Emergency Preparedness

· Western Region Partnership for Public Health Preparedness

· Emergency Preparedness Guidelines

· Emergency Plans & Supply Kits

· Prairie Island Nuclear Plant

In the event of an emergency, call 911 or call the Sheriff’s Department 24-hour dispatch center at 715-273-5051

Þ Public health emergencies

Þ Communicable disease outbreaks

Þ Environmental health hazards

Þ Bioterrorism incidents

Western Region Partnership for Public Health Preparedness

http://co.polk.wi.us/wrpphp/

· Law Enforcement Pandemic Influenza Planning Checklist:  http://www.pandemicflu.gov/plan/workplaceplanning/lawenforcement.pdf

 

· Correctional Enforcement Pandemic Influenza Planning Checklist:  http://www.pandemicflu.gov/plan/workplaceplanning/correctionchecklist.pdf

· Clinical Management of Human Infections with Avian Influenza A (H5N1) Virus (World Health Organization)http://www.who.int/csr/disease/avian_influenza/guidelines/clinicalmanage07/en/index.html

· Hospital Pandemic Influenza Planning Checklist:   http://www.pandemicflu.gov/plan/healthcare/hospitalchecklist.html

· HHHS launched the Pandemic Flu Leadership Blog, a 5-week-long blog summit about pandemic preparedness:  http://blog.pandemicflu/gov.

 

Emergency Preparedness Guides

· Wisconsin Public Health Preparedness and Response for Bioterrorism Program:  http://dhfs.wisconsin.gov/preparedness/

· “Public Health Emergencies:  Your Preparedness Guide”:  http://dhfs.wisconsin.gov/preparedness/pdf_files/PublicHealthGuide.pdf

· American Red Cross Guidelines: http://www.redcross.org/services/prepare/0,1082,0_239_,00.html

· CDC Emergency Preparedness Guidelines:  http://www.bt.cdc.gov/

· US Department of Homeland Security—threat advisory and emergency information:  http://www.dhs.gov/index.shtm

Emergency Plans & Supply Kits

· Develop a plan for communicating with family members

· Develop an evacuation plan for your home

· Familiarize yourself with school and worksite emergency procedures

· Create an emergency supply kit, including:  water, food, clothing and bedding, a radio, tools and medical supplies.

· Don’t forget about supplies for your pet!

Prairie Island Nuclear Plant

The Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant located near Red Wing, Minnesota, is owned by Xcel Energy Inc. The plant houses two pressurized water reactors, totaling 1,076 megawatts of capacity.

Emergency planning in the Prairie Island area: 

http://www.xcelenergy.com/Company/Safety/Pages/NuclearEmergencyPreparedness.aspx

How does a nuclear power plant work?

Steam power plants, whether they are coal or nuclear, use heat to make electricity. They operate like a giant tea kettle, turning water into steam which is then used to turn a generator to make electricity. The only difference between coal and nuclear power plants is that nuclear plants use uranium as the fuel to produce the heat instead of coal.

In a nuclear power plant reactor, water is heated by a process called nuclear fission.

· Uranium atoms are split when they are struck by neutrons.

· When the atoms split, they release heat, along with two or three more neutrons.

· These neutrons then strike other uranium atoms, again causing the atoms to split, release heat and again, two or three more neutrons. This is called a chain reaction.

Heated water travels from the reactor to the steam generators.

· The water flows through thousands of tubes in the steam generators and then flows back to the reactor.

· The tubes become hot and transfer the heat to a second system of water that is transformed into steam.

The steam then spins the turbines, which are tied to the generators, which produce electricity.