PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION DISASTER PREPAREDENESS PLAN COMPILED BY :NUNURAYI GLADYS TABLE OF CONTENTS CONTENTS EMERGENCY PLAN COMMITTEE ACKNOWLEDGEMENT PREFACE INTRODUCTION POLICY STATEMENT MISSION STATEMENT MANDATE PREPARATION RESPONSIBILITY OF THE COMMITTEEAND COMPOSITION ROLE OF THE COMMITTEE IDENTIFICATION AND ASSESSMENT OF THREAT EMERGENCY RESPONSE TEAM EQUIPMENT AND MATERIALS RESPONSE SURVEY PLANNING RECOVERY REPORTING
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Natural Disasters and Catastrophes Paper 1 Rough Draft Disasters Prepared For From researching online databases of my city‚ I’ve found that we are focused on planning ahead for disasters such as hurricanes‚ or even different forms like terrorism for example. The city acknowledges this strategic planning needed‚ as well as building public awareness and the development of hazardous mitigation and emergency response plans. According to the mayor‚ these plans are at completion and ready for use when
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Buffalo Creek Disaster YE HAO GBL395 Summer 2014 Synopsis: One of the most significant mining disaster happened at a little valley that located in Buffalo count‚ West Virginia in February 1972. The disaster cause by a dam corruption which was used to block black water produced in mining procedures. The flood break out from the fallen dam and rush out the 17 mile valley below it‚ killed more than 100 people‚ 1000 people injured and more than 4000 people were homeless
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Conor Unruh Geography 108 The Effects of Natural Disasters Natural disasters have been shaping and reshaping our planet since the beginning of time. These natural disasters have had a devastating effect on communities all around the world. No matter how far societies have come throughout history‚ natural disasters humble mankind with their disrupting nature. Natural disasters come in all shapes and sizes. Earthquakes can rip apart the earth and destroy infrastructure along the way. Hurricanes
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DISASTER MANAGEMENT IN PAKISTAN Introduction 1. Due to diverse geo-climatic conditions prevalent in different parts of the globe‚ different types of natural disasters like floods‚ droughts‚ earthquakes‚ cyclones‚ landslides‚ and volcanoes etc may strike according to the vulnerability of the area. 2. Pakistan‚ due to its diverse range of terrain‚ is susceptible to wide ranging hazards from droughts to floods and earthquakes to cyclones. Pakistan suffered a major drought from 1995-2000. Pakistan almost
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Disaster management in Pakistan By Irshad Ali Sodhar (FSP) Outline 1. Introduction 2. Disaster; definition and types 3. Disaster management 4. Phases of disaster management; a. Mitigation b. Preparedness c. Response d. Recovery 5. History of disasters in Pakistan 6. Disaster in the wake of recent floods 7. Structure of disaster management in Pakistan 8. Role of National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) 9. Abysmal state of disaster preparedness and management in Pakistan
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March 6th was a tragic day for many people. This was the day of the Hindenburg disaster. This disaster is one of the world’s most famous and horrific disaster events. The Hindenburg Disaster is the story of how one zeppelin flight changed the world’s air travel forever. Just as it was about to land‚ this 803 feet long zeppelin caught fire and burned to the ground in a little over 30 seconds. There are many theories on this event‚ but somehow we still aren’t sure what exactly caused the bursting
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but there is the possibility of preventing them. Even with all the different hazards in the world one of the keys to surviving them is effective emergency management preparedness. Through the years‚ disaster preparedness has seen many changes and many meanings; to be able to enhance future disaster preparedness we need to look at the past and the present‚ in order to see the future. The media has talked endlessly about several terms since the events of September 11 (Sebastian‚ 2007). These terms
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Chemical disaster at Jaipur occurred on 29th October 2009 at 7:36 PM (IST). Fire broke out at Jaipur fuel storage and distribution terminal‚ owned by the Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) - India’s largest oil company and PSU in terms of revenue at Sitapura Industrial Area on the outskirts of Jaipur‚ Rajasthan. The oil depot at Sitapura Industrial Area is about 16 kilometers away from the city of Jaipur. The Met department recorded a tremor measuring 2.3 on the Richter scale around the time the first
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losses due to the hurricane. With this being said‚ a formal disaster plan is recommended to protect the city as well as the people in it. Disaster management requires proper issue and concerns to be effective. Accurate Geography information from various sources as well as systems should be integrated together to get maximum protection for homeland and to ensure security. After doing research I have found many cities who suffer from disasters have become successful in surviving them using 3D city models
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