Types
Natural events that cause major damage, can also be fatal.
What is a natural disaster?
During this phase, focus is on restoration of all aspects of the disaster's impact on a community level.
What is recovery?
He started with a goal of raising $200,000 for Harvey survivors, and ended up with $41.6 million in donations.
Who is, Houston Texan's, JJ Watts?
This professional was forced to temporarily join the team, but loved our crazy so much he decided to stay!
Who is Tom?
Exists to meet human need wherever, whenever and however we can.
Who is Salvation Army?
Events that are caused by the inefficiencies of the human race
What is a man-made disaster?
During this phase, steps are taken to reduce vulnerability to disaster impacts such as injuries, loss of life and property.
What is mitigation?
Originally performed by Fleetwood Mac, this song was later covered by the Dixie Chicks.
What is The Landslide?
This professional builds beautiful homes from toothpicks and nails- AND never complains.
Who is Billy?
Empowers others to live independent lives-free from poverty, disease and hunger.
Who is Convoy of Hope?
Human caused tragedies that can impact whole communities and the country at large.
What are incidents of mass violence?
During this phase, attention is on dealing with immediate emergency issues to conducting repairs, restoring utilities, and establishing operations for public services.
What is response?
This popstar helped make the High School Prom special following the Joplin tornado.
Who is Katy Perry?
Job sites have included "grays in attack mode" and "vomit-inducing smells" and this professional keeps coming back for more.
Who is Shanna?
This professional knows a little bit about everyone- and gives great tours of houses with built-in waterslides!
Who is Rick?
This professional is the finder-feeder-and-houser of volunteers galore.
Who is Jill?
This phase of disaster focuses on how a disaster might impact the community and how education, outreach and training can build capacity to respond to and recover from a disaster.
What is preparedness?
Johnny Cash fell into this naturally occurring disaster in his song.
What is Ring of Fire?
This professional has a wealth of knowledge to offer, but all she really wants from the team is for us to learn to "TELL THE STORY".
Who is Maryn?
Their mission is to provide service to people in need, to advocate for justice in social structures, and to call the entire church and other people of good will to do the same.
Who is Catholic Charities USA?
This professional completed an intake while a dog was in labor in a house built into the side of a cliff.
Who is Brian?
Made up of representatives from public, private, volunteer and nonprofit agencies and organizations who may be active in all phases of disaster; or who may be active in chaos.
What is a COAD?
This professional received money FROM our clients.
Who is Patricia?
This professional won the award for conducting an intake with the youngest intoxicated clients to date.
Who is Robin?
What did the ground say to the earthquake?
What is, You crack me up?