DISASTER MANAGEMENT PLAN -2

(PREVENTIVE MESSURES FOR FLOOD CONTROL )

Complied
By
P.B.S. KUMAR
B.Sc, MA(PM),MA(Ind.Eco),MBA(HR),BGL,DLL,PGD IR&PM

29-08-2009
Before a Hurricane
 To prepare for a hurricane, you should take the following
measures:
 Make plans to secure your property. Permanent storm
shutters offer the best protection for windows. A second
option is to board up windows with 5/8” marine plywood,
cut to fit and ready to install. Tape does not prevent
windows from breaking.
 Install straps or additional clips to securely fasten your roof
to the frame structure. This will reduce roof damage.
 Be sure trees and shrubs around your home are well
trimmed.
 Clear loose and clogged rain gutters and downspouts.
 Determine how and where to secure your boat.
 Consider building a safe room.
Protect Your Property or Business
from Disaster
If you aren’t sure whether your property or business
is at risk from disasters caused by natural
hazards, check with your local building official, city
engineer, or planning and zoning administrator.
They can tell you whether you are in an area
where hurricanes, floods, earthquakes, wildfires,
or tornadoes are likely to occur. Also, they usually
can tell you how to protect yourself, your house,
business and property from the different hazards.
 Protect Your Property from
Flooding
 Build With Flood Damage Resistant Materials
 Dry Flood proof Your Building
 Add Waterproof Veneer to Exterior Walls
 Raise Electrical System Components
 Anchor Fuel Tanks
 Raise or Flood proof HVAC Equipment
 Install Sewer Backflow Valves
 Protect Wells From Contamination by Flooding
 Protect Your Property from High
Winds
 Maintain EIFS Walls
 Protect Windows and Doors with Covers
 Reinforce Double Entry Doors
 Reinforce or Replace Garage Doors
 Remove Trees and Potential Windborne Missiles
 Secure Metal Siding and Metal Roofs
 Secure Built-Up and Single-Ply Roofs
 Secure Composition Shingle Roofs
 Brace Gable End Roof Framing
Evacuation Plans

When community evacuations become necessary,

local officials provide information to the public
through the media. In some circumstances, other
warning methods, such as sirens or telephone
calls, also are used. Additionally, there may be
circumstances under which you and your family
feel threatened or endangered and you need to
leave your home, school, or workplace to avoid
these situations.
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Evacuation Plans

The amount of time you have to leave will

depend on the hazard. If the event is a
weather condition, such as a hurricane that
can be monitored, you might have a day or
two to get ready. However, many disasters
allow no time for people to gather even the
most basic necessities, which is why
planning ahead is essential.
 Evacuation: More Common than
You Realize
Evacuations are more common than many people
realize. Hundreds of times each year,
transportation and industrial accidents release
harmful substances, forcing thousands of people
to leave their homes. Heavy winds and floods
cause evacuations even more frequently. Almost
every year, people along the Sea coasts evacuate
in the face of approaching hurricanes. Ask local
authorities about emergency evacuation routes
and see if maps may are available with evacuation
routes marked.
 Evacuation Guidelines
Always: If time permits:
Keep a full tank of gas in Gather your disaster
your car if an evacuation supplies kit
seems likely. Gas
stations may be closed
during emergencies and
unable to pump gas
during power outages.
Plan to take one car per
family to reduce
congestion and delay
Evacuation Guidelines Contd…..

