2ND SEMESTER - 3RD QUARTER EXAM.

Disaster

it is a sudden, calamitous event that seriously disrupts the functioning of a community or society and causes human, material, and economic or environmental losses that exceed the community’s or society’s ability to cope using its own resources.

The Last Mile

It means that warnings often don’t reach those who need them most.

Disaster

This is a serious disruption of the functioning of a community or a society involving widespread human, material, economic, or environmental losses and impacts.

Disaster Prevention and Management: An International Journal

This is a paper which examines the occurence of industrial accidents, environmental problems are the result of development. Hayin Granot wrote this book.

Third

The country Philippines ranks in what place as the country that is at risk to disaster?

World Risk Index or WRI

This is based on 28 indicators and research data, and this determines the risk to disasters as a result of vulnerability and natural hazards.

Adaptive capacity

This term refers to the size of the population that can survive on available resources.

True

When the carrying capacity exceeds, the risk of a catastrophic collapse increases.

False, it cannot.

A natural hazard can be considered a disaster in and of itself.

vulnerable entity

For a hazard to be considered a disaster, there must be a ___ to the phenomenon.

Vulnerability

This is defined as the combination of several physical, social, environmental or economic factors that increase the susceptibility of a population.

Exposure

This refers to the people or properties who or which directly affected by natural disasters.

Risk

This is defined as the measure of the losses- deaths, injuries and damage to property.

Risk

This is seen as the intersection of hazard, exposure and vulnerability.

Exposure

This refers to people, property, systems, or other elements present in hazard zones that are thereby subject to potential losses.

True

It is possible to be exposed to a hazard, but not be vulnerable. True or false?

False, it is necessary.

To be vulnerable to an extreme event, it is not necessary to be exposed.

Vulnerability

This refers to the characteristics and circumstances of a community, system or asset that make it susceptible to the damaging effects of a hazard.

Capacity

This is defined as the combination of all the strengths, attributes and resources available within a community, society or organization.

Resilience

This can be defined as the ability of a system, community or society exposed to hazards to resist, absorb, accommodate to and recover from the effects of a hazard in a timely and efficient manner

Natural disasters

These are related to the natural processes that occur on Earth with or without warning. What type of disaster is this?

Humanmade disasters

This type of disaster often occur once the precursor sets in. This occurs usually without warning.

rapid industrialization

Present-day humanmade disasters are caused by )____.

Disaster risk

This is widely recognized as the consequence of the interaction between a hazard and the characteristics that make people and places vulnerable and exposed.

Intensive risk

this is a disaster risk associated with low-probability, high-impact events, whereas extensive risk is associated with high-probability, low-impact events.

True

There is no such thing as a natural disaster, but disasters often follow natural hazards.

Risk

is defined as the probability of harmful consequences, or expected losses

Hazard

This is something that has the potential to harm you.

Risk

This is the likelihood of a hazard causing harm.

Hybrid Disaster

This is a type of disaster that can be defined as a natural phenomenon, here human intervention causes disorder that leads to big risk events, resulting in a disaster that exceeds the capacity of society to respond to it.

Primary Effects

This is an effect of disaster coming directly from the incident itself. It’s the immediate consequences of the disaster.

Secondary Effects

These are effects that can stem from the primary effects.

Tertiary Effect

This is the long term effect of a hazard.

True

In the context of disaster response, prioritizing self as the least priority doesn't imply neglecting personal safety or well-being. Instead, it reflects the understanding that in the event of a disaster, individuals are often immediately impacted and must act quickly to ensure their safety and that of their loved ones.

stress debriefing

After a disaster, it is adviseable for survivors and responders to undergo ____.

True

True or false? In the recovery phase of the disaster management cycle, one of the primary concerns is how fast the community regain their footing and start to live back to their normal lives.

Exposure and vulnerability

What are the two main components of disaster risk?

Emergency

An unforeseen situation or event that poses an immediate threat to life, property, or the environment, requiring prompt action to mitigate its impact.

Resilience

The ability of individuals, communities, organizations, and systems to withstand, adapt to, and recover from adversity or disruptions.

