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• Hyogo Framework for Action (HFA) is a 10-year plan to make the world safer from natural hazards (2005-2015)
• Nurses’ role in disaster management

  • Identify and characterize disaster events.
  • First responder to the scene.
  • Member of rapid needs assessment team.
  • Provide direct care as by working in local health units.
  • Manage communications and media.
  • Coordinate various activities in disaster management.
  • Participate in planning, policy writing, or research.
• Toni Frisch, Swiss Humanitarian Aid Department: '"Disaster risk reduction is an obligation for all -- donors, governments and the private sector. We cannot wait for more disasters to happen to understand the benefits of Disaster Risk Reduction policies."'
• The Hyogo Framework for Action (HFA) aims to substantially reduce disaster losses by 2015 including loss of lives, loss of social functions, and loss of environmental and economic aspects
• The Hyogo Framework for Action (HFA) was adopted by 168 Member States of the United Nations in 2005 at the World Disaster Reduction Conference in Kobe, Japan
• National Incident Management System (NIMS) is a consistent nationwide approach for federal, state, tribal, and local governments to work effectively and efficiently together to prepare for, prevent, respond to, and recover from domestic incidents, regardless of cause, size, or complexity
• The first plan to explain, describe, and detail the work required from all different sectors to reduce disaster losses was established
• World Disaster Reduction Conference in Kobe, Japan was attended by 168 Member States of the United Nations


  2005
• National Incident Management System (NIMS) provides a consistent nationwide approach for various levels of government to prepare for, prevent, respond to, and recover from domestic incidents
• Hyogo Framework of Action priorities for action

  • Ensure disaster risk reduction is a national and local priority
  • Identify, assess, and monitor disaster risks
  • Use knowledge, innovation, and education to build a culture of safety and resilience
  • Reduce underlying risk factors
  • Strengthen disaster preparedness for effective response
• NIMS Components

  • Preparedness
  • Command and Management
  • Resource Management
  • Communication and Info-management
  • Supporting technologies
  • Ongoing management and Maintenance
• The goal was to substantially reduce disaster losses by 2015, including loss of lives, loss of social functions, and loss of environmental and economic assets
• Command and Operation Management

  1. Incident Command System- Report only to one command center

  2. Multiagency Coordinating System- process that allows all levels of government and all disciplines to work together more efficiently and effectively

  3. Public Information System - The processes, procedures, and systems to communicate timely and accurately, providing accessible information on the incident's cause and size