The Hazard Management Cycle

Question 1

What does the Hazard management cycle take into account?

Answer 1

preparedness, response, recovery and mitigation

Question 2

The disaster cycle

Answer 2

The disaster cycle or the disaster life cycle consists of the steps that emergency managers take in planning for, and responding to, disasters.

Question 3

how do both cycles sync?

Answer 3

in essence, each step in the disaster life cycle correlates to part of the ongoing cycle that is emergency management

Question 4

what does preparedness strategies focus upon?

Answer 4

ensuring that emergency services and people at risk are aware of how to react during an event.

Question 5

what does the response aspect focus upon?

Answer 5

immediate needs of the population, such as the protection of life and property and includes firefighting, emergency medical response, evacuation and transportation, decontamination, and the provision of food, water and shelter to victims.
Recovery is the equivalent to

Question 6

what is recovery equivalent to?

Answer 6

long-term responses and is where the city authorities focus on clean-up and rebuilding. This can take months or even years.

Question 7

what does mitigation authorise?

Answer 7

looking at the impact of the hazard and rebuilding in a better way to reduce similar impacts from a future hazard. This can involve the building of earthquake proof buildings for example. Recovery and mitigation take place at the same time.

Question 8

what will emergency planners do after the cycle is complete?

Answer 8

review and amend the aspect of preparedness in light of the success of the responses in the recent hazard.