Lesson 1 Flashcards
(17 cards)
a severe ecological and psychosocial disruption which greatly exceeds a community’s ability to cope. -WHO
Disaster
Occur as a result of a combination of _________, _________, and a lack of measures, where using special measures for ___________, __________ and ___________ appropriate resources will minimize the adverse impact of disasters.
hazards
vulnerabilities
planning
coordinating
utilizing
an event that can be responded to using the resources available at hand, implying that there is no need to request external assistance.
Emergencies
a time of great difficulty or instability that can occur during a disaster.
Crisis
Natural Disasters include:
• weather-related disasters like hurricanes, tornadoes, and floods
• geophysical disasters like earthquakes, volcanoes, and tsunamis,
• droughts and wildfires, and
• widespread diseases that affect a large region
Man-made Disasters include:
Accidents involving
transportation,
ecological/environmental destruction, violence
Examples of accidents
Transportation (e.g. plane or train crashes)
industry (e.g. a power plant meltdown),
and other miscellaneous accidents
Examples of ecological/environmental destruction
Oil spill
Examples of violence
War/Armed conflicts
Shooting
Chemical
Ethnic violence
Terrorism
Fire
Four phases of Disaster
Mitigation
Preparedness
Response
Recovery
Involves steps to reduce vulnerability to disaster impacts such as injuries and loss of life and property.
(1)changes in local building codes to fortify buildings;
(2) revised zoning and land use management;
(3) strengthening of public infrastructure; and
(4) other efforts to make the community more
resilient to a catastrophic event.
Mitigation
Focuses on understanding how a disaster might impact the community and how education, outreach, and training can build capacity to respond to and recover from a disaster.
e.g. engaging the business community, pre-disaster strategic planning, and other logistical readiness activities.
The disaster _____________ activities guide provides more information on how to better prepare an organization and the community for a disaster
Preparedness
Addresses immediate threats presented by the disaster, including saving lives, meeting humanitarian needs (food, shelter, clothing, public health, and safety), cleanup, damage assessment, and the start of resource distribution.
As the _____________ period progresses, the focus shifts from dealing with immediate emergency issues to conducting repairs, restoring utilities, establishing operations for public services (including permitting), and finishing the cleanup process.
Response
The restoration of all aspects of the disaster’s impact on a community and the return of the local economy to some sense of normalcy. By this time, the impacted region has achieved a degree of physical, environmental, economic, and social stability.
Recovery
Recovery is broken into two periods:
Short term phase and Long term phase
Typically lasts from 6 months to at least 1 year
Short term phase
Can range up to decades, requires thoughtful
strategic planning and action to address more serious or permanent
impacts of a disaster.
Long term phase
