Disaster Risk Reduction and Management and Earthquake Preparedness - Davao

Disaster Risk Reduction and Management and Earthquake Preparednessfor Brokenshire College of Toril

September 20, 2013

Davao City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management OfficeCENTRAL 911 Compound, Sandawa, Matina, Davao City

After Pacific countries Tonga and Vanuatu, the Philippines ranks as the third most disaster-prone country in the world.

High exposure to natural calamitiesGeographical locations of the country

• the systematic process of using administrative directives, organizations and operational skills and capacities to implement strategies, policies and improved coping capacities in order to lessen the adverse impacts of hazards and the possibility of disaster. (Republic Act 10121, May 27, 2010)

Disaster Risk Reduction and Management . . . . . Disaster Risk Reduction and Management . . . . .

Training and Education in DRR

Integration of DRR Education in School Curricula at the secondary and Tertiary Levels, NSTP, Sangguniang Kabataan. Mandatory Training on DRR for Public Sector Employees including formal and non-formal vocational, indigenous learning and out-of-school youth courses and programs (sec. 13)

A serious disruption of the functioning of a community or a society involving widespread human, material, economic or environmental losses and impacts, which exceeds the ability of the affected community or society to cope using its own resources.

DISASTER

Kinds of Disasters

Man-made disasters is a disaster resulting from human intent, negligence, or error. The results are usually wide scale destruction, and high cost.

(e.g. flood, earthquake, volcanic eruption, (e.g. flood, earthquake, volcanic eruption, strong winds, typhoon, drought, tsunami)strong winds, typhoon, drought, tsunami)

A natural disaster is the effect of a natural hazard.

Four Theories of Disaster

1. Disaster as an Act of God - were viewed as divine retribution for human misdeeds and failings. Thus, the old biblical idea of disasters as Acts of God include the notion of a God acting in response to human failings(for example, in explanations of the epidemic of HIV, is just punishment for behavior they see as immoral.” “catastrophic” earthquake, as God’s way of controlling the relentless rise of population.”

2. Disaster as an Act of Nature

“Natural disasters have come to be seen as random, morally inert phenomena -- chance events that lie beyond the control of human beings.

“stuff that happens” – get used to it.

3. Disaster as intersection of society and nature

disasters are the result of human activities, not of natural or super natural forces. Disasters are simply the collapse of cultural protections; thus, they are principally man-made. Mankind is responsible for the consequences of his actions as well as of his omissions.”

•Humans putting themselves in the way of hazards are to blame.

•Inequalities in risk (and opportunity) are largely a function of the principal systems of power operating in all societies, which are normally analyzed in terms of class, gender, and ethnicity.”

4. Disaster as Avoidable Human Creation

It is the weaker groups in society that suffer worst from disasters: the poor (especially), the very young and the very old, women, the disabled, and those who are marginalized.

Cascading Effects of Disaster

Breakdown in Community Assets

Spread of Diseases

Business disruption, economic loss, livelihood, loss of jobs

Societal Disorder

Regardless of what theories or type of disaster will emerged it is still our responsibility as stakeholders to institute different strategies.

Safer, adaptive and disaster resilient Davao City communities towards a sustainable development . . . . .

What we Aim for?

Disasters happen. Some can never be prevented. But their effects to lives and properties can be mitigated.

refers to the likelihood over specified time period of severe alterations in the normal functioning of a community or a society due to hazardous physical event interacting with vulnerable social conditions, leading to widespread adverse human, material, economic or environmental effects that requires immediate emergency response to satisfy critical human needs and that may require external support for recovery.

Disaster Risk

What causes disaster risk?

Disaster Risk

ExposureVulnerability

Hazard -A dangerous phenomenon, substance, human activity or condition that may cause loss of life , injury or other health impacts, property damage, loss of livelihood and services, social and economic disruption or environmental damage.

Exposure - The degree to which the elements at risk are likely to experience hazards events of different magnitude.

Exposure is the total value of elements at-risk. It is expressed as the number of human lives, and value of the properties, that can potentially be affected by hazards. Exposure is a function of the geographic location of the elements

Disaster

Exposure

Hazard

To reduce disaster risk, it is important to reduceVulnerability and to keep exposure away.

