Senior High School

Disaster Readiness &

Risk Reduction (DRRR)
Quarter2/Module 9/Week 7

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Disaster Readiness and Risk Reduction- Senior High
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Quarter 1 - Module 1: Basic Concepts of Disaster & Disaster Risk
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 Senior High School

Disaster Readiness &

Risk Reduction (DRRR)
Module 9

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 Table of Contents

What This Module is About ................................................................................................................... I

What I Need to Know .............................................................................................................................. I
How to Learn from this Module ...........................................................................................................II
Icons of this Module ...............................................................................................................................II

What I Know ........................................................................................................................................... .III

Lesson 1:
Different Community-Based Practices for Managing Disaster Risk………1
What I Need to Know ............................................................................................. 1
What I Know: (Multiple Choices) .......................................................................... 1
What’s New: ........................................................................................................... 2
What Is It ................................................................................................................ 3
What’s More:.......................................................................................................... 3
What I Can D0……………………………………………………………………..8
What I Know: ........................................................................................................ 9

Lesson 2:
Community Preparedness Plan ……….…………………………………………..……10
What I Need to Know ............................................................................................. 10
What I Know: (Multiple Choices) .......................................................................... 10
What’s New: ........................................................................................................... 11
What Is It ................................................................................................................ 11
What’s More:.......................................................................................................... 14
What I Can Do: ...................................................................................................... 16
What I Know: ........................................................................................................ 17

Summary………………………………………………………………………………………….
Assessment: (Post-Test)………………………………………………………………………..
Key to Answers ....................................................................................................................................
References ............................................................................................................................................
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What This Module is About

Welcome the Disaster Readiness Risk Reduction (DRRR) module!

The Department of Education (DepED) commits to build a resilient society in times of

hazards and disasters. How can this be possible?

Philippines is regularly experience hazards and disasters. Our country is susceptible

to geological and hydro meteorological hazards because of its location on a hazardous spot
on this planet. It is situated within the western rim of the Pacific ring of Fire which is the
world’s hub of volcanic network and tectonic plates and the western pacific typhoon belt
where the worlds destructive typhoons originate. Hence, it is not surprising that Philippines is
one of the most vulnerable countries in terms of disaster risks and natural hazards among
the 173 countries in the world. These hazards are remarkable with the huge destruction
affected in the country’s economy, environment, livelihood and lives. In this situation,
learners are the most affected, and schools are disrupted. (MindaI. Cabilao-Valencia et., al.)

This module provides basic information and knowledge on disaster readiness and
risk reduction which are significant towards a more meaningful discussions and
interactions. This is aimed in introducing the concept of disaster readiness, risk and
reduction to Senior High School learners. Basic concepts and terminologies will be
presented as we go along the module.

This module contains varied activities that can help you as a Senior High School
become a resilient amidst hazards and disasters. Your journey on this module will develop
your critical thinking, creativity, and problem-solving skills.

The following are the lessons contained in this module.

1. Different Community-Based Practices for Managing Disaster Risk

2. Community Preparedness Plan

What I Need to Know

At the end of this module, you should be able to:

1. Discuss different community-based practices for managing disaster risk to specific

hazards(Q2/Week7)
2. Develop a community preparedness plan; (Q2/Week7)

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How to Learn from this Module

To achieve the objectives cited above, you are to do the following:

• Take your time reading the lessons carefully.
• Follow the directions and/or instructions in the activities and exercises diligently.
• Answer all the given tests and exercises.

Icons of this Module

What I Need to This part contains learning objectives that

Know are set for you to learn as you go along the
module.

What I know This is an assessment as to your level of

knowledge to the subject matter at hand,
meant specifically to gauge prior related
Knowledge
What’s In This part connects previous lesson with that
of the current one.

What’s New An introduction of the new lesson through

various activities, before it will be presented
to you

What is It These are discussions of the activities as a

way to deepen your discovery and under-
standing of the concept.

What’s More These are follow-up activities that are in-

tended for you to practice further in order to
master the competencies.

What I Have Activities designed to process what you

Learned have learned from the lesson

What I can do These are tasks that are designed to show-

case your skills and knowledge gained, and
applied into real-life concerns and situations.

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 What I Know

(Pretest)

Multiple Choice. Select the letter of the best answer from among the given choices
Let us begin our activities by determining your prior knowledge of the lessons you are
about to study. Directions: Read each item very well and choose the best answer. Write your
answers on your activity notebook.

1. What factor allows the force of gravity to overcome the resistance of earth material to
landslide?
A) Saturation by water C) steepening of slopes by erosion
B) Loosened stones D) Both A and B

2. Landslides are often associated with ____ ?

A) El Niño C) Periods of Humidity
B) El Niña D) Periods of Intense Rainfall

3. Typhoon “Sendong” was known internationally as ____ ?

A) Typhoon ‘Washi’ C) Typhoon ‘Haiyan’
B) Typhoon ‘Bopha’ D) Typhoon ‘Yolanda’

4. Minimization of risks – is a term which means?

A) Geological Processes C) Creation of TWG
B) Hazard control D) Create a small group

