RPG Manual Review

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Reviewers Readme, Please

Philosophy and design are described at https://thecomplement.info/2022/03/06/rpg-manual-project/

Email comments to rpgrvm@gmail.com.

  • Be sure to indicate which document you are reviewing
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  • These have been adapted from existing material by Bob Buddemeier and reviewed and edited by Vicki Gorrell, with contributions from various others
  • Specific products are identified as good examples, not absolute requirements

The goal of the XXXX-1 document is a useful, 2-page, easily updated primary summary

  • Reviewers are asked to focus on possible errors and any lack of clarity
  • Suggested additions are likely to go into the XXXX-2 supporting document
  • Some suggested changes may be held for the first update.
  • The review time window is 2 weeks, after which it will be edited and posted as final

To view or download the Introduction to the Resident Preparedness Documents, Click Here
Final

To view or download the preparedness document Food-1 Click Here
Review by April 4

To view or download the preparedness document Sanitation-1  Click Here
Review by April 4

To view or download the preparedness document Water-1  Click Here
Review by April 4

To view or download the preparedness document Medical-1  Click Here
Review by April 4

New Directions for RPG

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by Bob Buddemeier

 

Bob Berger, the new Chair of the Residents’ Preparedness Group (RPG), has some definite ideas about directions for the organization.  After a long period of enforced inaction, he wants to focus on resident preparedness for emergencies.  RPG’s mission is to work with RVM and the residents to help ensure effective preparation and response for the emergencies and disasters that we know will occur.

There are a number of initiatives in progress, including development and testing of the RPG radio network, awareness activities, promotion of coordinator-resident interactions, a resident database, and a new preparedness information website, featured in another article in this issue.  Bob’s immediate personal priority is getting acquainted.  “I want to have a series of meetings with coordinators to get to know the people, their situations, and their issues,” he said.

One of Bob’s principle interests is promoting preparedness for the power outages that are likely to accompany most of the natural hazard events, and occur for other reasons as well.  Being prepared for this provides a head start on other aspects of preparedness.

People with backgrounds in information management, education, outreach, and community organization could make major contributions to the effort

Another area where he feels progress can be made is opening up opportunities for RPG volunteers in roles other than coordinators.  People with backgrounds in information management, education, outreach, and community organization could make major contributions to the effort.

One area for building a base of potential contributors is provision of first aid or medical assistance in an emergency.  RPG coordinators have a primary responsibility for communication and information transfer between residents and RVM.  They are not expected or required to be first aid providers – but all of us will feel better if we know there are first aid providers in the towers and the cottage neighborhoods. Plans are being developed to offer training and information to interested residents, and initial responses have demonstrated considerable interest among residents.

One of the developing awareness and education activities is a semiannual checkup and reminder event.  In the fall the Great Shakeout earthquake awareness event (an international preparation exercise) offers an ideal opportunity in late October.  Six months later, late April comes at the change of seasons – and of hazards.  Goodbye winter storms, hello wildfires – time to check supplies, equipment and organization.

For this Spring, in addition to preparedness information and general reminders, a plan has been developed for Neighborhood and Floor Coordinators to ensure that residents are familiar with RVM’s emergency notification system, including RPG’s role in communication and response.

“This is a uniquely important organization and opportunity,” Bob Berger said, “and we need resident involvement to make and keep it truly effective.”  Bob can be contacted at x6579.

The World Ten Years From Now

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a book review by Connie Kent

Guillén, Mauro F. 2030. St. Martins, 2020. Available at the RVM library

The world as we know it is changing. Guillén makes a compelling case that many of the rules we learned in order to succeed in the world will no longer be appropriate by 2030. During the seven years before the book was published in 2020, Guillen gathered information and projected trends to see what our world might be like in ten short years.

No longer will babies be plentiful; there will be more grandparents than grandchildren, and retirees will outnumber workers. The middle class in Asia and sub-Saharan Africa will outnumber the middle class in the US and Europe combined. Non-Western consumers will drive the global economy. Women will own more of the wealth of the world than men. Cities will grow, exacerbating inequality and pollution, inching us closer to potentially catastrophic social and climate crises.

We are seeing technology disrupt the status quo by changing the concept of products (cellphones are replacing telephones); the way products are made (a robot can displace five or six workers); how it is sold (think Amazon); who uses the products (1.5 billion people in the world own or share a cellphone but must relieve themselves in the open or go to a shared outhouse); and how people interact with each other (think of FaceTime and Zoom meetings).

