Regardless of the location of a natural disaster in the United States‚ a program of disaster preparedness‚ mitigation‚ management‚ and prevention must be followed. Disaster preparedness includes all of the activities that are carried out prior to the advance notice of a catastrophe in order to facilitate the use of available resources‚ relief‚ and rehabilitation in the best possible fashion. Disaster preparedness starts at the local community level; if local resources were insufficient‚ it would branch
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Review of related literature While elements of disaster preparedness have long been a social adjustment to environmental hazards‚ both the art and science of disaster preparedness are relatively new courses of study in business‚ non-profit‚ government‚ and academic sectors (Fox‚ 2006). As with any new course of study‚ the beginnings of established practice will have inherent weaknesses and areas for improvement. To date‚ a multitude of issues that should be addressed by stakeholders have
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Definition of Disaster: Disaster means a serious disruption to a community caused by the impact of an event that requires a significant coordinated response by the Government and other entities to help the community to recover from the disruption. Disasters are usually associated with severe damage to infrastructure and utilities‚ death‚ injuries and homelessness‚ and can be widespread or contained within a particular sector or sub sector. Definition of Disaster Area: Disaster Area means
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applied to disaster management within their own countries: 1. Risk assessment is required for the adoption of successful disaster reduction policies and measures. 2. Disaster prevention and preparedness are of primary importance in reducing the need for disaster relief. 3. Disaster prevention and preparedness should be considered integral aspects of development policy and planning at national‚ regional‚ bilateral‚ multilateral and international levels. 4. Development and strengthening of capacities
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The first part of the 21st century was punctuated by a series of natural disasters‚ most notably the Indian tsunami‚ the earth quakes in Gujarat‚ India and Kashmir‚ Pakistan‚ the September 11 2004 terrorist attacks on the United States and Hurricane Katarina‚ Cyclone Nargis in Burma‚ and the Sichuan earth earthquake in China (Coppola & Maloney 2009). Reports indicate that individuals and communities struggled to cope in the aftermath of these and many other emergencies and endured a high risk of
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forest fire‚ drought‚ etc. Asia tops the list of casualties due to natural disasters. Space technology plays a crucial role in efficient mitigation of disasters. Communication satellite provides disaster warning and relief mobilization‚ Earth observation satellite provides required database for predisaster preparedness programmes and post-disaster preparedness programmes. They provide comprehensive‚ synoptic and multi temporal coverage of large areas in real time and at frequent intervals Forest
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* Sudden Influx * Damage to Facilities * Inadequately Prepared * Specialty Treatment Availability Effects on the Population * Immediate Health Impact * Long-Term Impacts Steps in Disaster Management * Mitigation * Preparedness * Response * Recovery Real Incident Study * Background: * Immediate Response Considerations: * Evacuation: * Special Immediate Concerns: * Recovery Process: * Facility Considerations: * Lessons
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PREFACE The Indian subcontinent has a tropical climate and unstable landforms. India‚ Pakistan‚ and Bangladesh are prone to natural disasters of various kinds on a continual basis. Coupled with high population density‚ poverty‚ illiteracy and lack of infrastructure‚ the natural disasters kill thousands of people and leave a devastating impact on economy and environment. The importance of telecommunication in disaster management has been widely accepted since the early days of the development of
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to ensure Florida is prepared to respond to emergencies‚ recover from them‚ and mitigate against their impact‚ and to create and implement the DEM Strategic Plan by 7/1/08 (pg. 2 para 1). Their objectives are to formulate response missions for Preparedness Plans‚ and to incorporate a precise hazard examination and risk assessment. This guarantees the skills required to prevent‚ protect‚ respond‚ and recover from terrorist attacks and natural disasters. Also‚ their objective is to establish an Emergency
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Introduction Various disasters like earthquake‚ landslides‚ volcanic eruptions‚ fires‚ flood and cyclones are natural hazards that kill thousands of people and destroy billions of dollars of habitat and property each year. The rapid growth of the world’s population and its increased concentration often in hazardous environment has escalated both the frequency and severity of natural disasters. Asia tops the list of casualties due to natural disaster. Among various natural hazards‚ earthquakes
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