F4. DISASTER MANAGMENT

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

Many Developing and Developed countries of ____ are situated in the hazard belts in the world and are subject to:
* Floods
* Landslides
* Earthquakes
* Cyclones
* Droughts
* Volcanic eruptions
* Tsunami
* Epidemics

Answer 3

Asia Pacific Region

Question 4

Three Disaster Mitigation Methods:

Answer 4

• Education
• Training
• Development of expertise

Question 5

Applications of Information Technology in
Disaster Management

Victims and missing persons tracking through the ___.

Answer 5

• GIS
• Remote Sensing
• Early Warning Systems
• Internet
• National data bases

Question 6

• a situation which poses an immediate risk to health, life, property or the environment
• 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

Question 7

If your clothes are on fire, you should do?

Answer 7

Stop, Drop, and Roll

Question 8

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

Answer 8

Flood Warning/ Flooding

Question 9

• low-lying areas are completely submerged
• occurs as the result of heavy rains, but it can occur due to the collapse of natural or man-made dams.

Answer 9

Flash Flood

Question 10

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

Answer 10

Flash Flood Warning

Question 11

Two feet of fast-moving flood water

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will float your car

Question 12

Water moving at two miles per hour

Answer 12

can sweep cars off a road or bridge

Question 13

Six inches of fast moving water

Answer 13

will knock you off of your feet

Question 14

Tells you when and where severe thunderstorms are likely to occur.

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Severe Thunderstorm Watch

Question 15

Issued when severe weather has been reported by spotters or indicated by radar.

indicate imminent danger to life and property to those in the path of the storm

Answer 15

Severe Thunderstorm Warning

Question 16

smaller earthquakes often follow the main quake.

Answer 16

aftershocks

Question 17

Know the Rules - Earthquake

Answer 17

DROP, COVER & HOLD ON!

Question 18

Know the Tools - Terrorism

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• chemical threats
• biological threats
• explosions
• nuclear blasts
• RDD: radiological dispersion device

Question 19

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

Answer 19

Chemical Threats

Question 20

intentional release of bacteria, viruses and toxins into the community

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Biological Threats

Question 21

bomb are the most common terrorist tool.

Answer 21

Explosions

Question 22

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

Answer 22

Nuclear Blast

Question 23

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

Answer 23

Radiological Dispersion Device (RDD)

Question 24

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

Answer 24

terrorism

Question 25

stop & think before you connect to an unknown website

Answer 25

Stop, Think, Connect

Question 26

an important thing to have in an emergency situation.

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Family Emergency Plan

Question 27

Create a list of phone numbers for emergencies

Answer 27

“ICE” (In Case of Emergency)

Question 28

may be easier to make a long-distance phone call than to call across town

Answer 28

Identify an out-of town contact.

Question 29

Discusses how what supplies you have on hand can make a big difference in an emergency

guides participants through the
development of their own starter emergency preparedness kit.

Answer 29

MAKE A KIT

Question 30

are important in times when you may not have access to regular sources of supplies.

Answer 30

Emergency kits

Question 31

There are two very important items which can save your life

Answer 31

a whistle and a flashlight