Artificial Intelligence, Guillén claims, will bring about epochal change. As an example, truck drivers constitute the largest occupational group in twenty-nine of our fifty states. They are at risk of losing their jobs as a result of autonomous vehicle technology. Another example: surgeons are beginning to use robots to assist with delicate operations.

Most intriguing to me is the potential impact of what’s called “blockchaining.” The technology began with crypto currencies. But its potential applications include government services, intellectual property, trade transactions, counterfeit regulation, gun control, poverty alleviation, and environmental protection.

In a postscript, Guillén speculates that Covid-19 will accelerate such trends as declining fertility and use of technology. In order to survive 2030, we must challenge received wisdom, rather than honoring inherited assumptions and ways of thinking. We will not survive the changes unless we challenge our traditional mindset.

Guillén, Mauro F. 2030. St. Martins, 2020. In RVM library

Resident Preparedness

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While the Residents’ Preparedness Group  Manual of information and Operations is being developed, this website provides access to existing resources for Emergency and Disaster Preparedness.  An introduction to Emergency preparedness is presented on this page.  The following links provide access to the resources.  Additional information will be added as resource material is collected for final editing into the RPG Manual.

 

EMERGENCY PREPARENESS FOR RVM RESIDENTS (View/Download  PDF)
What to prepare for, and why — text displayed below

Preparation Information — How to Do it 
Water, Electricity, Sanitation, Documents, Medical, and Pets

RVM Information
Preparedness information from MyRVM or distributed by RVM

 

EMERGENCY PREPARENESS FOR RVM RESIDENTS
What to prepare for, and why

To download a PDF of this file, click here

Resident Resources — the Resident Preparedness Group (RPG) is a volunteer organization that supports RVM preparedness efforts by ensuring that every Independent Living resident is within a short walk of a volunteer with a commitment to emergency preparation and response.  Your participation prepares both you and your community for unforeseen hazards.

 

Why Prepare?  Jackson County has ranked the four greatest local natural hazards, with the worst first.

  1. Earthquake on the Cascadia Subduction Zone This major fault lies offshore between southern British Columbia and northern California. On average, there has been a Very Large or Great Earthquake (magnitude 8.0-9.2) every 200-300 years.  The most recent one occurred in 1700 – 322 years ago.
  2. Wildfire In September 2020 the Almeda fire destroyed large parts of the cities of Talent and Phoenix, and forced the evacuation of Rogue Valley Manor.
  3. Infectious Disease The 2+ year coronavirus pandemic has been an emergency in slow motion for many people.  An overloaded medical system, hoarding, supply chain disruptions and severe staffing shortages have all caused hardships.  A more virulent infectious agent would create true emergencies.
  4. Winter Storm In spite of drought and warming, the Rogue Valley area continues to experience some winter storms. Especially at higher elevations, these can block highways and roads, and impede both routine and emergency travel.
  5. Power Outage  We add loss of electrical power to the list as it is likely to accompany many natural and human-caused disasters, and has other causes as well.

This list does not include human-caused emergencies such as industrial accidents, acts of war or terrorism, and civil unrest – all of which are possible.

All of those have happened, and will happen again.  You need to decide in advance whether or not you want to be a survivor, because if you don’t make that choice and act on it, you have effectively chosen to be a victim.

 

RVM has emergency plans, equipment, supplies, and dedicated employees — but it is a retirement community, not a response, rescue and relief organization.  There are major limitations on what support and protection we can expect if something really bad happens.

What to Do –

  • Become familiar with the emergency information on myRVM and the Resident Preparedness Group website. Know about the emergency notification systems – One Call Now, Channel 900, and the RGP Coordinator network
  • Plan your response to emergencies.
  • Prepare yourself to carry out those responses.

How to Respond –

Follow RVM instructions or established procedures.

Shelter in place at home – except for certain fire conditions, if your cottage or apartment is habitable, it is best to stay there, but be prepared to leave if necessary.

Shelter in place in the towers – if a wildfire threatens the campus, RVM will evacuate cottage residents to the safety of the high-rise buildings.

Self-evacuate off-site – residents are free to leave in an emergency.  However, travel can be very risky, and should be undertaken only by the knowledgeable and well equipped

How to Prepare –

  • Be ready to go at least three days without utilities or any additional supplies. In major disasters even the best relief efforts may take days to reach everyone.
  • If possible, be equipped for at least two weeks on your own at any season – the State of Oregon has estimated that in case of a Cascadia earthquake, Rogue Valley recovery times might be 1-3 months for electricity and 1-12 months for water and sewer, and transportation will be severely impacted.
  • Have a Go-Bag prepared to be able to take your most critical possessions such as medicine, contact and ID information, money and some basic emergency supplies in case you have to leave home quickly.

