Family Disaster

Preparedness

Teodoro J. Herbosa, MD FPCS

Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine

College of Medicine

University of the Philippines, Manila

Family Disaster

Preparedness

Teodoro Herbosa MD

A/Professor 6

University of the Philippines, Manila

Former Undersecretary of Health (2010-2015)

Typhoon Patsy 1970

Typhoon Yoling, twenty-seventh named storm, twelfth typhoon, and seventh super typhoon of the 1970 Pacific typhoon season.

Highest winds: 250 km/h

Lowest pressure: 918 mb

Date: November 14, 1970 – November 22, 1970

Affected areas: Philippines, Vietnam

Wikipedia

• Typhoon Yoling It made landfall in Luzon with 130

mph (210 km/h) sustained wind speeds on

November 19, 1970

• US$80 million ($403 million in 2005) in damage

was reported to have been caused by Patsy

(Yoling), though the total was likely higher. Deaths

were officially reported to be 241, but an estimated

30 people unofficially died in Vietnam, raising the toll

to 271+. And additional 351 people were reported

missing. The total deaths and damage will likely be

never known, as the Vietnam War was raging on at

the same time.

Priorities of Action

Sendai Framework• Priority 1: Understanding disaster risk.

• Priority 2: Strengthening disaster risk governance

to manage disaster risk.

• Priority 3: Investing in disaster risk reduction for

resilience.

• Priority 4: Enhancing disaster preparedness for

effective response and to “Build Back Better” in

recovery, rehabilitation and reconstruction.

DRRMC's

• Regional DRRMC

• Provincial DRRMC

• City DRRMC

• Municipal DRRMC

• Barangay DRRMC

Do we have Family

DRRMC's?

Preparedness Planning

• What if?

• Hazards & Risks

• Needs

• Logistics

• Drills

• Implement

• Evaluate, Re evaluate

Family Disaster Plans

• Talk about hazards

• Four steps to Safety

• 1. Find out what could happen to you

• 2. Create a Family Disaster Plan

• 3. Complete your checklists

• 4. Practice and maintain your plan

1. Find out what could

happen to you• What type of disasters are most likely to happen in your

community?

• How should you prepare for each?

• Does the community have an public warning system?

• What about animals after a disaster?

• If you care for elderly or disabled, how would you care for them.

• What are the disaster plans at your workplace, at your children's

schools, at the day care and other other places your family

members frequent?

2. Create a Family Disaster

Plan• Meet with your family and discuss why you need to prepare for

disaster

• Discuss the types of disasters that are most likely to happen.

Explain what to do in each case.

• Pick two places to meet:

• Right outside of your home in case of a sudden emergency, like

a fire.

• Outside of your neighborhood in case you can’t return home or

are asked to leave your neighborhood. Everyone must know the

address and phone number of the meeting locations.

2. Create a Family Disaster

Plan• Develop an emergency communication plan

• Ask an out-of-town relative or friend to be your

"family contact."

• Discuss what to do if authorities ask you to

evacuate.

• Be familiar with escape routes.

• Plan how to take care of your pets

3. Complete your

checklists• Post by phones emergency telephone numbers

(fire, police, ambulance, etc.).

• Teach all responsible family members how and

when to turn off the water, gas, and electricity at

the main switches or valves.

• Check if you have adequate insurance coverage

• Install smoke alarms on each level of your home,

especially near bedrooms

3. Complete your

checklists• Get training from the fire department on how to use

your fire extinguisher (A-B-C type), and show family

members where extinguishers are kept.

• Conduct a home hazard hunt.

• Stock emergency supplies and assemble a Disaster

Supplies Kit.

• Keep a smaller Disaster Supplies Kit in the trunk of

your car

3. Complete your

checklists

• Keep a portable, battery-operated radio or television

and extra batteries.

• Consider using a "NOAA Weather Radio" with a

tone-alert feature. PAGASA and news channels

• Take a Red Cross first aid and CPR class.

• Plan home escape routes

3. Complete your

checklists

• Find the safe places in your home for each type of

disaster

• Make two photocopies of vital documents and

keep the originals in a safe deposit box. Keep one

copy in a safe place in the house, and give the

second copy to an out-of-town friend or relative.

• Make a complete inventory of your home, garage,

and surrounding property.

4. Practice and maintain

your plan.• Quiz your kids every six months so they remember

what to do, meeting places, phone numbers, and

safety rules.

• Conduct fire and emergency evacuation drills at

least twice a year

• Replace stored food and water every six months

• Use the test button to test your smoke alarms once

a month

4. Practice and maintain

your plan.

• If you have battery-powered smoke alarms, replace

batteries at least once a year.

• Replace your smoke alarms every 10 years.

• Look at your fire extinguisher to ensure it is

properly charged.

Disaster supplies kit

• A portable, battery-powered radio or television and

extra batteries.

• Flashlight and extra batteries.

• First aid kit and first aid manual.

• Supply of prescription medications.

• Credit card and cash.

• Personal identification.

Disaster supplies kit• An extra set of car keys.

• Matches in a waterproof container.

• Signal flare.

• Map of the area and phone numbers of places you

could go.

• Special needs, for example, diapers or formula,

prescription medicines and copies of prescriptions,

hearing aid batteries, spare wheelchair battery, spare

eyeglasses, or other physical needs.

Family Disaster Plans

• Talk about hazards

• Four steps to Safety

• 1. Find out what could happen to you

• 2. create a Family Disaster Plan

• 3. Complete your checklists

• 4. Practice and maintain your plan

Preparedness

is the key

Bayanihan

Spirit