Training and emergency plans make it easier for a community to respond when something wrong happens.
FREMONT, CA: During disasters, a crisis is a sudden, serious event that moves quickly and changes. A community can be hurt badly and for a long time by a lack of coordination and response to disasters, which can also cause more people to die. So, it's essential to plan for and respond to emergencies well. The ability of first responders to save lives can be made better by disaster management. When the proper infrastructure is set up and training is done to improve how people respond to disasters, communities can handle the stress and trouble that come from them.
Prevention
Prevention is about keeping risks from happening, whether they come from nature, technology, or people. Not all dangers can be stopped, but the risk of death and injury can be reduced with good evacuation plans, environmental planning, and building standards.
Mitigation
Mitigation is the work done to lessen the effects of disasters and emergencies and save more lives and property. It means actions or steps that can stop a crisis, make it less likely that an emergency will happen, or lessen the damage caused by emergencies that can't be stopped. Mitigation efforts include putting in place building codes and zoning rules or making sure there is enough space around homes to protect them from wildfires.
Preparedness
Preparedness involves planning, organizing, training, getting the right tools, practicing, evaluating, and making changes. Training and practicing plans are the most important part of being ready, which means being ready to deal with all kinds of hazards, incidents, and emergencies. Typical ways to prepare are to make mutual aid agreements and memorandums of understanding, train emergency workers and concerned citizens, hold disaster drills to reinforce training and test capabilities, and run education campaigns about all kinds of risks.
Response
The response phase is what happens after a disaster or emergency that is very bad. It includes actions meant to save lives, cut down on economic losses, and ease suffering. Actions include:
• Turning on the emergency operations center.
• Evacuating people who are in danger.
• Opening shelters and giving mass care.
• Emergency rescue and medical care.
• Putting out fires.
• Searching and rescuing people in cities.
Recovery
Recovery is made up of the things people do after the emergency to get back to normal and start to manage stabilization efforts. The recovery phase starts as soon as there is no longer a threat to human life. The goal of the recovery phase is to get the area back to normalcy. It includes getting essential services back up and running and fixing physical, social, and economic damage. Typical recovery actions include cleaning up the mess, giving money to people and governments, rebuilding roads, bridges, and other key facilities, and providing long-term care for displaced people and animals.