Does that sound overwhelming?  Others have done it, and there is help at hand.  For information, consult your RPG Coordinator, go to https://thecomplement.info/2022/03/03/resident-preparedness/  or access the information linked below.

Preparation Information — How to Do it 
With sections on Water, Electricity, Sanitation, Documents, Medical, and Pets

RVM Information
Preparedness information from MyRVM or distributed by RVM

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RVM Resources and Information

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For your convenience we have made available some of the material on myRVM, and listed those for which you have to go to that site.  To return to this location from viewing a PDF, close the active tab of your browser.

Resident Emergency Evacuation Guidelines for Fire

Resident Emergency Action Guide  View Download PDF

Emergency Preparedness Information  View/Download PDF

Power Outage Information   View/Download PDF

Earthquake Safety Actions:  View/Download PDF

Earthquake Preparedness Guide for People with Disabilities   View/Download PDF

Personal Emergency Kit   View/Download PDF

The following items must be accessed from the myRVM Emergency Preparedness page (see instructions below).

One Call Now Text Opt-in

Emergency Light Order Form

Emergency Kit Order Form

E. P. Committee minutes

RVM Emergency Volunteer Sign-up

CONTACT:  Jens Larsen, Director of Campus Security, x7910

To access myRVM Emergency Preparedness page:  open myRVM and click https://a.mwapp.net/p/mweb_ws.v?id=82274946&c=84601517&n=Emergency-Preparedness

To return, use the back arrow on your browser.

RPG content on my RVM:  open myRVM and click the links as indicated

 

Prepare Article Archive

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This list of links to previous articles on the Complement Prepare page is established in preparation for the transition to display of An RPG Information and Operations Manual

 

Community, Organization, Team – and RPG

It Couldn’t Happen

Surviving Winter: Driving on Ice and Snow

RVM Campus Snow Routes

Why the Fake Quake?

Pet Preparedness

RVM Campus Evacuation Guidelines for Fire

Coordinators’ Corner

 

RPG Transition

 

RPG Manual Organization

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Purpose

This is a temporary portal to the ORGANIZATION section of the RPG Operations and Information Manual development site

This section provides access to working drafts of items describing RPG organization, personnel, and procedures.

While the website pages are being designed and installed, this URL will serve as a temporary access portal.  Links to subsections and primary information documents are given below the box.  Links to the primary URL and to the other sections of the manual are given at the bottom of the box.

In the early stages of the project changes will be frequent, so users should recheck the source frequently.

Comments can be submitted by using the “Reply” function at the end of the article, or by emailing rpgrvm@gmail.com.

RPG Manual

 ORGANIZATION    COMMUNICATION   INFORMATION   COORDINATOR NETWORKS

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RPG Mission and Goals   View/Download PDF

RPG Manual Communication

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Purpose

This is a temporary portal to the COMMUNICATION section of the RPG Operations and Information Manual development site

This section provides access to working drafts of items describing the use of both RVM and RPG communication channels for preparedness development and emergency response.

While the website pages are being designed and installed, this URL will serve as a temporary access portal.  Links to subsections and primary information documents are given below the box.  Links to the primary URL and to the other sections of the manual are given at the bottom of the box.

In the early stages of the project changes will be frequent, so users should recheck the source frequently.

Comments can be submitted by using the “Reply” function at the end of the article, or by emailing rpgrvm@gmail.com.

RPG Manual

 ORGANIZATION    COMMUNICATION   INFORMATION   COORDINATOR NETWORKS

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RPG Manual

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Purpose

This is a prototype “front page” site for development of an RPG Operations and Information Manual

Its purpose is to provide access to  working drafts that can be used as they are being further refined and integrated.

While the website pages are being designed and installed, this URL will serve as a temporary access portal.  Links to project documents are given below the box, and to the intended sections of the manual are given at the bottom of the box.

In the early stages of the project changes will be frequent, so users should recheck the source frequently.

Comments can be submitted by using the “Reply” function at the end of the article, or by emailing rpgrvm@gmail.com

ORGANIZATION    COMMUNICATION   INFORMATION   COORDINATOR NETWORKS

 

Project information

Manual Outline      View/Download PDF
(initial draft 02/03/22)

Standards and Design v3   View/Download PDF
Author/Editor statement on Manual design, rationale, and procedures
(version 2, 02/23/22)

Production and  Review Procedures v2  View/Download PDF
Reviewed by RPG officers and RVM; in effect 02/23/22

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Video Feb 14

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