Calamity And Disaster Preparedness

Calamity and Disaster Preparedness

Calamity and Disaster Preparedness

Objectives: • Describe the historical background of disaster preparedness; • Enumerate the objectives of the National calamity and disaster plan and discuss its concept;

• Explain the various disaster coordinating councils; • Enumerate and explain the preparation in case of disaster; and • Describe the steps for disaster preparedness.

• A disaster is an event, natural or manmade, sudden or progressive, which impacts with such severity, that the affected community has to respond by taking exceptional measures.   • It is a serious disruption of the functioning of a society causing widespread human, material, financial, and environmental losses which exceed the ability of the society to cope using its own resources.

• The Philippines is oftentimes subjected to different natural disasters and calamities because we are surrounded by water. It is considered as an archipelago because our country is composed of 7000 islands.   • These oceans and sea’s that surrounds us are considered blessings because they are the sources of marine wealth.

What are the common types of disaster?  The different disasters that Filipinos experience are: • • • • • • • • • • •

Earthquake Volcanic Eruption Tsunami Tropical cyclone Flood Landslide Bushfire Drought Epidemic( Major Accident Armed conflict and civil Unrest

What are the General Effects of Disaster? • • • • • • • • •

Loss of Life Injury Damage to and destruction of property Damage to and destruction of subsistence and cash crops Disruption of production Disruption of lifestyles Loss of Livelihood Disruption of essential services Damage to National infrastructure and disruption of governmental systems • National economic loss, and • Sociological and psychological after-effects •  

• With the different calamities presented, there is a need for calamity and disaster preparedness so that people will be aware of how they will, at least, manage their families accordingly these calamities.

What is Disaster Preparedness?

• These are measures, which enable government agencies, organizations, communities, and individuals to respond rapidly and effectively to disaster situations.

What are the General Disaster countermeasures?

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Development of possible warning indicators. Land use regulations Building regulations Relocation of communities Public Awareness and education programs Evaluation plans and arrangements Fire prevention regulations International cooperation in information and technology

What are the Philippine Approaches to Disaster Management?

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Prepare; Prevent/mitigate; Take adaptive action; and Take corrective action.

What are the components of Disaster Management? • Prevention. These are actions designed to impede the occurrence of disaster or its harmful effects on communities and key installations. • Mitigation. These are programs intended to reduce the ill effects of disaster. • Preparedness. These are measures, which enable governments, organizations, communities and individuals to respond rapidly and effectively to disaster situations. • Disaster Impact. This reminds us that the impact of disaster can vary between different types of disasters.

• Responds. These are measures taken immediately prior to and following disaster impact. • Recovery. This is a process by which communities and organizations are assessed in returning to their proper level of functioning following a disaster. • Development. This provides the link between disaster-related activities and national development.

What can Influence Disaster Warning? The following an influence disaster warning : 1. 2. 3. 4.

The source and timing of warning; Warning message; The warning transmission; The recipients’ response

What are the Disaster Management Policies?

• Self-reliance through self-help and mutual assistance. • Maximum utilization of resources in the affected areas. • Planning and operation to be done on the barangay level, in an interagency, multi-sectoral basis to optimize existing resources. • Documentation of plans of DOC members. • Local leadership to take charge at their respective levels. • National government to support local government efforts. • Exercise and periodic drills to be conducted, principally at the barangay level, to ensure readiness by all concerned.

Who are the Members of the council? • The chairman is the secretary of the department of National Defense. • The members are: • Department of public works and highways (DPWH). • Department of Transportation and communication (DOTC). • Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD). • Department of Agriculture (DA). • Department of Education, culture and Sports (DE(S)- now it is the Department of Education (DepEd). • Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA). • Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE). • Department of Trade and Industry (DTI).

The different coordinating counsels have personnel stationed in their respective operation centers, composed of the following:

• Damage Assessment and Needs Analysis Unit. • Emergency Management Information Service Unit. • Vulnerability Risk Reduction Management Unit. • Plans and Operation Unit; and • Resource Unit.

Each council shall provide operating units for:

1. Communication, Transportation Service and Early Warning Device, 2. Health Services, 3. Auxiliary Fire and Police Service, 4. Relief and Rehabilitation Services, 5. Publi9 Information Services, and 6. Rescue, Evacuation, and Engineering Services.

What are the Objectives of Disaster Management?

1. To avoid or reduce physical and economic losses, 2. To reduce human personal sufferings and personal losses, 3. To achieve rapid and durable recovery.

What does the National Disaster Management Program contain?

• Disaster preparedness, • construction of disaster reduction facilities, • Disaster response and short-term rehabilitation, • Public information • Research and development

What are the Suggestions to Enhance Community Preparedness?

• Appreciation of the fact that any disaster can occur with or without warning. • Awareness on the characteristic and corresponding effects of calamities. • Identification of vulnerable and disaster prone areas in the locality, •  

• Readiness in responding to the threats of natural and man-made hazards, • Capability to do and what must be done and when to do it in case disaster strikes, and • Application of counter-measures to cushion the impact of the calamity.