Davao City, its Hazards and Threats

Total Land Area :244,000 has. or 2,440 sq kms.No. of Barangays : 182 (92 Rural and 90

Urban)

Let’s study ourdisaster situation

Davao City (Dakbayan sa Dabaw) is a City in Mindanao. It is the regional center for Davao Region. As of 2011 it had an estimated population of 1,530,365, making it the fourth-most-populous city in the Philippines.

2010 HOUSEHOLD 2010 HOUSEHOLD POPULATIONPOPULATION : 1,443,890 : 1,443,890

MALE MALE 721,345721,345

FEMALE FEMALE 722,545722,545

024681012141618 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 1816,000 14,000 12,000 10,000 8,000 6,000 4,000 2,000 0 2,000 4,000 6,000 8,000 10,000 12,000 14,000 16,0000

FEMALE Age MALE7 101 – over 93 100 0

83 99 7011 98 1222 97 823 96 1627 95 1335 94 1627 93 1978 92 3084 91 56

103 90 7891 89 86

153 88 122211 87 149274 86 152274 85 205247 84 227281 83 247395 82 304386 81 295660 80 549643 79 538616 78 553660 77 534723 76 641915 75 795910 74 854997 73 881

1,685 72 1,0951,120 71 1,0591,552 70 1,4301,499 69 1,3821,394 68 1,2951,712 67 1,5981,607 66 1,4862,076 65 1,9712,049 64 2,0342,145 63 2,2972,327 62 2,3982,369 61 2,2613,123 60 3,1832,593 59 2,8252,908 58 3,0613,024 57 3,0212,843 56 2,9793,052 55 3,3303,303 54 3,5003,643 53 3,9104,176 52 4,3634,617 51 4,6455,698 50 6,0065,135 49 5,5645,128 48 5,4615,725 47 5,9965,938 46 6,1866,970 45 7,2886,171 44 6,4206,747 43 6,9727,190 42 7,4867,289 41 7,2818,631 40 8,7207,889 39 7,9437,618 38 7,7017,945 37 8,1228,484 36 8,4969,377 35 9,7548,765 34 8,8038,647 33 8,6519,687 32 9,8159,741 31 9,807

11,683 30 11,67710,583 29 10,94110,792 28 11,05611,184 27 11,20911,071 26 10,52712,163 25 11,93812,463 24 11,96112,499 23 11,84113,059 22 12,48513,814 21 13,07215,576 20 14,13915,103 19 13,71015,227 18 13,45215,285 17 13,59914,965 16 13,42113,836 15 13,40613,440 14 13,44014,248 13 14,14114,801 12 14,94013,911 11 14,31214,830 10 15,16514,804 9 15,44414,236 8 15,02914,620 7 15,37314,399 6 14,89614,569 5 15,80015,550 4 16,02015,358 3 16,07915,387 2 16,15414,856 1 15,12214,981 Under 1 15,538

Young (0-17) : 542,83437.60%

Working Age Pop’n (18-64) : 848,064

58.73%

Child-bearing age (15-49) : 400,21627.50%

65-above : 52.9923.67%

Working Age: 426,746

Working Age : 421,318

Young : 276,520Young : 266,314

65-above : 23,50765-above : 29,845

POPULATION POPULATION MATRIXMATRIX

Major Watersheds of Davao City

Watershed

Total Area (Has)

Area in Davao City

No. of Brgys

Tuganay Watershed 74,747 18,120 2

Lasang River 45,390 29,132 8

Bunawan River 25,213 18,328 21

Davao River Watershed 175,776 121,385 91

Matina River 7,879 7,879 10

Talomo Watershed 21,578 21,578 26

Lipadas Watershed 16,796 16,796 19

Sibulan River 28,213 10,782 5

TOTAL 395,592 244,000 182

* No. of barangays based on dominant land area within the watershed

Population By Watershed

WatershedTotal Area (Has)

Area in Davao City

No. of

Pop’n (2010)

HHs (2010)

Women (18-64)

Children (0-17)

