and that we fix the problems‚ that we take every action to make sure America is safer‚ stronger and better prepared.” The lessons Townsend called out in her briefing concerned planning‚ resource management‚ evacuation‚ situational awareness‚ communications‚ and coordination. No one in the emergency response community was surprised. We know these are the problem areas. We knew they would be before Katrina ever hit the Gulf coast. Why? Because we identify the same lessons again and again‚ incident after
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Definition of Disaster: Disaster means a serious disruption to a community caused by the impact of an event that requires a significant coordinated response by the Government and other entities to help the community to recover from the disruption. Disasters are usually associated with severe damage to infrastructure and utilities‚ death‚ injuries and homelessness‚ and can be widespread or contained within a particular sector or sub sector. Definition of Disaster Area: Disaster Area means
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were expected to respond. All pupils performed the “Duck‚ Cover‚ and Hold” while counting in a minimal voice. As the bell stopped‚ the pupils went out of their rooms in a single pile. They passed in the designated route going to their respective evacuation areas followed by head counting which was done by the teachers. The assigned rescue team (adviser of each class including some pupils) and first aiders (grade 6 pupils) did their usual routine in case of an accident. The grade 3 adviser was the
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Natural Disasters With the tropical climate and unstable landforms‚ coupled with high population density‚ poverty‚ illiteracy and lack of adequate infrastructure‚ India is one of the most vulnerable developing countries to suffer very often from various Natural Disasters‚ viz. flood‚ cyclone‚ earthquake‚forest fire‚ drought‚ etc. Asia tops the list of casualties due to natural disasters. Space technology plays a crucial role in efficient mitigation of disasters. Communication satellite provides
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Your Body’s Response to Emergency How does the body prepare for emergencies? The answer lies in the Sympathetic Nervous System (SNS). It is the branch of the Autonomic Nervous System (ANS) that controls the body’s reaction to physical and emotional stressors. The sympathetic branch activates the glands and organs that defend the body against attack. It is called the fight-or-flight response. This is a primitive response designed to protect from danger. When danger is perceived‚ the sympathetic
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swiftly and quickly with an immediate response and reassuring the community that their lives will promptly return to normalcy. Nonetheless‚ no matter the size of the city‚ the local government leaders are responsible to oversee all four phases of the Emergency Management process‚ which are Preparedness‚ Response‚ Recovery and Mitigation. Furthermore‚ whenever we discuss disaster‚ the first thought that comes to mind is “Hurricane Katrina” because of the blatant misguided approach and lack of timely and
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INTRODUCTION Nigeria‚ like the rest of the world‚ is exposed to a wide range of natural or human induced disasters. While some of these disasters are rapid‚ others are slow-onset‚ resulting in catastrophic situations leading to loss of lives and property‚ degradation of environment. These disasters occur in form of drought‚ desertification‚ flooding‚ epidemics‚ coastal erosion‚ dam failure‚ building collapse‚ oil spillage‚ maritime collision or accident‚ bomb explosion‚ communal clash‚ fire‚ air
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* Risk: Risk is a measure of the expected losses due to a hazardous event . The level of risk depends on: * Nature of the Hazard * Vulnerability of the elements which are affected * Economic value of those elements * Vulnerability: * Predisposition of a community‚ structure‚ service‚ and/or geographic area to damage on account of their nature‚ construction and proximity to hazardous terrain or a disaster prone area” * Hazards: “Phenomena that pose a
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Republic of the Philippines CONGRESS OF THE PHILIPPINES FOURTEENTH CONGRESS Third Regular Session REPUBLIC ACT NO. ____ AN ACT STRENGTHENING THE PHILIPPINE DISASTER RISK REDUCTION AND MANAGEMENT SYSTEM‚ PROVIDING FOR THE NATIONAL DISASTER RISK REDUCTION AND MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORK AND INSTITUTIONALIZING THE NATIONAL DISASTER RISK REDUCTION AND MANAGEMENT PLAN‚ APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress
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Key Elements of Disaster Risk Management2.7. Linking Disaster with Development | 6 | 3 | General Analysis3.1. Disaster Management Field Experiences3.2. Natural Emergency Agencies3.3. Impact of Disaster in Development | 13 | 4 | Discussions4.1. International Emergency Management Groups4.2. National Emergency Groups4.3. Local Emergency Groups4.4. Preparing for Urban Disasters- challenges and recommendations4.5. Urban City Resilience Initiatives- New York City and Chicago‚ USA4.6. Urban Risks and
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