Name the Disaster
A shift of tectonic plates
Name the phases of disaster management in order.
What are mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery?
What are the five parts of the incident command system and what is its purpose?
What are command, operations, planning, logistics, and finance administration?
Purpose: provide an organized response to all disasters
How much financial damage did Hurricane Katrina cause?
Who was the founder of the American Red Cross movement?
Who is Clara Barton?
An unplanned fire in a forested, bushy, or grassy area
What is a wild fire?
Describe mitigation OR give an example of mitigation.
Mitigation includes actions taken to reduce/prevent the cause and impact of disasters.
Examples:
- Building skyscrapers with internal support so they do not collapse because of earthquakes
- Constructing levees or permanent barriers to control flooding
- etc.
What is the purpose of the command section?
What is set the objectives and priorities and take overall responsibility and control at the incident or event?
What magnitude was the deadly 2008 Sichuan earthquake and where did it occur?
What is 7.9-magnitude?
What is China?
What is 6 lives?
An overflow of water, especially on previously un-submerged land
What is a flood?
Describe preparedness OR give an example of preparedness.
Preparedness means being prepared for ALL disasters. It includes planning, training, and educating yourself and others on/for events that cannot be mitigated.
Examples:
- Practicing drills for a disaster preparedness plan (fire drills, tornado drills, etc.)
- Creating a supply list of items that are useful in a disaster
- etc.
What is conducts operations to carry out command’s plan and develop the tactical assignments and organization?
In the Australian wildfires, how many acres of forests were burnt in southeast Australia between September 2019 and March 2020?
What is 46 million acres?
There were floods in Pakistan in 2022 because of the intense rains in the monsoon season. How much damage did the floods cause in financial terms?
What is $30 billion in damage? (9% of country's annual economic input)
A destructive, wind/water storm that forms over oceans; has a well-defined system of showers or thunderstorms; more common in the summer; can cause floods
What is a hurricane?
Describe response OR give an example of response.
Response refers to disaster response. It occurs immediately after the disaster. During this phase, business and other operations do not function normally. Much of response depends on the level of preparedness before the disaster. The preparedness dictates the duration of the response phase and personal safety in an emergency.
Examples;
- Following through on disaster response plans
- Search and rescue missions
- Addressing safety concerns such as food and water contamination
- etc.
What is monitor the expenses of the disaster and provide accounting, money procurement, and financial analysis services?
The deadliest tsunami in history hit on Dec. 26, 2004. It occurred in the Indian Ocean and was triggered by a 9.1-magnitude earthquake. Which country did it hit and how many people died?
What is Indonesia?
What is 227,000 people? (UN estimate)
What is the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale?
An enormous wave typically triggered by underwater disturbances such as earthquakes and underwater volcanic eruptions
What is a tsunami?
Describe recovery OR give an example of recovery.
The recovery phase focuses on reestablishing normalcy after a disaster. It includes restoration efforts concurrently with regular life. This period can be prolonged depending on how much damage the disaster caused.
Examples:- Rebuilding damaged structures based on the knowledge gained from the previous disaster
- Reducing/preventing stress-related illnesses and excessive financial burdens
- etc.
What does the logistics section do?
What is provide support, resources, and any other services needed to complete the incident plans?
The 2023 Turkey-Syria earthquake struck on February 6th. It was a 7.8 magnitude earthquake? How many people died and how many buildings collapsed in Turkey alone?
What is 50,000 people?
What is more than 173,000 buildings?When was the landline invented?
What is 1876?