Disaster Preparedness
An average of 20 typhoons enter the Philippine
Area of Responsibility each year
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We are in the typhoon belt
PAG-ASA already prepared names for
typhoons from A – Z before start of year.
The Philippines lies along the “Pacific Ring of
Fire”
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Called this because it lies along the
pacific plate where there are many
active volcanoes and prone to
earthquakes
How prepared are you and your family?
1.) Disaster
- Is a serious disruption of the functioning
of a community or society due to
hazardous events that leads to human,
material, economic, and environmental
losses and impacts.
- People can’t go to their normal lives
2.) Phenomenon
- Is natural occurring event such a
typhoons,
tsunamis,
earthquakes,
pandemics, and the like.
3.) Risk
- Involves exposure to hazards as well as
the lack of coping mechanism to
mitigate the hazards and its effects to
the community.
- Includes exposure, hazards and coping
mechanism. If less exposure, less risk. If
lower coping mechanism, higher the
risk.
4.) Exposure
- Under risk. Are conditions wherein there
is an increase on the susceptibility of an
individual, a community, assets or
system to the impacts of hazard.
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Do you live in a hazard prone area
because if yes, you’re highly exposed.
5.) Vulnerability
- A situation of people or other tangible
human assets, capabilities are located in
hazard prone areas.
- If a person don’t have enough
knowledge and disaster preparedness
(bad education system) he/she will be
very vulnerable
- Physical vulnerability can include
persons with disabilities.
- Structural vulnerability – if community
doesn’t have the systems. In barangay,
does it have a warning system like siren
whenever there’s an impending disaster.
Does it have evacuation shelters and
stocked relief goods.
6.) Hazards
- Kakambal ng isang phenomenon
- Whenever phenomenon happens,
hazards can also occur
- Are processes, phenomenon or human
activities that may cause loss of life,
injury, or other health impacts, property
damage, social and economic disruption
or environmental degradation.
PHENOMENON, HAZARDS, WHAT-TO-DO
Phenomenon:
(Typhoons)
Severe Weather
Conditions
Hazards:
1. Storm Surges
- Are abnormal rising of water due to low
pressure weather systems like typhoons
and storms.
- Happens only in surface of water
brought by wind
2. Flood
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overflowing of a large amount of water
beyond normal confines, especially on
dry land.
3. Landslides
- Movement of a mass of rock, debris, or
earth down a slope.
4. Severe Winds
- General description of high-wind
conditions that occur during severe
thunderstorms, typhoons, etc.
- Can uproot homes and trees.
WHAT-TO-DO
CONDITIONS
IN
SEVERE
WEATHER
a. Know Your Place
- Be sure to know your area whether you
live in a hazard prone area and your
nearest evacuation center as well.
b. Stay Inside and Updated
- Before and during a storm, keep yourself
updated and it is best to stay inside your
house unless evacuation has been
announced.
c. Stock Up
- Once the rainy season starts, remember
to stock-up on non-perishable food
items. Always replenish your Emergency
Kit.
d. Don’t Panic
- If there is a need to evacuate, evacuate
calmly.
Phenomenon: EARTHQUAKES
Hazards:
1.) Ground Rupture
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Occurs when movement on a fault deep
within the earth breaks through to the
surface. NOT ALL earthquakes result in
surface rupture.
2.) COLLAPSE OF STRUCTURES
- IF
THERE’S
VIOLENT
SHAKING,
STRUCUTRES BUILT NOT FOR THOISE
SHAKING MAY COLLAPSE
3.) FIRE
- BECAUSE OF SHAKING, MATERIALS
ESPECIALLY FLAMMABLE MATERIALS
MAY FALL CASUING FIRE
4.) GROUND SUBSIDENCE
- IS A GRADUAL SETTLING OR SUDDEN
SINKING OF EARTH’S SURFACE.
5.) LIQUEFACTION
- BEHAVING OF THE EARTH’S SURFACE
SIMILAR TO QUICKSAND AND LIQUID.
6.) LANDSLIDES
7.) TSUNAMI
– GIANT WAVES CAUSED BY EARTHQUAKES OR
VOLCANIC ERUPTIONS UNDER THE SEA. OUT IN
THE DEPTHS, TSUNAMI WAVES DO NOT
INCREASE IN HEIGHT BUT AS THE WAVES TRAVEL
INLAND, THEY BUILD UP TO HIGHER AND HIGHER
HEIGHTS AS THE DEPTH OF THE OCEAN
DECREASES.
WHAT-TO-DO EARTHQUAKES
A.) STOCK UP
- ALWAYS REPLENISH AND BE READY
WITH YOUR EMERGENCY KIT.
B.) DO NOT PANIC
- IF THERE IS A NEED TO EVACUATE,
EVACUATE CALMLY.
C.) DROP, COVER, HOLD
- FIND A STURDY SAFE PLACE TO TAKE
COVER UNTIL THE SHAKING STOPS.
D.) CHECK
- CHECK YOURSELF FOR INJURIES AND
QUICKLY STAY AWAY FROM FALLING
DEBRIS.
YOUR HOUSE UNLESS house unless
evacuation has been announced.
