DISASTER

AWARENESS,
PREPAREDNESS
AND
MANAGEMENT
 For you to learn emergency response

Make it a goal that you can

Attend and Actively participate
In a

TRAINING

(we used to have one but restrictions do not allow it yet)

 Capacity and Vulnerability Analysis

WORKSHOP

Individual outputs

Analyze your own household

and the place in general
choose 1 disaster that has the
highest risk
 Capacity and Vulnerability Analysis
Page 1
Google map of the place
Page 2

Page 3 - Floor plan of the building / house (may not be drawn to

scale, just approximate) drawn with red arrows pointing the nearest
exit

Page 4- Infographic related to the high risk. (you may grab from the
internet and please recognize the source. Now that you have learned
more about disaster risk , edit it and add more relevant information.)
Location: Sitio Fatima, Looc, Mandaue City, Cebu
(Under Mandaue-Mactan Bridge 1)
(provide google map)

Brief description:
Houses are built above seawater, they are mostly
wooden, no zoning, no proper right of way with
wooden bridges in between houses, illegal settlers
Area: Brgy. Looc, Mandaue City, under Mandaue –Mactan
Bridge 1
Page 2, First column

identify the nature, extent and risk of threat

High risk of fire

Page 2, 2nd column
Existence and Degree of Vulnerabilities
- poor planning, no proper zoning, difficult evacuation due to
small pathways with unstable wooden footbridges
- light construction materials of houses and buildings
- lack of public information and awareness on danger of using
octopus electric outlets, butane stoves,
- limited recognition of risks in using candles or lamparilya
- Complacency and lack of regular maintenance for electric
wiring
- Plenty of elderly and children in the community
Page 2 – 3rd column
Capacities and Resources available
Skills of the people:
- Barangay Tanods are trained on disaster preparedness
- Schoolchildren are aware and capable in disaster readiness
and response
Resources:
- Nearby Petron has fire extinguishers
- Mandaue Fire Department is not too far
- The barangay hall has means of contacting help
Page 2 – 4th column

Gaps and Actual Needs

- improved planning, proper zoning, speedy evacuation through
stable footbridges
- Widespread and effective public information and awareness
on danger of using octopus electric outlets, butane stoves,
- recognition of risks in using candles or lamparilya thereby
practicing due care and mindfulness
- regular maintenance of electric wiring
- Organizing a core group for evacuating the elderly and
children in the community
- Warning system
- Evacuation plan
Page 2 – 5th column

Partners

Residents
Barangay Officials and Council
Schools in the Neighboring Areas
Mandaue Fire Department
Mandaue City Office for Disaster Risk Reduction
Companies in the neighborhood
 Page 2 – 6th column
Mobilization

• Warning System for fire is sound an alarm

• Identify an evacuation area where all the family will go –
community multipurpose center
• Telephone numbers
• Fire department : Mandaue: 032- 3444747
Cebu City: 032 -255-0862 / 253-2422
Page 3 – Exit Plan
in your output this will be :
Floor plan of your House/Dorm (may not be drawn to
scale)
Use RED arrows from your sleeping area to the
nearest exit
Page 4- INFOGRAPHIC

For example if you chose FIRE make an infographic

on
What to do to Avoid fire
- .
Emergency numbers n case of fire in your area
What to do during a fire
Emergency GO kit in the event of fire
 Why prepare?

Being prepared
can reduce fear, anxiety and losses
that accompany disasters.
“ We can always do
better, we can analyze
our past performance
and build from there.”
• Resources:
• International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent
Societies (www.ifrc.org)
• United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR-
International Strategy for Disaster Reduction) (www.unisdr.org)
• Philippine National Red Cross
• REPUBLIC ACT No. 10121, 2010
• Remembering Marcopper - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VTkdmXYDh4s
• https://agcblogspace.wordpress.com/2017/04/09/marcopper/

• Ashes from the Past: Remembering the 1996 Ozone Disco Tragedy -
https://pop.inquirer.net/72179/ashes-from-the-past-remembering-the-1996-ozone-disco-
tragedy

• Landslide in Naga, Cebu - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RSoYqBseSqY

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