responsible for America’s success today. His name is Benjamin Franklin. This report will explain a lot of the significant events in his life that really made him the influential figure that we know of today. Benjamin Franklin was known for being many things including a scientist‚ inventor‚ statesman‚ musician‚ philosopher‚ economist‚ and a printer. Saying he was one of the most influential figures in history is an understatement. Ben Franklin started his young life as a printer. Although‚ this was not
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This paper is intended to give you basis principles of disaster recovery planning and understanding the process. The information presented is to help prepare you to respond to a disaster and restore normal operations afterward. There is a lot of information that goes into a disaster recovery plan‚ so we will discuss a few of the important steps that need to be approached. One of the first things a company should do is ask what types of requirements or pressures it faces when deciding how to prioritize
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A disaster is a natural or man-made (or technological) hazard resulting in an event of substantial extent causing significant physical damage or destruction‚ loss of life‚ or drastic change to the environment. A disaster can be ostensively defined as any tragic event stemming from events such as earthquakes‚ floods‚ catastrophic accidents‚ fires‚ orexplosions. It is a phenomenon that disasters can cause damage to life‚ property and destroy the economic‚ social and cultural life of people. In contemporary
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DISASTER MANAGEMENT CYCLE The disaster cycle or the disaster life cycle consists of the steps that emergency managers take in planning for and responding to disasters. Each step in the disaster cycle correlates to part of the ongoing cycle that is emergency management. This disaster cycle is used throughout the emergency management community‚ from the local to the national and international levels. Preparedness The first step of the disaster cycle is usually considered to be preparedness although
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The maiden voyage of the Titanic was a disaster because it couldn’t have been stopped once it had already started. All of the warnings that were given were just blown off almost like they didn’t care if it were to sink. The ship shouldn’t have been going so fast and the iceberg might have been avoided. Also‚ before the ship sailed‚ there should’ve been a safety procedure. Many more lives could have been saved if the boats were at full capacity. This trip should have been better planned and people
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CONTENTS Page No. List of Abbreviations I. Introduction The Importance of Disaster Risk Reduction and Management (DRRM) The Philippine Disaster Profile and Status of Major Disaster Occurrences Evolution of Disaster Related Statutes and Regulations Current State of Disaster Management System The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Plan (NDRRMP) Sources of Funds 1 1 2 3 3 7 9 II. An Overview of the Yolanda Disaster and Government Efforts in its Aftermath Before the Storm The Catastrophic
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resources making vulnerable to this hazard. Forms of Biological Hazards: 1. Independent Biological Hazard • Contributes to‚ develop into & exacerbate vulnerability leading to disaster (e.g. HIV-AIDs) 2. Dependent BH e.g. war » famine » malnutrition » diseases » less resistance to diseases » deaths 3. Trigger of disaster e.g. pest infestation-famine (Irish famine 1845-1848) Important factors of vulnerability on biological hazards: 1. Micro-environment; (risk at refugee camps e.g. poor water
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Every population in the world experienced disasters at a certain time with little and sometimes no warning. Adequate preparation and training are necessary to ensure optimal outcomes‚ whether the disaster is natural or a human made. Preparation for disasters must include conducting a comprehensive assessment of systems‚ risks‚ and resources available. Essential human services can be interrupted for significant amounts of time despite the type of disaster. That can produce exceptional needs and placing
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The Challenger Disaster Space shuttle Challenger launched from Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral‚ Florida on January 28‚ 1986. The initial shuttle launch was delayed for six days due to poor weather and technical problems. After launch‚ the space shuttle Challenger exploded a minute and thirteen seconds after liftoff. The last words heard by the crew was from the captain‚ Mike Smith stating‚ “Uh- oh‚” (Ranker) proving that he was aware of a problem in the launch. The several astronauts were
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America has seen many tragedies and failures. However‚ in the eyes if many‚ the worst of these tragedies was by far the Challenger disaster of 1986. On January 26‚ the world was shocked as everyone watched the Challenger shuttle explode‚ killing all seven crewmembers. The challenger disaster was by far one of the worst tragedies of the space exploration era. However‚ the disaster should not have occurred. In fact‚ it should have been prevented. On August 27‚ 1984‚ President Ronald Reagan made an "Announcement
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