How prepared are you?
A little history
The Disaster Management System
Parish State of Readiness
Oh really!!
100

The buildings used as an emergency shelter.

What are churches, community centers and schools?

100

The Great Kingston Earthquake.

January 14, 1907

100

The chairman for the Parish Disaster Committee.

Who is His Worship the Mayor?

100

The location of the Emergency Operation Center.

What is the Roads and Works Compound?

100

The major fault line in Trelawny

What is the Duanvale Fault line?

200

Two factors that increases our vulnerability to disaster.

 What are:  

   Deforestation

   Improper disposal of garbage

   Destruction of the ozone layer

   Lack of education

   Lack of proper planning

   Development in unsuitable areas (marginal lands)

200


What is the Giddy House in Port Royal?

200

One Sub-committee of the Parish Disaster Committee.

What is:

Health and Welfare 

Emergency Operations 

Public Utility

District Committee

Admin

Communication and Public Education

200

Three flood prone areas in Trelawny

What are:

Falmouth, Jackson Town, Wakefield, Bunkers Hill, Stewart Town, Clarks Town, Zion, Salt Marsh, Troy, Hague, Rock, Duncans, Granville etc.

200

The co-chairman/ deputy for the Parish Disaster Committee

Who is the Custos?

300

___________________ means that the hurricane is a threat but there is no certainty that it will hit the island.

Wat is a Hurricane Watch?

300

the year Hurricane Gilbert hit Jamaica.

What is 1988?

300


Who is Richard Thompson, Actg. Director General for ODPEM?

300

The Parish Disaster Management Office location.

What is Rodney Street, Falmouth?

300

The Community Disaster Management group is called.

What is Zonal Committee?

400

The number for the Falmouth Fire Station

What is 954-3230?

400

The year we had the most named storms.

What is 2020?

400

The Deputy Chairman for the National Disaster Committee.

Who is the Minister of Local Government and Community Development?

400

The nearest Emergency Shelter for Falmouth.

What are:

Hague Primary, Holland High and William Knibb Memorial High School.


400

A section of this land sank into the sea during the earthquake in June 07, 1692.

What is Port Royal?

500

The acronym EOC stands for.

What is Emergency Operation Center?

500

The disaster that happened in 1979.

What is the June flood that devastated a large section o Western Jamaica?

500

The acronym ODPEM stands for.

What is the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management?

500

True or false: Lightning never strikes the same place twice.

What is false?

500

The National Disaster Committee meet ______.

What is once per year, in June, before the hurricane season?

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