Disasters (Block 5)

Mitigation

• ongoing, preemptive activities that reduce impacts of future disasters

• typically have a long-term sustained effect

Preparedness

• creating plans to handle specific disasters, training & conducting exercises/drills, and acquiring resources needed to respond

Response

• implementing disaster plan & adapting as necessary during an event

Recovery

• returning to a degree of normalcy in the period following a distaster

• days to years

Incident Command System

• common organizational structure for multiple agencies to work within

• shared position titles & terminology with clear chain of command/supervisory responsibilities

• planning, coordination, documentation, communication

Incident commander

• develops objectives and manages all incident operations

Operations

• directs people to carry out specific tasks

Planning

• prepares plans, collects & documents information related to the incident

Logistics

• provides needed resources & services

Finance

• prepares budget & manages finances

Triage codes

• black: will likely die regardless of care received, recommended euthanasia

• red: will benefit significantly from interventions, priority treatment

• yellow: mild to moderate illness/injury, wait for care

• green: no apparent illness/injury, move to housing