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Beirne  \nMetro West Fire Protection District, Wildwood, Missouri  \nCERTIFICATION STATEMENT  \nI hereby certify that this paper constitutes my own product, that where the language of others is set forth, quotation marks so indicate, and that appropriate credit is given where I have used the language, ideas, expressions, or writings of another.  \nSigned:    \nAbstract  \nThe problem was that the Metro West Fire Protection District did not have a sample, pre-event tornado incident action plan. The study purpose was to develop a sample, pre-event tornado incident action plan. Action research was used to answer the following research questions: What information is needed to produce a pre-event tornado incident action plan? What are the challenges in developing a pre-event tornado incident action plan? What are the challenges in implementing a pre-event tornado incident action plan? A literature review, survey, and interviews showed that the information needed for a pre-event plan included location of shelters, a communications plan, mutual aid capabilities, and incident objectives. The challenges to developing a plan were the uncertain impact location, lack of training on the plan, the involvement of other agencies and disciplines, time, and funding. Challenges to implementing a plan were noted to be delays in logistics, communications, and training on the plan. The plan produced from the study included initial objectives, field assignments, communication plans, and detailed command and management tasks. Recommendations resulting from this study included adoption of the plan, development of a training program for the plan for emergency management personnel and first responders, identification of continued funding, expansion of the planning processes to address all known or suspected hazards, and research of an applicable preliminary damage assessment process for future plan revisions.  \nTable of Contents  \nAbstract ………………………………………………………………….…………...………….. 3  \nTable of Contents ……………………………………………………...…………………………4  \nIntroduction…………………………………….……………………...……………………….…8  \nBackground and Significance ………....................………………………………...….…..…….. 9  \nLiterature Review .......................................................................................................................... 15  \nProcedures ………………………………...........……………………………………….……….26  \nResults ………………………………………..........………………………………….…………28  \nDiscussion ……………………………….......……………………………………….………….33  \nRecommendations …………………........………………………………………….……………38  \nReference List ...............................................................................................................................40  \nTables  \nTable 1: Information Needed to Produce a Pre-Event Tornado IAP.............................................30  \nTable 2: Challenges in Developing a Pre-Event Tornado IAP ………………………………….31  \nTable 3: Challenges in Implementing a Pre-Event Tornado IAP ……………………………….32  \nFigures  \nFigure 1: Responses of fire agencies for use of an IAP and Pre-event Event  \nPlanning ............ .. ...........................................................................................................29  \nAppendixes  \nAppendix A: EFO Pre-Event Tornado IAP Survey …..................................................................45  \nAppendix B: Interview Questions for Mike Smiley .....................................................................47  \nAppendix C: Metro West Fire District Tornado Operations Objectives Plan …………..............48  \nAppendix D: Interview Responses from Mike Smiley…………………......................................50  \nAppendix E: St. Louis County OEM Decision Support Template ……………………………...52  \nDeveloping a Pre-Event Tornado Incident Action Plan for the Metro West Fire Protection  \nDistrict  \nIntr","cbCaidM2cujQfYih","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaidM2cujQfYih","pdf",266846,57,"English","# Abstract\n# Introduction\n# Background and Significance\n# Literature Review\n# Procedures\n# Results\n# Discussion\n# Recommendations\n# Reference List\n# Tables\n# Figures\n# Appendixes","[{\"question\":\"What was the main problem addressed by the study?\",\"answer\":\"The Metro West Fire Protection District did not have a sample pre-event tornado incident action plan to guide emergency response and emergency management in tornado situations.\"},{\"question\":\"What information was identified as necessary for a pre-event tornado IAP?\",\"answer\":\"The study found the plan needs shelter locations, a communications plan, mutual aid capabilities, and clear incident objectives.\"},{\"question\":\"What challenges affected developing and implementing the pre-event plan?\",\"answer\":\"Development challenges included uncertain impact location, lack of training, involvement of other agencies and disciplines, time, and funding; implementation challenges involved delays in logistics, communications, and training on the plan.\"}]","Developing a Pre-Event Tornado Incident Action Plan - sample | PDF",1789213343,20]