Earthquake Preparedness

Words to Know

100

Where to plan to meet family/loved ones if separated during an emergency 

What is a Reception Centre

200

The hub for all coordination during an incident to facilitate and direct recovery/clean-up

What is an Emergency Operations Centre (EOC)

300

A standardized on-site management system designed to enable effective, efficient incident management by integrating a combination of facilities, equipment, personnel, procedures, and communications operating within a common organizational structure

What is Incident Command System (ICS)

400

AKDN agency that has taken the lead on the ground and is working closely with the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs to assess and respond to the emergency.

Aga Khan Agency for Habitat (AKAH)

500

3 possible after effects of Earthquake, depending on geographical risks

Tremor, landslide, submersion

Emergency kit

100

Ensure you have at least 2 gallons ______ per person per day for at least 3 days

Water

200

Store at least 3-day supply of non-perishable________

Food

300

Prescription and non-prescription/over the counter medication and medical supplies, like band-aids for minor injuries

First Aid Kit

400

2 places to have an emergency kit ready to grab and go

Home and vehicle

500

5 things to include in your emergency kit

Can be any of:

- emergency contacts

- cash

- medication

- first aid kit

- backup battery (batteries)

- copy of important papers/ID

- flashlight

- radio

- water

- non-perishable food

Before an Earthquake

100

A way we prepare/educate the Jamat on what to do during an Earthquake

Practice Drop, Cover and Hold on - Annual earthquake drill

200

We create this with our families/households to ensure everybody knows how to evacuate, where to go, and what to do in an emergency

Emergency Plan

300

We build/purchase this for each person in our home to grab & go in the event of an emergency. It should be customized for the individual

Emergency Kit

400

We identify these in our neighbourhoods as refuge in the event we need to evacuate our homes

Safe buildings/Reception centres

500

We build this with our teams and test occasionally to ensure we have the right phone numbers, people, and understand what to do in an actual emergency

Call trees/Fan out sheet/Tabletop Exercise

BC Readiness Plan

100

2 components of readiness in this pilot plan

1. Jamati preparedness

2. Institutional preparedness

200

Who is the Incident Commander at each Jamatkhana in the event of an emergency?

Mukhi

300

Jamatkhana teams developed to support first response

Jamatkhana Response Teams

400

Will Jamatkhanas be open as Reception Centres in the event of an emergency?

Would be determined at time - based on if the building is safe, where the emergency is, can anybody get there, etc

500

Roles on the Jamatkhana Incident Command System (standard for all ICS)

Command, Operations, Planning, Logistics, Finance