Disaster Case Study: How Fleet Services Survived a Tornado and Two Floods
Mike Wilson, CAFMFleet Manager, University of Iowa
Outline for Today’s Presentation
• Overview of each event
• What we have learned from these events
Our Facility 4/13/06
Our Facility 4/13/06 at 8:30 pm
Our Home for 16 Months
Our Current Facility
June 10, 2008 Cue Noah
June 11, 2008 – Fleet Services Moves Building
June 16, 2008
Moving students from one of our residence halls
Fleet Services Operation Moves
• Moved to counter at University Services Building.
• When that building was threatened, we moved to Mossman Business Services Building
• Then we moved back to the University Services Building
• Then we moved back to our building.
The Flood of 2013 That Wasn’tMay 29, 2013
Filling Hesco Barriers
Building split and ready for the road
This is where our building used to be.
One Casualty on the Move Back
What We Learned• Focus on operations and priorities will
become clear
Get your information systems back on-line Repair and get back to service what you can.
Salvage, and recovery
At the end of every day, review and plan for tomorrow.
What We Learned
• Keep track of everything
Damages and Repairs
Fuel
Time
• Focus on operations and priorities will become clear
What We Learned• Focus on operations and priorities will become clear• Keep track of everything• Communication
Make a list of important phone numbers. Do this now, before a disaster
Check with vendors
Check with your customers
Check with your institution Plan communication methods
What We Learned
• Communication
• Focus on operations and priorities will become clear• Keep track of everything
• Use your weight, be your vendors 1st priority You must outsource You must be selfish You must be flexible
What We Learned
• Communication
• Focus on operations and priorities will become clear• Keep track of everything
• Use your weight, be your vendors 1st priority• You are on your own
We are not a core function
What We Learned
• Communication
• Focus on operations and priorities will become clear• Keep track of everything
• Use your weight, be your vendors 1st priority• You are on your own• Conclusions
Hard to plan for disaster Operations rule Be flexible, set
priorities You know the fleet,
be a resource