UNIT 1 - Intro & Phases of Disasters

Question 1

Hazards

Answer 1

An agent that has the potential to cause damage/harm/ compromise
to people, property or/and the environment

Question 2

Risk

Answer 2

When there is exposure to a situation involving danger

Question 3

Emergency

Answer 3

“a serious, unexpected, and often dangerous situation requiring immediate action”

Question 4

Disaster

Answer 4

It is a sudden event which causes loss of life and/ or damage

Question 5

Vulnerability

Answer 5

the quality or state of being exposed to the possibility of being attacked or harmed, either physically or emotionally

Question 6

Man-made disasters

Answer 6

FAMINE
INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENTS
TRANSPORTATION ACCIDENTS
POLLUTION
ENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGE
FIRE (SOME)

Question 7

Geophysical

Answer 7

Landslides

Earthquakes

Question 8

Hydrological

Answer 8

Floods

Avalanches - ice/water

Question 9

Climatological

Answer 9

Drought

Extreme temperature

Question 10

Meteorological

Answer 10

Storms

Cyclones

Question 11

Biological

Answer 11

Disease & plagues

Question 12

Predisaster

Answer 12

This determines the effect of the impact of the disaster.

These include:
Geological hazards
Disaster plan review
Disaster training
Public Education

Question 13

Warning phase

Answer 13

The period of first possible danger.

Communities have to be well informed about the intensity and likely duration

Question 14

Impact phase

Answer 14

This is when the disaster is actually striking.

Little can be done to mitigate against damage

Question 15

Emergency phase

Answer 15

Begins at the end of the impact and continues

until immediate threat has passed and community is organized for recovery (24 -48 Hours)

Question 16

Recovery phase

Answer 16

“Second wave of Disaster or Infectious Disaster”

Rescue efforts and stabilization of emergencies, transportation to hospital etc.

Noted by likely outbreak of infectious diseases

Question 17

Rehabilitation phase

Answer 17

The rebuilding of the community/country

Can take months to years

Depends on the country’s financial status and the amount of damage which occurred

Question 18

Red alert

Answer 18

Fire

Question 19

Grey alert

Answer 19

Hurricane warning

Question 20

Blue alert

Answer 20

Immediate evacuation

Question 21

Black alert

Answer 21

Mass casualty incident