Tuganay Watershed

74,747 18,120 2 8,278 1,670 1,456 3,582

Lasang River 45,390 29,132 8 17,032 3,539 3,037 6,911

Bunawan River 25,213 18,328 21 369,336 84,437 85,904 120,215

Davao River Watershed

175,776 121,385 91 528,501 124,258 124,516 192,402

Matina River 7,879 7,879 10 124,268 28,568 27,313 36,210

Talomo Watershed 21,578 21,578 26 275,110 62,870 52,896 84,767

Lipadas Watershed 16,796 16,796 19 112,570 25,909 23,539 39,129

Sibulan River 28,213 10,782 5 14,201 3,222 2,778 5,622

TOTAL 395,592 244,000 182 1,449,296 334,473 321,439 488,838

* No. of barangays, population, household, women and children based on dominant land area within the watershed

GeneralGeneralLand Use MapLand Use Map

ULASASA

BANTOL

BUCANA

TUGBOK

TALOMO

BAGUIO

BALIOK

WANGAN

LACSON

LASANG

ACACIA

MANDUG

LANGUB

MINTAL

KILATE

LIZADA

FATIMA

SUAWAN

CARMEN

MAPULA

LUMIAD

MALAMBA

SUMIMAO

DOMINGA

GUMITAN

MALAMBA

BUNAWAN

MABUHAY

CATIGAN

CALINAN

MALAGOS

CAWAYAN

ANGALAN

SUBASTA

LAMANAN

DACUDAO CALLAWAMAHAYAG

MUDIANG

PANACAN

TIGATTO

PANGYAN

MAGTUOD

TACUNAN

CAMANSI

LUBOGAN

TAGLUNOALAMBRE

BAYABAS

SIRAWAN

BINUGAOTIBULOY

TAMUGAN

SIBULAN

MARILOG

COLOSAS

PAÑALUM

MALABOG

DALAGDAG

BUHANGIN

GATUNGAN

COMMUNAL

GUMALANG

TAGAKPAN

TIBUNGCO

INDANGAN

PAMPANGA

TAGURANO

ATAN-AWE

TAMAYONG

CADALIAN

SALAYSAY

POBLACION

INAYANGAN

LAMPIANAO

CABANTIAN

TALANDANG

RIVERSIDE

TUNGKALAN

MARAPANGI

BARACATAN

PAQUIBATO

BAGANIHAN

TAMBOBONG

MAGSAYSAY

SALAPAWAN

PANDAITAN

MANAMBULAN

BALENGAENG

SAN ISIDRO

LOS AMIGOS

NEW CARMEN

MEGKAWAYAN

DALAG LUMOT

BAGO OSHIRO

MATINA BIAO

BAGO APLAYA

NEW DALIAON

TAWAN-TAWAN

BAGO GALLERA

TALOMO RIVER

NEW VALENCIA

BIAO GUIANGA

BIAO ESCUELA

MATINA PANGI

DATU SALUMAY

MANUEL GUINGA

MATINA APLAYA

PARADISE EMBAC

CROSSING BAYABAS

CATALUNAN GRANDE

CATALUNAN PEQUEÑO AGRICULTURAL AND PASTURE LAND (AG)

CONSERVATION ZONE (CZ)

FOREST ZONE (FZ)

c. PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT (PUD)

d. TOURISM DEVELOPMENT ZONE (TDZ)

b. URBAN AREA

a. RURAL SETTLEMENT AREA!

BUILT-UP AREA

Classification AREA (Has.) % of Total

Built-up / Settlement Area 36,916.74 15.13

Agricultural 163,936.26 67.19

Forest ( Rehabilitation / 27,626.00 11.32

Agro-Forestry )

Conservation 15,521.00 6.36

TOTAL 244,000.00 100.00

Hazard Areas Total Area Within Built-up areas (Has)

Hydro-meteorological hazards :

High Susceptibility - Floods 7,546 1,377

High & Very High Susceptibility – Landslide 151,289 788

Very High Susceptibility – Erosion 103,245 571

Geologic Hazards :

Liquefaction Prone 216,867 6,163

• A total of 1,377 hectares of the 13,000 hectares built-up areas of Davao are within areas that are considered to be highly susceptible to flooding.

