOU READY ?

South Louisville's Emergency Preparedness Initiative

*AWARENESS
*ORGANIZATION
*RESPONSE
*MANAGEMENT


CHRONOLOGY OF PLANNING EVENTS
April 13, 2009

MANY WERE NOT PREPARED
Weather events of September 2008 and January 2009 only four months apart devastated and temporarily paralyzed homes and businesses of South Louisville. The 75-mph winds of fall 2008 left many without power for extended periods of time, wind damaged homes and businesses, food spoiling in refrigerators and persons with medical needs unable to receive immediate attention.

The storm caused Kentucky's largest power outage on record, with 609,000 homes and businesses without power across the state. Property damage was widespread, with the damage due to falling trees, large tree limbs and power lines weighed down by ice. In the Louisville metropolitan area, 205,000 lost power and it took up to 10 days to get everyone hooked back up. Area school systems were closed for an entire week. Several emergency shelters were set up across the affected region. In Louisville's local school system, 69 schools lost power.Responding to an earlier call from neighborhood leaders to review and discuss ways to be better prepared forfuture events, the South Louisville community with the assistance of CW Vicki Welch convened a meeting on April 13 2009 for the purpose of laying the groundwork for a coordinated community plan. In preparation for the meeting an agenda was circulated including resources to increase awareness of the need for emergency preparedness, examples of best practices in other communities, neighborhood planning and training resources.

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AWARENESS

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Missed the April Events?
Emergency Prearedness Fair Coming May 12th:

http://www.kybaptist.org/kbc/welcome.nsf/pages/drfair2009