Tribe: Shoshone Paiute Tribes
View Source Document: Shoshone Paiute Tribes Climate Resilience Plan
Year: 2020
Topic: Ensure the health, safety, and well-being of all community residents, visitors, and workers during and after a disaster.
Coordinate with local schools to ensure every family has a wildfire preparedness kit.
Plan air filtration and ventilation upgrades to tribal homes and critical facilities (including tribal Administration building, the Owyhee Community Health...
Fund wildfire preparedness kits (i.e. grants from Walmart).
Fund air filtration and ventilation upgrades to tribal homes and critical facilities.
Consider a program designed to address health and safety concerns for first responders dealing with increased wildfire events.
Educate and encourage community members to take steps to prevent exposure to air contaminants, allergens, and particulates.
Coordinate with regional emergency scenario planners to conduct a wildfire emergency training exercise.
Conduct strategic planning with EMS contractor in Elko on wildfire response for Duck Valley (i.e. EMS SURGE Unit).
Plan local Firewise Day events to educate community members about wildfire response preparedness and fire prevention.
Support a Fire Department staff member to get GIS training.
Plan road improvements on alternate evacuation routes.
Fund road improvements on alternate evacuation routes.