• There are 788 hectares of built-up areas that are within areas that are considered highly and very highly susceptible to landslides.

• A total of 1,377 hectares of the 13,000 hectares built-up areas of Davao are within areas that are considered to be highly susceptible to flooding.

• There are 788 hectares of built-up areas that are within areas that are considered highly and very highly susceptible to landslides.

A 60-km. coast line with 26 thickly populated barangays

40% of Davao City’s population is within this areas

A sudden and violent shaking of the ground, sometimes causing great destruction, as a result of movements within the earth's crust or volcanic action

Typhoon

1910 – Unmaned1970 – Bagyong Titang2012 – Bagyong Pablo2013 – Bagyong Crising

Floodings/Flashfloods

Flooding occurs most commonly from heavy rainfall when natural watercourses do not have the capacity to convey excess water. However, floods are not always caused by heavy rainfall. They can result from other phenomenon, particularly in coastal areas where inundation can be caused by a storm surge .

January 4, 2002

No. of Affected: No. of Affected: 20,807 families 85,488 dependents

No. of Casualties: No. of Casualties: 7 dead 18

injured 1 missing

No. of Houses Damaged: No. of Houses Damaged: 157 totally 482 partially

Hydro-Meteorological Hazards

• Dead – 30• Missing – 1• Direct Cost – PhP Ms• Indirect Cost – 50.5M

June 28, 2011

January 19, 2013

7,438 Families29,808 Dependents

Landslides Landslides occur when the stability of a slope changes from a stable to an unstable condition. A change in the stability of a slope can be caused by a number of factors, acting together or alone. Natural causes of landslides include:groundwater (porewater) pressure acting to destabilize the slope

Ground Rupture

The movement of the ground along one side of a Fault relative to the other side, caused by an earthquake.

Monsoon/Sea Swell

A wind system that influences large climatic regions and reverses direction seasonally.

A warming of the surface water of the eastern and central Pacific Ocean, occurring every 4 to 12 years and causing unusual global weather patterns.

El Niño/La Niña–Southern Oscillation, is a band of anomalously warm ocean water temperatures that occasionally develops off the western coast of South America and can cause climatic changes across the Pacific Ocean. The 'Southern Oscillation' refers to variations in the temperature of the surface of the tropical eastern Pacific Ocean

Strong Winds

Volcanic Eruptions

What causes lightning?

Lightning is produced in thunderstorms when liquid and ice particles above the freezing level

collide, and build up large electrical fields in the clouds. Once these

electric fields become large enough, a giant "spark" occurs between them (or between them

and the ground) like static electricity, reducing the charge

separation. The lightning spark can occur between clouds, between the cloud and air, or between the cloud

and ground.

Others

Garbage

Health Hazards

Source: NSC

Terrorism

The frequency, intensity and variability of natural and human-induced hazards and other vulnerabilities have heightened the compelling need for everybody to adopt Disaster Risk Reduction and Management (DRRM) and Climate Change Adaptation (CCA)

PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITYPERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY::

We can make a differenceWe can make a difference…… changing attitudes….changing attitudes….

knowing hazards…knowing hazards… doing something to minimize doing something to minimize the hazardsthe hazards

Does your institution has an existing Disaster Action Team/Safety Committee?

If yes, is it functional?

Do we have a Preparedness Plan in the event of any disaster?

Do we have an Emergency Response Plans?

Are there personnel/employees trained in first aid, fire fighting or rescue?

Does the institution have any rescue equipment and other emergency paraphernalia?

Do we have an institutionalized warning system?

Do we conduct disaster/emergency drills regularly?

Are there identified evacuation areas within the premises of the institution?

DISASTER RESPONSEThe provision of emergency services and public assistance during or immediately after a disaster in order to save lives, reduce health impacts, ensure public safety and meet the basic subsistence needs of the people affected. Focused on immediate and short-term needs, and it is sometimes called DISASTER RELIEF.

