Types of
Disasters
Disasters
This type of disaster takes many years to take affect
Climate Change, Global Warming
This is how often a disaster occurs
Frequency
Police, firefighters, public health officials, medical emergency personel.
First Responders
This involves staying in location that you are in the event of a disaster.
Shelter in place
Event that causes a level of destruction, death, or injury that affects the abilities of the community to respond to the incident using available resources:
This disaster destroyed the city of Pompeii.
Volcano Eruption
This relates to the ability to determine when and whether a disaster event will occur
Predictability
During a state of emergency this federally funded agency can only activated at state level by the governor.
National Guard
Traffic can delay this emergency response to disaster.
Evacuation
In a disaster this is the range of the effects.
Scope
This disaster could lead to toxic exposures. An example of this happened in Ohio in 2023.
Transport Accident, Industrial Accident, Train Derailment
Refers to actions taken to reduce loss of life and property by lessening the impact of disasters. e.g. Hurricane Shutters
Preventability
This Department of Homeland Security would be activated during what type of event?
Terrorism, Terrorist Attack
Green - Walking Wounded
Yellow - Systemic, not life threatening
Red - immediate, life threatening
Black - deceased, or beyond saving
Name this triage system
START: Simple Triage and Rapid Treatment
A natural disaster that creates or results in a widespread technological problem
What is a natech disaster?
This disaster is considered Na-Tech. An example of this disaster happened in Japan.
Nuclear Meltdown, Fallout
This is the speed of onset in an impending disaster and relates to the extent of forewarning possible and the anticipatory duration of the incident. e.g. How long will the power be out?
Imminence
This is the largest privately funded disaster relief organization.
American Red Cross
This phase of response is when infrastructure is restored.
Reconstruction Phase
Name a bioterrorism agent.
Anthrax, Botulism, Plague, Smallpox, Ebola
This type of natural disaster is hydrological and only happens at high altitudes.
Avalanche
This is the level of destruction and devastation.
Intensity
This department responds to reducing harm to the population caused by disease.
Center for Disease Control (CDC)
This stage of disaster victims rebuild their lives and public services are restored.
Recovery Stage
How many victims must there be for it to be considered a mass causality event?
More patients/victims that medical response can handle.