These are four examples of CRD/JdF social media that supports mitigation.
What is the JdF EP Twitter page, the JdF EP Facebook page, the prepareyourself.ca webpage, the prepareyourself YouTube page. (any of the four are correct answers)
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To avoid injury and minimize damage to your home during an earthquake.
What is search for potential hazards and make modifications to your home and furniture?
100
Basic services such as electricity, gas, water, sewage treatment and telephones may be cut off for days or even a week, or longer. This item should be kept in the event those services are out.
What is emergency/disaster supply kit?
100
This natural disaster typically leave trees on power lines and parts of the JdF in the dark .
What is a wind storm or winter storm? either answer is corrrect
200
This program educates people about disaster preparedness for hazards that may impact their area and trains them in basic disaster response skills, such as fire safety, rapid damage assessment, team organization, and disaster 1st aid
What is the Pod Emergency Response Team (PERT) program?
or Neighbourhood Emergency Response Team (NERT). Either answer is correct
200
Ensuring all required or suggested immunizations are up to date is one way to mitigate this hazard.
What is a biological threat?
200
DROP to the ground, take Cover and Hold on.
What do you do during an earthquake or earthquake drill?
200
You should keep 4 litres per person per day of this item.
What is water?
200
To prepare for this natural disaster, secure your water heater, refrigerator, furnace, and gas appliances by strapping them to the wall studs and bolting to the floor.
What is What is an earthquake?
300
Your family may not be together when a disaster strikes. It is important to write and have this in advance.
What is an Emergency Preparedness Plan or a Family Communications Plan?(Both are correct)
300
By doing this mitigation action on houses and properties that interface with the forest, homes are protected significantly from fires
What is practising FireSmart tips and suggested actions.We will accept by becoming FireSmart as well
300
Pet Owners should familiarize themselves with these locations before a disaster strikes in case of a potential evacuation.
What is identify pet-friendly hotels or shelters?
300
Immediately following a disaster, a community can become easily overwhelmed by the amount of generous people who want to help. This is the best way to help.
What is donating cash or affiliate with existing non-profit organizations before coming to the disaster area? (either answer is correct)
300
Changes in landscape such as patterns of storm-water drainage on slopes (especially the places where runoff water converges), land movement, or progressively leaning trees are all signs of this natural disaster potentially occurring.
What is What is a landslide?
400
He developed the magnitude scale, specifically for specifically for measuring earthquakes in 1935
Who is Charles Richter?
400
To reduce damage during an earthquake, these should be secured to wall studs.
What are hot water heaters and tall furniture?
400
The best disaster supply kits will have food, water, and other supplies to for at least this many hours.
What is 72 hours minimum?
400
This is recognized as a standard system for emergency response, and currently mandated for use within the Government of B.C. and recommended to local authorities.
What is BCERMS.
400
This natural disaster can be accompanied by other natural hazards, including earthquakes, mudflows and flash floods, rock falls and landslides, acid rain, fire, and (under special conditions) tsunamis.
What is What is a volcanic eruption?
500
Businesses should consider having this type of plan in place to ensure operations continue following a disaster.
What is a Business Continuity Plan (BCP) or a Continuity of Operations Plan (COOP)?
500
Following a disaster the provincial government may declare the event eligible for this. Hint -this may compensate individuals for essential uninsurable losses and/or reimburse local governments for damaged infrastructure.
What is Disaster Financial Assistance (DFA)?
500
Volunteers should never do this after a disaster, otherwise they can overwhelm the responders.
What is self-deploy?
500
This have been used by law enforcement in Canada for over 10 years and have led to many successful child recoveries.
What is an Amber Alert.
500
This natural hazard can be caused by a felt or non felt subduction earthquake