DISASTER RISKREDUCTIONA systematic effort to analyze and manage the causes of disasters by reducing vulnerabilities and enhancing capacities in order to lessen the adverse impacts of hazards and probability of disaster.

Before

Under the old law (PD 1566), Disaster Management centered only around the hazard and the impacts of a disaster. It is assumed that disasters cannot be avoided. Most of the plans were on the provision of relief goods and rehabilitation of damaged infrastructures. The government’s response to disaster was focused on disaster response. Both the national and local governments were REACTIVE to disasters.

Development will remain backwards if this continued. The new law (RA 10121) comes at a time when the Philippine grapples for answers to the ever increasing risk of its people to disasters, particularly in the face of intensified global Climate Change.

We need a more PROACTIVE approach to managing disaster risks, and this NEW LAW transforms and reforms the way we deal with disasters.

The Rationale for a NEW LAW

PreparednessResponse

Rehabilitation &

RecoveryPrevention &

Mitigation

Safer, adaptive and disaster resilient Filipino communities toward sustainable development

’80’s DP

PD 1566

’90’s – 2003 DM

RA 1760

2004 – 2010 DRM

2010 – now DRR RA 10121

Prevention &

Mitigation

Response

Rehabilitation & Recovery

Preparedness

War Mode DR

Disaster Risk Reduction Framework

PreparednessResponse

Rehabilitation &

RecoveryPrevention &

Mitigation

Safer, adaptive and disaster resilient Filipino communities toward sustainable development

Risk FactorsHazards

ExposuresVulnerabilities

Capacities

Mainstreaming DRR and CCA in

planning and implementation

’80’s DP

PD 1566

’90’s – 2003 DM

RA 1760

2004 – 2010 DRM

2010 – now DRR RA 10121

Prevention &

Mitigation

Response

Rehabilitation & Recovery

Preparedness

War Mode DR

Disaster Risk Reduction Framework

Mitigation

Objective: Reduce the vulnerability of elements at risk

DISASTER RISK REDUCTION AND MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORK

HAZARD: Natural & Man-made

EXPOSURE:• Unsafe condition• CLUP• Zoning• Mapping

Mitigation – structural and non-structural measures undertaken to limit the adverse impact of natural hazards, environmental degradation, and technological hazards and to ensure the ability of at-risk communities to address vulnerabilities aimed at minimizing the impact of disasters.

Mitigating strategies

• Nonstructural mitigation

Strategies that involve other risk reduction and risk transfer activities.

• Structural mitigation

Strategies that involve the use of engineered safety features to provide protection from disaster impacts.

ASPECT OF MITIGATIONASPECT OF MITIGATION::

Structural Mitigation

Non-StructuralLOG BAN

Policy study & Advocacy

• Watershed Code of Davao City (2007)

• Ordinance Maximizing the Use of Rainwater in Davao City (2009)

ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT

An Ordinance providing for an Ecological Solid Waste Management, Prohibiting certain Acts and providing Penalties for violations, and forOther purposes. (2010)

Shrine Hills – Declared as Protected Area June 24, 2013

WHAT ELSE HAS TO BE DONE

On Prevention and Mitigation

• Retreat (relocate away from hazard)

• Defend (live with hazard)

1. Structural

o De-silt portion of Rivers

o Putting up dikes and other structural measures

o Re-channel outlet of Rivers.

Mitigation

DISASTER RISK REDUCTION

VULNERABILITY:• People - Poverty - Economic system - Limited access to resources• Institution

Objective: reduce losses that may result from future disasters by constructing scenarios to deal with given disaster.

Preparedness

Preparedness – pre-disaster actions and measures being undertaken within the context of disaster risk reduction and management and are based on sound risk analysis as well as pre-disaster activities to avert or minimize loss of life and property.

….. It includes organizing, training, planning, equipping, stockpiling, hazard mapping, insuring of assets and public information and education initiatives.

DISASTER ACTION TEAM

• a disaster team organized in schools, offices, establishments and institutions that is tasked to implement activities in line with the disaster risk reduction and management framework of the government to lessened or minimize the impact of disaster/emergency.