D.) PROTECT YOURSELF
- Protect yourself from harmful gases and
ashes. Use an appropriate face mask and
avoid going out if not necessary.
PANDEMICS
HAZARDS
Phenomenon: VOLCANIC ACTIVITIES
AND
BIOLOGICAL
Hazards:
1.) PYROCLASTIC FLOW/FALL
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A DENSE FAST-MOVING FLOW OF
SOLIDIFIED LAVA PIECES, VOLCANIC ASH
AND HOT GASES
2.) LAVA
- HOT MOLTEN OR SEMIFLUID ROCK ERUPTED
FROM A VOLCANO OR FISSURE
3.) LAHAR
- A MUDLOW OR DEBRIS FLOW COMPOSED OF
A SLURRY OF PYROCLASTIC MATERIAL, ROCKY
DEBRIS AND WATER
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Other biological hazards include climate
change and war
WHEN DOES IT BECOME A PANDEMIC?
1. OUTBREAK
- CARRIES THE SAME DEFINITION OF
EPIDEMIC, BUT IS OFTEN USED FOR A
MORE LIMITED GEOGRAPHIC AREA
2. EPIDEMIC
- REFERS TO AN INCREASE, OFTEN
SUDDEN, IN THE NUMBER OF CASES OF
A DISEASE ABOVE WHAT IS NORMALLY
EXPECTED IN THAT POPULATION IN
THAT AREA.
4.) NOXIOUS GAS
- VOLCANIC GASES COMPOSED OF VARIOUS
PARTICLES AND DANGEROUS ELEMENTS
5.) TSUNAMI
-CAUSED BY VOLCANIC EARTHQUAKES
WHAT-TO-DO VOLCANIC ERUPTION
A.) STOCK UP
- ALWAYS REPLENISH AND BE READY
WITH YOUR EMERGENCY KIT.
3. PANDEMIC
- REFERS TO AN EPIDEMIC THAT HAS
SPREAD OVER SEVERAL COUNTRIES OR
CONTINENTS, USUALLY AFFECTING A
LARGE NUMBER OF PEOPLE.
SOCIAL IMPACTS
ECONOMIC IMPACTS
HEALTH IMPACTS
WHAT-TO-DO
B.) DO NOT PANIC
- IF THERE IS A NEED TO EVACUATE,
EVACUATE CALMLY.
C.) Stay Inside and Updated
- KEEP YOURSELF UPDATED ON THE ALERT
LEVEL AND IT IS BEST TO STAY INSIDE
A.) STOCK UP
- ALWAYS REPLENISH AND BE READY
WITH YOUR EMERGENCY KIT.
B.) DO NOT PANIC
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INCLUDES PANIC BUYING/HOARDING.
VERIFY THE NEWS SOURCE BEFORE
SHARIONG AND/OR ACKNOWLEDGING
C.) STAY UPDATED
- KEEP YOURSELF UPDATED WITH THE
DEVELOPMENTS
AND
HEALTH
PROTOCOLS THAT MIGHT CHANGE
FROM TIME TO TIME
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4.) RECOVERY
- REHABILITATION,
HUMANITARIAN
ASSISTANCE, RECONSTRUCTION AND
LIVELIHOOD PROJECTS
AFTER RECOVERY, THE MANAGEMENT
CYCLE GOES AGAIN!
D.) PROTECT YOURSELF
- FOLLOW HEALTH PROTOCOLS ALL THE
TIME
RESOURCES
MANAGEMENT
WHEN DOES PHENOMENON BECOME A
DISASTER?
TYPHOON IS NOT A DISASTER IN ITSELF
TYPHOON IS A PHENOMENON BECAUSE IT’S
NATURAL OCCURING
A TYPHOON HAPPENED BUT YOU ARE NOT
AFFECTED AT ALL FOR YOUR COMMUNITY,
THEN IT’S NOT A DISASTER
EMERGENCY RESCUE, EVACUATION AND
EMERGENCY RESPONSE ONLY AS A
SHORT-TERM SOLUTION
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OF
1.) MANPOWER
VARIES DEPENDING ON PHENOMENON
LIKE HEALTH WORKERS FOR PANDEMIC
2.) TRANSPORTATION
3.) BUILDINGS
4.) TIME
DISASTER DEPENDS ON COMMUNITY AND
GOVERNMENT
5.) LOGISTICS AND SUPPLIES
DISASTER MANAGEMENT CYCLE
1.) MITIGATION (BEFORE EVENT)
- BUILD CAPACITY THROUGH LAND
RESTRICTIONS (EX. HOUSES CAN NOT BE
BUILD IN FLOOD PRONE AREAS),
STRONGER STRUCTURES (BUILDING
CODES AND STANDARDS), AND RISK
ANALYSIS (ENTAILS RESEARCHING TO
KNOW THE HAZARDS AND EXPOSURES)
2.) PREPARATION (BEFORE EVENT)
- WARNING SYSTEMS, PRE-EVACUATION
(DRILLS AND UNIFORMED PERSONNEL
TRAINING), AND STOCKPILING OF
GOODS
3.) RESPONSE(AFTER EVENT)
DISASTER
FAMILY SURVIVAL KIT