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• Disaster


  A sudden or great misfortune, or any unfortunate event. An event whose timing is unexpected and whose consequences are seriously destructive.
• Types of disaster


  • Natural
  • Man-made
• Natural disaster


  A natural process or phenomenon that may cause loss of life, injury or other health impacts, property damage, loss of livelihoods and services, social and economic disruption, or environmental damage
• Human-made/man-made disaster


  The consequence of technological or human hazards
• All disasters can be seen as human-made, due to human failure to introduce appropriate emergency management measures
• Risk

  The possibility of something bad happening. It involves uncertainty about the effects/implications of an activity with respect to something that human value (such as health, well-being, wealth, property or the environment), often focusing on negative, undesirable consequences.
• Disaster risk


  The consequence of the interaction between hazard and the characteristics that make people and places vulnerable and exposed. It is also expressed as the probability/possibility of loss of life, injury or destruction and damage from a disaster in a given period of time.
• Disaster risk


  • Forward looking
  • Dynamic
  • Invisible
  • Unevenly distributed around the earth
  • Emergent and complex
• Disaster risk management


  The application of disaster risk reduction policies and strategies to prevent new disaster risk, reduce existing disaster risk and manage residual risk, contributing to the strengthening resilience and reduction of disaster losses.
• Disaster response


  Measures taken to prepare for and reduce the effects of disaster. That is, to predict and, where possible, prevent disasters, mitigate their impact on vulnerable population, and respond to and effectively cope with their consequences.
• First response initiatives for natural disasters

  • Avalanche: Shut off utilities, evacuate, assess damage
  • Blizzard: Power off equipment, listen to advisories, evacuate, assess damage
  • Earthquake: Shut off utilities, evacuate, assess damage
  • Wildfire: Attempt to suppress, evacuate, notify fire department, shut off utilities, monitor weather
  • Flood: Monitor advisories, determine flood potential, pre-stage emergency equipment, assess damage
  • Freezing rain: Monitor advisories, arrange snow/ice removal
  • Heatwave: Listen to advisories, power off servers, shut down circuits
  • Hurricane: Power off equipment, listen to advisories, evacuate if flooding, assess damage
  • Landslide: Shut off utilities, evacuate, assess damage
  • Lightning strike: Power off equipment, evacuate, assess damage
  • Limnic eruption: Shut off utilities, evacuate, assess damage
• Heavy rains and high winds

  Power off all equipment; listen to hurricane advisories; Evacuate area, if flooding is possible; Check gas, water and electrical lines for damage; Do not use telephones, in the event of severe lightning; Assess damage
• Landslide


  Geological phenomenon which includes a range of ground movement, such as rock falls, deep failure of slopes and shallow debris flows
• Landslide response


  Shut off utilities; Evacuate building if necessary; Determine impact on the equipment and facilities and any disruption
• Lightning strike


  An electrical discharge caused by lightning, typically during thunderstorms
• Lightning strike response


  Power off all equipment; listen to hurricane advisories; Evacuate area, if flooding is possible; Check gas, water and electrical lines for damage; Do not use telephones, in the event of severe lightning; Assess damage
• Limnic eruption


  The sudden eruption of carbon dioxide from deep lake water
• Limnic eruption response


  Shut off utilities; Evacuate building if necessary; Determine impact on the equipment and facilities and any disruption
• Tornado


  Violent rotating columns of air which descend from severe thunderstorm cloud systems
• Tornado response


  Monitor tornado advisories; Power off equipment; Shut off utilities (power and gas); Assess damage once storm passes
• Tsunami


  A series of waves hitting shores strongly, mainly caused by the displacement of a large volume of a body of water, typically an ocean or a large lake, usually caused by earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, underwater explosions, landslides, glacier calvings, meteorite impacts and other disturbances above or below water
• Tsunami response


  Power off all equipment; listen to tsunami advisories; Evacuate area, if flooding is possible; Check gas, water and electrical lines for damage; Assess damage
• Volcanic eruption


  The release of hot magma, volcanic ash and/or gases from a volcano
• Volcanic eruption response


  Shut off utilities; Evacuate building if necessary; Determine impact on the equipment and facilities and any disruption
• Bioterrorism


  The intentional release or dissemination of biological agents as a means of coercion
• Bioterrorism response


  Get information immediately from public health officials via the news media as to the right course of action; If you think you have been exposed, quickly remove your clothing and wash off your skin; put on a HEPA to help prevent inhalation of the agent
• Civil unrest


  A disturbance caused by a group of people that may include sit-ins and other forms of obstructions, riots, sabotage and other forms of crime, and which is intended to be a demonstration to the public and the government, but can escalate into general chaos
• Civil unrest response


  Contact local police or law enforcement
• Urban fire


  Even with strict building fire codes, people still perish needlessly in fires
• Urban fire response


  Attempt to suppress fire in early stages; Evacuate personnel on alarm, as necessary; Notify fire department; Shut off utilities; Monitor weather advisories
• Hazardous material spills


  The escape of solids, liquids, or gases that can harm people, other living organisms, property or the environment, from their intended controlled environment such as a container
• Hazardous material spills response

  Leave the area and call the local fire department for help. If anyone was affected by the spill, call your local Emergency Medical Services line
• Nuclear and radiation accidents

  An event involving significant release of radioactivity to the environment or a reactor core meltdown and which leads to major undesirable consequences to people, the environment, or the facility
• Nuclear and radiation accidents response

  Recognize that a CBRN incident has or may occur. Gather, assess and disseminate all available information to first responders. Establish an overview of the affected area. Provide and obtain regular updates to and from first responders
• Power failure


  Caused by summer or winter storms, lightning or construction equipment digging in the wrong location
• Power failure response


  Wait 5–10 minutes; power off all servers after a graceful shutdown; do not use telephones, in the event of severe lightning; shut down main electric circuit usually located in the basement or the first floor