Make transportation Wear sturdy shoes and

arrangements with clothing that provides
friends or your local some protection, such as
government if you do not long pants, long-sleeved
own a car. shirts, and a cap.
Secure your home: Close and lock
Listen to a battery- doors and windows. Unplug electrical
powered radio and follow equipment, such as radios and
televisions, and small appliances, such
local evacuation as toasters and microwaves. Leave
instructions. freezers and refrigerators plugged in
unless there is a risk of flooding.
Evacuation Guidelines

Gather your family and go if you are Let others know where you are
instructed to evacuate immediately. going

Leave early enough to avoid being

trapped by severe weather.
Follow recommended evacuation
routes. Do not take shortcuts; they
may be blocked.
Be alert for washed-out roads and
bridges. Do not drive into flooded
areas
Stay away from downed power lines
 Inland Flooding Safety Actions
 Learn your vulnerability to flooding by determining
the elevation of your property.
 Evaluate your insurance coverage; as construction
grows around areas, floodplains change. If you are
in a flood area, consider what mitigation measure
you can do in advance. More from the National
Flood Insurance Program.
 In highly flood-prone areas, keep materials on
hand like sandbags, plywood, plastic sheeting,
plastic garbage bags, lumber, shovels, work boots
and gloves. Call your local emergency
management agency to learn how to construct
proper protective measures around your home.
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Inland Flooding Safety Actions

 Be aware of streams, drainage channels and

areas known to flood, so you or your evacuation
routes are not cut off.
 Avoid driving into water of unknown depth. Moving
water can quickly sweep your vehicle away.
 Restrict children from playing in flooded areas.
 Test drinking water for portability; wells should be
pumped out and the water tested before drinking.
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Inland Flooding Safety Actions
 Do not use fresh food that has come in contact with floodwaters. Wash
canned goods that come in contact with floodwaters with soap and hot
water.
 Hurricanes are capable of producing copious amounts of rainfall.
During landfall, a rainfall amounts of 10 to 15 inches or more is
common. If the storm is large and moving slowly, less than 10 mph, the
rainfall amounts from a well-organized storm are likely to be even more
excessive. This heavy rain usually occurs slightly to the right of the
hurricane's track. The amount of rain depends on the size, forward
speed and whether the hurricane interacts with other weather systems.
 To get a generic estimate of the rainfall amount (in inches) that can be
expected, divide 100 by the storm's forward motion, for example, 100/5
mph = 20 inches of rain. For specific rainfall forecasts please monitor
local forecasts from the National Weather Service. Rainfall and
Flooding fact: Tropical Storm Claudette (1979) brought 45 inches of
rain to an area near Alvin, Texas, contributing to more than $600
million in damage.
Inland Flooding From Hurricanes
 The next time you hear hurricane -- think inland
flooding!
 While storm surge has the highest potential to
cause hurricane related deaths, more people died
from inland flooding associated with tropical
systems from 1970 to 1999. Since the 1970's,
inland flooding has been responsible for more than
half of all deaths associated with tropical cyclones
in the East & West Costal States. Flooding from
hurricanes can occur hundreds of miles from the
coast placing communities, which would not
normally be affected by the strongest hurricane
winds, in great danger.
 Facts About Inland Flooding From
Hurricanes
 From 1970 to 1999, 78% of children killed
by tropical cyclones drowned in freshwater
floods.
 One cubic yard of water weighs 1700lbs.
The average automobile weighs 3400lbs.
Many automobiles will float in just 2 feet of
water.
 The average person can be swept off their
feet in 6 inches of moving water.
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 Facts About Inland Flooding From
Hurricanes
 At least 23% of U.S. tropical cyclone deaths occur
to people who drown in, or attempting to abandon,
their cars.
 Rainfall is typically heavier with slower moving
storms.
 Some of the greatest rainfall amounts associated
with tropical systems occurs from weaker Tropical
Storms that have a slow forward speed (1 to
10mph) or stall over an area. Due to the amount of
rainfall a Tropical Storm can produce, they are
capable of causing as much damage as a
category 2 hurricane.
Links to Helpful Information
 Local Government Meteorological Centers
 After a Flood – Local District Collector’s Relief
Camp
 National Disaster Relief Center's Inland Flooding
Preparedness
 All Media Services
Links to River and Rainfall Forecasts
 River Forecast Centers Local Revenue Dept.,
 Hydro meteorological Predication Center (Rainfall
Forecasts)
THANK YOU