Anna Tangredi, Voluntary Agency Liaison, TDEM
Elizabeth Disco-Shearer, Texas VOAD President, SVDP-SCR
Mark Minick, Senior VP of External Relations, LSSDR
AN INTEGRATED APPROACH TO DISASTER
CASE MANAGEMENT IN THE TX WILDFIRES
TEXAS WILDFIRES TX DR-4029
THE DAMAGE
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47.3% of all acreage burned in the United States in
2011 was burned in Texas.
3,959,040 acres burned (size of state of Connecticut)
Bastrop County Complex Fire engulfed Bastrop, Texas
and by September 30 had destroyed 1,645 homes,
burned 34,068 acres, and killed two people.
This fire is now regarded as the most catastrophic
wildfire in Texas history.
Across the State 23 counties were impacted by the
Wildfires that occurred in September 2011.
THE STATE’S PERSPECTIVE
Shelters Set Up
THE STATE’S PERSPECTIVE
Case Managers brought in to find hotel rooms
and help families transition from the shelters.
THE STATE’S PERSPECTIVE
Transition to the DRC
THE STATE’S PERSPECTIVE
TRANSITION TO Long Term Recovery
PHASES OF A DISASTER
Preparedness
Mitigation
DISASTER
Incident
CYCLE
Recovery
Response
FEMA Course IS288
“Role of Voluntary Agencies in Emergency
Management”
THE VOAD PERSPECTIVE
Cooperation
Communication
Coordination
Collaboration
VOAD AND GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES
1.Important to have established relationships
prior to the Disaster.
2.Critical for VOAD to work with the Office of
Emergency Management, County Judge, TDEM
and FEMA during a disaster.
3. Tabletop exercises and Disaster response and
recovery planning create successful outcomes.
THE VOAD PERSPECTIVE-RELIEF
RELIEF
American Red Cross
 Salvation Army
 Victim Relief Ministries
 Society of St. Vincent de Paul
 Texas Baptist Men
 Latter Day Saints and many others
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THE VOAD PERSPECTIVE-RECOVERY
RECOVERY
Catholic Charities
 Lutheran Social Services Disaster Relief
 Society of St. Vincent de Paul
 Presbyterian Disaster Relief
 UMCOR and many others
 Long Term Recovery Committees
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THE VOAD PERSPECTIVE
Phases of Case Management
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Outreach
Intake/Referral
Release Forms
Referral
Assessment
Budgeting
Recovery Plan
Monitoring
Advocacy
Closure
NEED FOR INTEGRATED APPROACH FOR DCM
In Shelters
For SSBG
and CDBG
For Long
Term
Recovery
At DRC
For Initial
Intake and
Referral
THE TEXAS WILDFIRE APPROACH
Case Managers were deployed to the DRC
 Case Managers were involved in DCM Phase 1
 Case Managers are continuing to assist clients
throughout the 23 impacted counties
 DR-4029 was the first time Texas VOAD had a
safety net for clients from the shelters to Long
Term Recovery
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DISASTER CASE MANAGEMENT SAFETY NET
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