Team Leader

Info & Warning Evac & Trans Scty & Traffic Fire Fighting

Rescue & FA Damage Control/Salvage

Disaster Action Team/Safety Committee Organization

ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE FOR EMERGENCYORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE FOR EMERGENCY RESPONSERESPONSE

A. Information & Warning

• Activates warning system & calls for assistance;• Ensures everybody understands warning signals; etc.

B. Rescue / First Aid

• Conducts rescue operations and administers first aid; etc.

C. Evacuation & Transportation

• Ensures safe and orderly conduct of evacuation;• Designates evacuation routes to assembly area;• Facilitates transport of victims to medical facilities; etc.

FUNCTIONS OF DAT ACTION GROUPSFUNCTIONS OF DAT ACTION GROUPS::

D. Security & Traffic

• Secures all entrances & exits from undesirable elements;• Ensures safety of assets;• Maintains smooth flow of traffic; etc.

E. Damage Control / Salvage

• Evacuates/Salvages equipment & other assets; etc.•.Clearing of scene of disaster after the events

F. Fire Fighting

• Suppresses fire; etc.

FUNCTIONS OF DAT ACTION GROUPSFUNCTIONS OF DAT ACTION GROUPS::

Mitigation

Rehabilitation

Objective: ensure survival of a maximum number of people affected and stabilize the situation as rapidly as possible to re-establish essential services.

Objective: get the population back to normal life.

DISASTER RISK REDUCTION

“Be Better; Build Better”

Objective: reduce losses that may result from future disasters by constructing scenarios to deal with given disaster.

Response

Preparedness

Response – any concerted effort by two(2) or more agencies, public or private, to provide assistance or intervention during or immediately after a disaster to meet the life preservation and basic subsistence needs of those people affected and in the restoration of essential public activities and facilities.

What a

bout YOU?

PREPARING FOR EARTHQUAKE

A sudden and violent shaking of the ground, sometimes causing great destruction, as a result of movements within the earth's crust or volcanic action

• Produced by sudden movement along faults and plate boundaries

• Produced by movement of magma beneath volcanoes

Volcanic Tectonic

Common Types of Earthquake

RP’s Geographical Location

The Ring of Fire is an area where a large number of earthquakes and volcanic eruptions occur in the basin of the Pacific Ocean.

About 90% of the world's earthquakes and 81% of the world's largest earthquakes occur along the Ring of Fire.

The Ring of Fire has 452 volcanoes and is home to over 75% of the world's active and dormant volcanoes.

perceived strength of an earthquake based on relative effect to people and structures; generally higher near the epicenter

based on instrumentally derived information and correlates strength with the amount of total energy released at the earthquake’s point of origin

Two ways of describing the strength of an earthquakeTwo ways of describing the strength of an earthquake

1. Intensity

2. Magnitude

Destructive Earthquakes in the Philippines1.) 1976 Moro Gulf Earthquake and Tsunami – up to 8,000 deaths

Date: August 16, 1976Magnitude: 8.0 moment magnitude scaleEpicenter: Celebes SeaDamages: Not accountedAffected areas: Mindanao and Borneo

2. 1990 Luzon Earthquake – 1,621 deathsDate: July 16, 1990, at 4:26 PMMagnitude: 7.8Epicenter: 15° 42' N and 121° 7' E near Rizal, Nueva EcijaDamages: Scores of buildings collapsed and damagedAffected areas: Central Luzon and Cordillera region

3. 1968 Casiguran Earthquake –268 deaths4. 2012 Visayas Earthquake – 81 deaths 5. 1994 Mindoro Earthquake – casualties -78

6. 2002 Mindanao Earthquake – 15 deaths

Date: March 5, 2002Magnitude: 7.5Epicenter: Cotabato TrenchDamages: About 800 buildings were damaged

7. 1990 Bohol Earthquake – deaths-6

Date: February 08, 1990Magnitude: 6.8Epicenter: BoholDamages: 46,000 people were displaced and at least 7,000 became homelessAffected areas: Bohol

Seismic HazardsSeismic Hazards• Ground Shaking

• Ground Rupture

• Ground Failure

Liquefaction

Landslides

• Tsunami

• Fire

Ground Shaking-the disruptive up and down and sideways motion experienced during an earthquake.