Community Engagement

Involving and empowering members of the community in emergency management processes, decision-making, and preparedness activities.

Emergency Management

This refers to the ability of an individual or institution to prevent or mitigate, prepare for, respond to, and recover from a crisis.

Risk assesment

This includes identification and evaluation of the potential hazards and the current capabilities to cope with the onsent of emergencies.

Hazard assesment

This identifies the potential hazards, and evaluated the probability of occurence and the impact once it occurs in the community.

Mitigate, Prepare, Respond and Recover

There are four phases of emergency management. What are these?

Prevention-Mitigation

This phase involves activities aimed at reducing or eliminating the risk of hazards.

Prevention-Mitigation

It includes measures such as building codes, land-use planning, and public education campaigns to lessen the impact of disasters before they occur

Preparedness

In this phase, organizations and individuals develop plans, procedures, and resources to respond effectively to emergencies.

True

A key element of prevention-mitigation phase is the inspection of the physical environment.

Response

When an emergency occurs, this phase involves implementing the plans and procedures developed during the preparedness phase.

Recovery

This involves restoring infrastructure, providing assistance to affected individuals and communities, and rebuilding in a way that reduces vulnerability to future disasters. Recovery efforts may take months or even years to complete

False, it can.

An ICS remains the same all through out any crisis. It can’t expand or collapse as it risks the chances of responses in a disaster.

Chain of Command

The hierarchical structure within the ICS that defines lines of authority and communication

Mobilization

The process of activating and deploying personnel, equipment, and other resources to the incident scene or designated locations in response to an emergency.

Demobilization

The process of releasing resources and personnel from the incident scene and returning them to their home agencies or jurisdictions.

Public Information Officer (PIO)

Handles external communication, such as with the media and the public, to provide accurate and timely information.

Safety Officer

Monitors and assesses safety hazards and unsafe situations, ensuring the safety of responders and others involved.

Liaison Officer

Coordinates with other agencies, organizations, and stakeholders involved in the response to ensure effective communication and collaboration.

Operations Section

Manages all tactical operations related to the incident, including deploying resources and implementing response actions.

Planning Section

Develops and maintains the Incident Action Plan (IAP), gathers and analyzes information, and forecasts future conditions.

Logistics Section

Provides facilities, services, personnel, equipment, and supplies to support the response efforts

Finance/Administration Section

Handles financial and administrative aspects of the incident, including tracking costs, procurement, and personnel

Disaster risk reduction (DRR)

is a comprehensive approach to minimizing the adverse effects of natural or manmade disasters.

Disaster risk reduction (DRR)

It involves the systematic development and application of policies, strategies, and practices aimed at reducing the vulnerabilities of communities and societies to disasters, as well as lessening the severity of their impacts.

Risk Identification and Assessment

This involves understanding the hazards faced by a particular area, such as earthquakes, floods, hurricanes, or pandemics, and assessing the vulnerabilities and capacities of the affected population.

Community-based disaster risk reduction and management (CBDRRM)

is an approach that emphasizes the active involvement of communities in identifying, assessing, and addressing their own vulnerabilities to disasters.

Community-based disaster risk reduction and management (CBDRRM)

It recognizes that communities are often the first responders during disasters and possess valuable knowledge and resources that can contribute to effective risk reduction and response efforts

early warning system (EWS)

is a critical component of disaster risk reduction and management that aims to provide timely and accurate information about imminent hazards or emergencies

Incident Commander (IC)

Their primary role is to direct the overall response effort, who is this in the incident command system?

Operations Section Chief

Who is responsible for ensuring that assigned tasks are completed as directed in the Incident Action Plan (IAP)?

Safety Officer

Their main objective in ICS is to identify and mitigate hazardous situations

Liaison Officer

Their role is to coordinate with representatives from other agencies

Finance/Administration Section Chief

Who is responsible for ordering and maintaining records of incident-related resources and services?

Mitigation

Which phase of the disaster management cycle does Disaster Risk Reduction primarily focus on?

Community-based disaster risk reduction and management (CBDRRM)

Tailoring responsibilities and actions based on each country's capabilities and vulnerabilities is the main principle of what?