San fran P2

Question 1

How many commuters, residents and visiting tourists does Sam fran have

Answer 1

800,000 residents, 300,000 commuters each day, and 100,000 visiting tourists.

Question 2

What % of San Fran experience disability

Answer 2

20% of people

Question 3

What is homelessness like in San Fran

Answer 3

There is a sizeable homeless population - after an EQ they’d need provide 6,000 free meals to the public in homeless areas.

Question 4

State the players proving emergency short term/long term aid

Answer 4

Provided by many ‘actors’
American Red cross
Emergency Operations Centre
FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency)
Food banks
Hunger Taskforce
Mayor
Churches
US Navy
Volunteers

Question 5

How was insurance affected after north ridge EQ

Answer 5

After the Northridge EQ (1994) - insured losses were 4x the sum of premiums collected over 25 years

Question 6

Is insurance still that beneficial

Answer 6

The benefits of insurance went down - more Californians prefer to go without: in 1996 – 1/3 of Californian homeowners had insurance - by 2013 1/10

Question 7

Insurance benefits have still gone down but why is it still important to keep them

Answer 7

But: a magnitude 7.2 earthquake in San Francisco would cause $100 billion in property damage

Question 8

State two NGOs involved in San Fran response

Answer 8

SF CARD (Community Agencies Responding to Disaster), connects nonprofit, faith-based and private organization to provide critical food, housing and other essential services after an earthquake (trying to prevent homelessness, hunger and lack of health care

Question 9

What volunteers are involved

Answer 9

Volunteers from NGOs help the Fire Department