Ground rupture and fissuringGround rupture and fissuring creation of new or the renewed movements of old

fractures, oftentimes with the two blocks on both sides moving in opposite directions

Groundrupture

Seismic Seismic HazardsHazards

Ground Rupture

LiquefactionLiquefaction - - a process that transforms the behavior of a body of sediment from that of a solid to that of a liquid

Seismic HazardsSeismic Hazards

Landslides and Rock falls

Fire could be a resultant effects of Earthquake

• Be familiar with the dangerous spots inside offices/rooms.

• Be careful with things which may harm people during earthquake. It is better to fix as early as possible the faulty electrical wiring, leaky gas connection, and fasten shelves.

• Identify safe places indoors and outdoors.

Before an Earthquake

• Educate everyone about emergency contacts.

• Prepare a stock of emergency supplies. A stock of food, water, medicines, flashlights, and batteries can help you to survive the tremor.

• Make an evacuation and reunion plan. It is possible that everyone may be separated from each other during an earthquake so it is advisable to have a reuniting plan like meeting in a certain place after the disaster.

• During quakes, duck or drop to the ground.• Take cover. You may hide under a sturdy table or piece of

furniture for protection from falling debris.• Hold that position and stay wherever you are until the shaking

stops and you cannot feel anymore ground movement.• Do not immediately proceed to the door, some doors will swing

which can even cause injury.

• If outdoors, move away from building and streetlights.• Immediately proceed to open area.• Once in the open, stay there and do not go near

buildings and tall infrastructures to avoid falling debris.• If in a moving vehicle, stop as quickly as safety permits.• Avoid stopping near buildings, overpasses, bridges or

ramps which may have been damaged by the earthquake

If you're on a SIDEWALK NEAR BUILDINGS, duck into a doorway to protect yourself from falling bricks, glass, plaster, and other debris.

If you're in a CROWDED STORE OR OTHER PUBLIC PLACE, do not rush for exits. Move away from display shelves containing objects that could fall.

• If trapped under debris, cover your mouth with handkerchief.

• Create noises by tapping pipes or walls for rescuers to locate you. Do not shout. It is just a last option because it may cause you to inhale dangerous amount of dust.

After the Tremor

• Once the earthquake is over, listen to battery-operated radio or television for updates of aftershock.

• Stay away from damaged area.• Stay away from the beach if

living in a coastal area.• Be aware of possible tsunamis.• Landslides are also possible for

mountainous areas as well as the ground rapture for areas along active fault lines which causes the ground to break.

TsunamiTsunami Giant sea waves due to large-scale displacement of the sea floor.

• Large magnitude off-shore earthquakes

• Coastal and underwater landslides

• Coastal and underwater volcanic eruptions

• Meteor impacts

• First waves reported within 2-5 minutes of the main shock

• Series of waves (~3- 7 waves reported), 1-5 minutes apart

(M7.9, < 33 km)

August 1976 Moro Gulf Earthquake & Tsunami

August 1976 Moro Gulf Earthquake and Tsunami Tsunami Heights Observed

Hydro-Meteorological Hazards

A magnitude 8 earthquake can generate a tsunami that can reach Davao City in 30 minutes.

December 26, 2004 Tsunami

Earthquake Drill Orientation for Institutions

WHY CONDUCT EARTHQUAKE DRILL?

RP’s

Geographical

Location

Pre-requisites of an Earthquake Drill:

• DAT Organization/Safety Committee

• Evacuation Plan of the Institutions

• Drill Scenario and Mechanics

Earthquake Planning ProcessEarthquake Planning Process• This is a group process;• Everyone has

responsibilities based on his/her job at the work place;

• Training is an important part of the planning process;

Why do we still need to prepare an Earthquake Evacuation Plan ?

Concentrated in one area of the building.

Immediate response is to evacuate people and put out fire.

Immediate outside help will arrive definitely at the soonest time.

Building occupants can be evacuated in any place outside the building away from fire.

No aftershock to deal with.

Earthquake:

Affects the whole building and nearby areas.

