Disaster Management

Question 1

• Discipline dealing with and avoiding risks
• Involves preparing, supporting, and rebuilding society when natural or man made disasters occur
• Continuous process by which all individuals, groups, and communities manage hazards in an effort to avoid or ameliorate the impact of disasters resulting from the hazards

Answer 1

DISASTER MANAGEMENT

Question 2

Why We Need Disaster Management

Answer 2

• For Early Warning
• To foreseeing future disasters
• To Take prevention methods on reliable information
• To prohibit Natural disaster occurrence sources.

Question 3

Phenomenon of Natural Disasters

Answer 3

• Floods
• Landslides
• Earthquakes
• Cyclones
• Droughts
• Volcanic eruptions
• Tsunami
• Epidemics

Question 4

Disaster Mitigation Methods

Answer 4

• Education
• Training
• Development of expertise

Question 5

Applications of Information Technology in Disaster Management

Answer 5

• GIS
• Remote Sensing
• Early Warning Systems
• Internet (Victims and missing persons tracking through the internet)
• National data bases

Question 6

• is a situation which poses an immediate risk to health, life, property or the environment.
• Most emergencies require swift action to prevent the situation from getting worse.
• Being prepared and educated about disasters empowers all of us to help ourselves and our communities stay safe.

Answer 6

EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS

Question 7

• Flooding is occurring or will occur soon; if advised to evacuate, do so immediately.

Answer 7

Flood Warning

Question 8

Rapid flooding in which low-lying areas are completely submerged. In many instances, a flash flood occurs as the result of heavy rains, but it can occur due to the collapse of natural or man-made dams.

Answer 8

Flash Flood

Question 9

• A flash flood is occurring; seek higher ground on foot immediately!

Answer 9

Flash Flood Warning

Question 10

What is the cause of nearly half of all flash flood related deaths?

Answer 10

Nearly half of all flash flood fatalities are auto related.

Question 11

• Always seek shelter during severe weather.
• If you are swimming or boating, get out of the water and into shelter right away.
• If you see high voltage lines down after the storm, stay away from them and tell an adult right away.

Answer 11

Thunderstorm Safety

Question 12

Super Typhoon

Answer 12

≥119 knots
≥220 km/h

Question 13

Typhoon

Answer 13

64–119 knots
118–220 km/h

Question 14

Severe Tropical Storm

Answer 14

48–63 knots
89–117 km/h

Question 15

Tropical Storm

Answer 15

34–47 knots
62–88 km/h

Question 16

Tropical Depression

Answer 16

≤33 knots
≤61 km/h

Question 17

• Be prepared for aftershocks – smaller earthquakes often follow the main quake.
• Most injuries come from collapsing walls, flying glass and objects.
• Bolt heavy furniture like bookcases to the wall, secure TV and computers, and put heavy items on the lowest shelves.
• Don’t hang mirrors and pictures over your bed or doorways where it may injure someone if they fall.

Answer 17

Earthquake Safety

Question 18

released as bombs or sprayed into the air, difficult to make.

Answer 18

Chemical Threats

Question 19

intentional release of bacteria, viruses and toxins into the community.

Answer 19

Biological Threats

Question 20

bomb are the most common terrorist tool.

Answer 20

Explosions

Question 21

unlikely, but deadly from the radiation, heat and fires,
and destruction it would create.

Answer 21

Nuclear Blast

Question 22

often called a dirty bomb because its filled with radioactive materials.

Answer 22

Radiological Dispersion Device (RDD)

Question 23

• Making threats to cause physical harm to a person or to their
  property with the intent to scare or intimidate is considered terrorism

Answer 23

Terrorism Safety

Question 24

Report threats, and suspicious activities to parents, school officials, and law enforcement.

Answer 24

If you See Something Say Something

Question 25

keep your passwords safe and unique (harder to break).

Answer 25

Protect yourself from cyber-terrorism

Question 26

stop & think before you connect to an unknown website.

Answer 26

Stop, Think, Connect

Question 27

• Discuss why you and your family should have a family emergency and communication plan.
• Provide participants with a folder of forms to bring home for their parent/primary caregiver
• Create your own emergency family and communication plans

Answer 27

CREATE A PLAN

Question 28

• Discusses how what supplies you have on hand can make a big difference in an emergency, and guides participants through the development of their own starter emergency preparedness kit.

Answer 28

MAKE A KIT