Preparedness and Mitigation

• Typhoon (Preparedness)

  • Establish and maintain coordination with Barangay Disaster Coordination Councils
  • Ensure that house can withstand heavy rain & strong winds
  • Learn more about typhoon and other weather disturbances, signs, warnings, etc., and how to protect house.
  • Learn something relevant to mitigation & preparedness for tropical cyclones
  • Participate actively to school's response drill/simulation.
• Typhoon (Response)

  • Monitor through radio or other reliable sources the latest official report of PAGASA
  • When the house is no longer safe, evacuate
  • Stay indoors & stay away from windows
  • Keep an open-line communication with relatives that are not affected
  • Ensure that members of the family will remain calm and keep them informed
• Typhoon (Rehabilitation)

  • Help in attending the victims immediately.
  • In case of major cuts, seek medical assistance
  • Help in checking the house for damages
  • Coordinate with barangay officials
• Thunderstorms (Preparedness)

  • Develop a Family Preparedness Plan incase of severe thunderstorm
  • Discuss how you would know if a thunderstorm may produce a tornado
  • Discuss how to be warned of an approaching thunderstorm
  • Recommend trimming and removal of dead/rotting trees
  • Secure outdoor objects that could be blown away
• Thunderstorm (Response)

  • Learn to do the lightning safety positions & stay away from structures
  • Carefully watch out for falling debris
  • Stay Calm
  • Postpone all outdoor activities
  • Unplug/turn off all electronics
  • Turn off ac/television and stay off the phone
  • Choose and move to a safe place in your house (lowest floor)
• Lightning is hotter than the surface of the Sun & can reach temperatures around 50,000 degrees F
• Tornado (Preparedness)

  • Develop a preparedness plan for family
  • Have periodic drills with the members of the family
  • Inspect pre-designated areas to ensure protection
  • Keep an open-line communication
  • Listen to the radio & television
  • Store flashlights & back-up batteries
• Tornado (Response)

  • Move to a pre-designated area/interior on the lowest floor & get under a sturdy piece of furniture
  • Stay away from windows
  • Lie flat in a depression if caught outside
• Tornado (Rehabilitation)

  • Attend to survivors
  • Check the house for damages/losses
  • Coordinate with proper authorities
• Flood & Flash Flood (Preparedness)

  • Find out the frequency occurance of floods in locality
  • Know the flood warning system
  • Research from previous occurences how fast the water floods occur
  • If it has been raining hard for several days/hours, be alert for the possibility of flood
  • Watch out for rapidly rising water & help prepare the family for evacuation
  • Switch off the electricity & lock the rooms
  • Have a handy survival kit.
• Flash Flood & Flood (Response)

  • Stay calm & updated
  • Listen continuously to radio
  • Do not attempt to cross flowing streams unless assured that the water is below knee level
  • Avoid areas prone to flooding
  • Do not go into swimming/boating in swollen rivers
  • Watch out for snakes in flooded areas
  • Eat only well cooked foods & drink only clean/preferably boiled water
• Flash Flood & Flood (Rehabilitation)

  • Report broken utility lines immediately
  • Ensure that electrical appliances are checked before turning on
  • Avoid affected areas
  • Continue to listen to radio/local tv stations
  • Stay away from any building that are still flooded
• Storm Surge (Preparedness)

  • Know the storm surge risk zones & identify safe grounds
  • Be alert & stay away from steep, high coastal areas which are prone to landslides
  • Switch off power supply
  • Stay on the inland side away from the potential flow of water
  • If caught in a storm surge, take hold of large boulders that can provide protection
• Storm Surges (Rehabilitation)

  • Do not eat fresh food that come in contact with flood water
  • Drinking water should be submitted to proper authorities for checking
  • Check damage of the house
  • Check house for electrical damage & open line wires
  • Help clean all mud and debris
• Hydrometeorological Hazard Map - Cyclone