Immediate response is to Duck, Cover and Hold during an earthquake, and to evacuate if necessary.

Immediate outside help is not a guarantee.

Area for evacuation after the event is limited only to an open area which is safe from falling debris and other earthquake related hazard.

Aftershocks will be another concern.

OBJECTIVESOBJECTIVESA. GeneralA. General

• To ensure the safety of employees/ occupants To ensure the safety of employees/ occupants during and after a damaging earthquake;during and after a damaging earthquake;

• To help the Management and the Disaster Action To help the Management and the Disaster Action Team (DAT) of the institutions to design a Team (DAT) of the institutions to design a specific response plan for earthquakes;specific response plan for earthquakes;

• To train employees/occupants on how to practice To train employees/occupants on how to practice proper action and responses during earthquakes; proper action and responses during earthquakes; andand

• To test various elements of the response plan To test various elements of the response plan designed by the Institutions Management and designed by the Institutions Management and

Disaster Action Team (DAT).Disaster Action Team (DAT).

OBJECTIVESOBJECTIVESB. SpecificB. Specific

• To be able to execute the earthquake drill in To be able to execute the earthquake drill in accordance with the plan/drill scenario and accordance with the plan/drill scenario and

mechanics;mechanics;

• To be able to depict the proper actions and responses To be able to depict the proper actions and responses required of drill participants such as:required of drill participants such as:

Seeking shelter and protecting selvesSeeking shelter and protecting selves

Doing the Doing the “duck, cover and hold”“duck, cover and hold” and the and the ““crouchcrouch and tuck head”and tuck head” techniquestechniques

Evacuating employing Evacuating employing “buddy-buddy system”“buddy-buddy system” and and walking faster than normalwalking faster than normal

Head counting and checking of bodies for Head counting and checking of bodies for sustained injuriessustained injuries

Reporting to the DAT Team Leader by department/ Reporting to the DAT Team Leader by department/ division/sectiondivision/section

• A 30-second A 30-second earthquake with a earthquake with a magnitude of 8.2 in magnitude of 8.2 in the Richter Scale the Richter Scale struck Davao struck Davao Oriental. It is felt at Oriental. It is felt at Intensity VII in Davao Intensity VII in Davao City.City.

In reaction to the earthquake occurrence, the office must effect its Earthquake Emergency Procedures and activate its Disaster Action Team (DAT) to ensure a safe and orderly evacuation in order to prevent loss of lives and injuries to its employees/ occupants.

• 30-second alarm Signals the occurrence of the “main quake” (start of the drill) All employees/occupants to seek shelter and protect themselves wherever they are situated Employees/occupants to perform “duck, cover and hold” under desks, tables and chairs and remain in such position until the “shaking” stops.

• 20-second lull period

Evacuation of occupants from the buildings to the designated evacuation/assembly areas using pre- determined routes

Office DAT to effect a fast but safe and orderly evacuation :

Evacuation of occupants must be buddy-buddy system occupants should not run, shout, push or walk casually They should walk faster than normal Occupants must utilize the shortest but safest route to the evacuation/assembly area

• 15-second alarm

Signals the occurrence of an “aftershock” Occupants still in the process of evacuating (in corridors or outside the building but not yet in open spaces), to “crouch and tuck heads”

• The evacuation process must be completed.

• Occupants must assemble at the designated evacuation areas by section/unit.

• At the evacuation/assembly areas, all occupants must check themselves for any sustained injuries.

• Section/Unit Heads must check and ensure that all occupants are accounted for and must report to the DAT Team Leader. Any knowledge of somebody missing must be immediately reported to the DAT.

Assembly and AccountabilityAssembly and Accountability

• Account for everyone• Report roll call results• Determine who is in most

need of medical aid• Communicate first aid and

rescue needs internal/external medical teams and rescue crews.

(The giving of the “ALL CLEAR SIGNAL” by the DAT Team Leader signifies the termination of the Earthquake Drill)

• Occupants shall return to the buildings only after the “All Clear Signal” is given by the DAT Team Leader

An evaluation of the drill must be conducted to identify problems encountered during the drill and how these can be corrected in future earthquake

drills.

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