Community Points of Distribution (C-PODs)
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- Mission
- C-PODS are
only a temporary life saving measure in disaster. - Service
- Temporary
Notes
Mass Commodities Distribution in an Emergency
Community Points of Distribution Planning Guide
State Staging Areas - (? for 2010 ?)
http://www.oregon.gov/OMD/OEM/plans_train/docs/c-pod_guidance.pdf
For Oregon, the Pre-Identified Federal ISB location is the
US Forest Service facility in Redmond
Alternate locations include PDX and McCord/Fort Lewis in Washington.
(not primary due to hazard conditions at PDX and McCord/Lewis is primary facility for WA)
From here commodities are shipped to state staging areas.
A temporary site(s) established in close proximity to a disaster impact area To receive commodities.
From here they are sent to local jurisdictions. When declared operational, resource delivery to the State Staging Area will begin immediately. The goal of each staging area is to provide needed resources to C-PODS within 12 hours of receiving a request.
State Level Staging areas:
•Roberts Field (Redmond)
•Portland International Airport (PDX)
•Mahlon Field (Eugene)
•McNary Field (Salem)
•Hillsboro Airport (Hillsboro/Portland
•Rogue Valley International (Medford)
•Astoria Airport
•Klamath Falls Airport
•Corvallis Airport (no tower, not a controlled airport)
•Pendleton Airport
•Southwest Oregon Regional Airport (Coos Bay). Low elevation, susceptible to tsunami.
Community Points of Distribution (C-PODs)
•Provides commodities directly to the public. C-PODs are temporary locations where commodities are distributed directly to those affected.
•C- POD supply and resupply requests are handled through OEM via county request.
•For safety, Community Points of Distribution are normally open 12 hours each day and are re-supplied at night.
•Counties must provide a minimum of 3 C-POD locations with lat/long coordinates to the state for 2010.
vehicle passing through a distribution point will receive the following:
2 or 3 bags of ice
1 case of water (9 – 12 liters)
6 MREs
1 tarp
1 truck load of ice and water will serve 1,660 vehicles or about 5000 people.
1 truck load of MREs will serve 3,624 vehicles or about 10,000 people.
1 truck load of tarps will serve 4,400 vehicles or about 4,400 homes.
*additional types of aid may also be given if the situation allows (pet food, clothing, etc.)
See above weblink to see staging area design and "design flows" for cars/hours, etc