NSTP - Calamity and Disaster Preparedness

An event, natural or manmade, sudden or progressive, which impacts with such severity that the affected community has to respond by taking exceptional measures.

• disaster

• earthquake

• disruption

• calamity

The country is an archipelago composed of more than ____islands.

• 6,000

• 7,500

• 6,500

• 7,000

The oftentimes subjected to different natural disasters and calamities because surrounded by water.

• Mindanao

• Luzon

• Philippines

• Visayas

The different disasters that Filipinos experience:

• disaster and volcanic eruption

• destruction and tsunami

• disaster and destruction

• tsunami and volcanic eruption

Choose an out-of-town contact your family or household will call or e-mail to check on each other should a disaster occur.

• Establish a meeting place.

• check on the school emergency plan of any school-age children you may have

• Assemble a disaster supplies kit.

• Create an emergency communications plan.

A predetermined meeting lace away from home will save time and minimize confusion should your home be affected or the area evacuated.

• Create an emergency communications place.

• Establish a meeting place.

• Assemble a disaster supplies kit

• Check on the school emergency plan of any school age children you may have.

Need to evacuate your home or are asked to "shelter in place", having some essential supplies on hand will make you and your family more comfortable.

• Create an emergency communications plan.

• Establish a meeting place.

• Assemble a disaster supplies kit

• Check on the school emergency plan of any school-age children you may have.

During times of emergency the school telephones may be overwhelmed with calls.

• True

• False

Remain calm and not be patient if disaster strikes.

• True

• False

If disaster strikes:

• Clean-up may take many moths

• Establish a meeting place.

• Create an emergency communications plan

• Confine or secure your pets.