Disaster Management Flashcards
- 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
DISASTER MANAGEMENT
Why We Need Disaster Management
- For Early Warning
- To foreseeing future disasters
- To Take prevention methods on reliable information
- To prohibit Natural disaster occurrence sources.
Phenomenon of Natural Disasters
- Floods
- Landslides
- Earthquakes
- Cyclones
- Droughts
- Volcanic eruptions
- Tsunami
- Epidemics
Disaster Mitigation Methods
- Education
- Training
- Development of expertise
Applications of Information Technology in Disaster Management
- GIS
- Remote Sensing
- Early Warning Systems
- Internet (Victims and missing persons tracking through the internet)
- National data bases
- 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.
EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS
- Flooding is occurring or will occur soon; if advised to evacuate, do so immediately.
Flood Warning
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.
Flash Flood
- A flash flood is occurring; seek higher ground on foot immediately!
Flash Flood Warning
What is the cause of nearly half of all flash flood related deaths?
Nearly half of all flash flood fatalities are auto related.
- 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.
Thunderstorm Safety
Super Typhoon
≥119 knots
≥220 km/h
Typhoon
64–119 knots
118–220 km/h
Severe Tropical Storm
48–63 knots
89–117 km/h
Tropical Storm
34–47 knots
62–88 km/h
Tropical Depression
≤33 knots
≤61 km/h
- 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.
Earthquake Safety
released as bombs or sprayed into the air, difficult to make.
Chemical Threats
intentional release of bacteria, viruses and toxins into the community.
Biological Threats
bomb are the most common terrorist tool.
Explosions
unlikely, but deadly from the radiation, heat and fires,
and destruction it would create.
Nuclear Blast
often called a dirty bomb because its filled with radioactive materials.
Radiological Dispersion Device (RDD)
- Making threats to cause physical harm to a person or to their
property with the intent to scare or intimidate is considered terrorism
Terrorism Safety
Report threats, and suspicious activities to parents, school officials, and law enforcement.
If you See Something Say Something
keep your passwords safe and unique (harder to break).
Protect yourself from cyber-terrorism
stop & think before you connect to an unknown website.
Stop, Think, Connect
- 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
CREATE A PLAN
- 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.
MAKE A KIT
