Miscellaneous
Earthquake preparedness month
When is January?
Earthquakes occur how?
What is rock breaks and rapid motion along fault lines?
Hurricane Season
When is June 1st to November 30th?
Cause of Flooding
What is heavy rains, deforestation and poor drainage?
What to do in the event of a Fire
What is Stop, Drop and Roll?
The point within the earth where and earthquake rupture starts
What is the hypocenter?
Highest magnitude earthquake experienced in Jamaica
What is 7.5?
Deadliest Hurricane in Jamaica and its year
What is Hurricane Gilbert, 1988?
Area mostly affected by Flooding
What is low lying areas?
Two fire safety measures
What is install smoke alarms and have fire escape plan?
Hub for Earthquake monitoring and research?
What is The Earthquake Unit(EQU)?
What to be done in the event of an Earthquake
What is take cover under a desk or table and hold on?
What is stay in doors until shaking stops and it is safe to exit?
What is when shaking has stopped safely exit building and find a clear spot away from buildings trees and power lines?
What is Hurricane Sandy?
Major effects of Flooding
What road damage and crop loss?
True or False
Fire extinguishers vary by fire cause
What is true?
Illness that broke out after the earthquake of Port Royal
What is yellow fever?
Highest number of people that have died as a result of an earthquake in the 1900s
What is 1000?
Minimum windspeed to be considered a Hurricane
What is 74mph?
Three types of Floods
What is Flash, River/Riverine and Storm surge?
- tidal
- ponding
Types of Fires
What is
Class A - fires involving solid materials such as wood, paper or textiles.
Class B - fires involving flammable liquids such as petrol, diesel or oils.
Class C - fires involving gases.
Class D - fires involving metals.
Class E - fires involving live electrical apparatus. (Technically ‘Class E’ doesn’t exists however this is used for convenience here)
Class F - fires involving cooking oils such as in deep-fat fryers.
Total number of murders in the first week of 2022
what is 37?
Date of earthquake that sank Port Royal
When is June 07, 1692?
Number of major Hurricanes in Jamaica
What is 6?
This includes:
- 1951 Charlie, August 17
- 1963 Flora, October 5-7
- 1980 Allen, August 4-7
- 1988 Gilbert, September 12
- 2004 Ivan, September 10-11
- 2007 Dean, August 19
Amount of people that died from flooding in 2021
What is zero?
Total number deaths by Fire in 2021
What is 31?