Disaster Preparedness

What to do before a Typhoon?

• Prepare/Store Adequate food supply

• Evacuate from low-lying areas to higher grounds

• Clean the entire home

• Touch or approach any live wires ot outlets

During an Earthquake, what will you do?

• Cover, Drop, Exit

• Drop, Cover, Hold on

• Prepare, Drop, Recover

• Cover, Hold on, Evacuate

What to do after a Typhoon

• Secure domesticated animals

• Ready for emergency kit

• Keep all power and electronic appliances off

• Stay in the highest portion/place in the house

What to do after an Earthquake

• Expect aftershocks, evacuate

• Prepare an emergency kit

• Drop cover and hold

• Move quickly to higher grounds

7. A family emergency plan should include which of the following?

• Information about the emergency plan at your children’s schools

• The name and phone number of an out-of-town contact person

• A list of important phone numbers, including those of doctors and emergency services

• A central meeting spot outside your home and one outside your neighborhood in case you need to leave the area

• All of the above

9. Which of the following should NOT be included in a basic emergency supply kit?

• Water (one gallon per person per day for drinking and sanitation)

• Non-perishable foods

• Battery-operated radio

• Candles

• Whistle

You can leave your phone charging overnight.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Every year, the Philippines experiences at least how many typhoons?

• 18

• 20

• 25

• 23

What is the calm area in the center of a hurricane called?

• wall

• arm

• eye

• hole

Refer to last question, rearrange the tropical cyclones in ascending order.

A. Super typhoon

B. Severe typhoon

C. Typhoon

D. Tropical depression

E. Tropical Storm

F. Severe tropical storm

• A > B > C > F > E > D

• D < E < F < C < B < A

• E > F > D> C > B > A

• C > B > A > D > E > F