5. It is important to know the following when reading the map.

A) Symbols and Scale C) Direction
B) Distance D) All of the above

6. Geologic hazards includes earthquakes, volcanic eruptions and __?

A. Sinkholes C) Rain-induced landslides
B. Wildfires D) Both A and C

7. A geological hazard that is characterized by caving in of the ground is called?

A) Sinkholes C) Mudslides
B) Earthquakes D) Landslides

8. Which item below is not included in preparing for an emergency?

A) Spare Batteries C) Whistle
B) Medicine Kit D) Ball

9. How many typhoons in a year passes through the PAR?

A) 20 C) 30
B) 28 D) 38

10. When you are caught in a landslide, you should?

A) Lay flat on the ground C) rescue someone
B) Move slowly away D) Move out quickly from the debris path

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 Lesson
Different Community-Based
1 Practices for Managing
Disaster Risk

What I Need to Know

At the end of this module, you should be able to:

1. Discuss different community-based practices for managing disaster risk to
specific hazards, (Q2 – Week 7.1).

What I Know

Pre- Test. Direction. Choose the letter of the correct answer. Write your answer on a
separate sheet of paper.

1. A result from the sudden shifting of the earth’s crust below or at the surface, causing
ground vibrations and shocks.
A. Earthquake C. Fire
B. Tropical Cyclone D. Storm Surge

2. The following are the steps you should do during the earthquake EXCEPT,
A. During the earthquake execute duck, cover and hold.
B. Take cover under sturdy table or piece of furniture for protection from falling
object.
C. Hold that position and stay wherever you are until the shaking stops and you
cannot anymore feel the ground movement.
D. In an orderly manner, exit the building, staying low to avoid smoke inhalation.

3. Which of the following is NOT a community-based practices for DRR?

A. Fire Drill B. Earthquake Drill C. Sports Feast D. Clean-up drive

4. What is the benefit of community-based practices of DRR?

A. The community-based practices for managing disaster risk is necessary to
become prepared, responsive and resilient.
B. The community-based practices on drills are necessary for information and
advocacy.
C. It makes people prepared in times of disaster.
D. It improves collaboration among community members.
5. Among the different occurrence of disaster, what you should do that’s common to all
situation?
A. Prepare your survival kit C. Listen to the warnings or forecasts
B. Attend symposia and seminars D. Know the evacuation plan

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 What’s New

A community is a group of people living in the same place having a particular

characteristics in common. Communities, government institutions and community based
organizations are strengthened to contribute to local agenda for building resilient
communities. Community preparedness refers to community-wide efforts to give citizens
the training, education and resources they need to prepare in advance against threat of a
possible local disaster at an individual level and collective level. Hence, community-based
practices for managing disaster risk is necessary to become prepared, responsive and
resilient.

Activity 1

Direction: List the different disaster risk reduction community-based practices in your own
barangay that you have participated in the past years and write the corresponding purpose
of each.

DRR Community-Based Practices Purpose

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 What is It

The following suggested steps have known to be the best practices in the household
and in the community.

Basic steps to make sure you remain safe:

1. Meet with your family or household members.

2. Discuss how to prepare and respond to emergencies that are most likely to happen.
3. Identify responsibilities for each member and plan to work together as a team.

Plan what to do in case you are separated during emergency.

1. Choose two places to meet.

2. Right outside your house in case sudden emergency, such as fire.
3. Outside your neighborhood in case you cannot return home or asked to evacuate.
4. Choose an out emergency contact person and the best thing is to let the household
members memorized phone numbers of contact persons during emergency.

What’s More

Different Community-Based Practices

A. Earthquake Drill

Earthquakes result from the sudden shifting of the earth’s crust below or at the surface,
causing ground vibrations and shocks.

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Schools in CDO conducting Earthquake Drills every quarter

Situation Practices

- Know the emergency evacuation plan and prepare

survival kit.
- Be familiar with the dangerous spot inside offices,
buildings, houses, or rooms.
- Be careful with things which may harm people
during earthquake. It is better to fix as early as possible like
faulty electrical wiring, leaky gas connection, movable glass
Before tables, cabinets and shelves.
- Identify safe places indoors and outdoors.
- Educate everyone about emergency contacts.
- Prepare stocks of emergency supplies like foods,
water, medicines, flashlights and more. Survival kit is a
must.
- Make an evacuation and reunion plan. Ensure that
everyone will see each other after the earthquake, agree a
meeting place after the disaster.
- During the earthquake execute duck, cover and
hold.
- Take cover under sturdy table or piece of furniture
for protection from falling objects.
- Hold that position and stay wherever you are until
the shaking stops and you cannot anymore feel the ground
movement.
During
- Do not immediately proceed to the door, some
doors will swings which can even cause injury.
- Then go out of the building as you feel safe to do
so.
- Once the earthquake is over, listen to the battery
operated radio or television for updates of aftershock.
- Stay away from damaged area.
- Stay away from the beach if living in a coastal area
After
- Be aware of possible tsunamis
- Landslide re also possible for mountainous areas as
well as the ground rapture for areas along active fault lines
which causes the ground break
- If outsiders, move away from building and strengths.
- Immediately proceed to open area.
- Once in the open, stay there and do not go near
building and tall infrastructure to avoid falling debris
- If in a moving vehicle, stop as quickly as safety
If Outside During permits.
Earthquake - Avid stopping near buildings, overpasses, bridges,
or ramps which might have been damaged during
earthquake.
- If you are on a sidewalk near building, duck into a
doorway to protect yourself from falling breaks, glass,
plaster, and other debris.
- I you are in a crowded store or other public place,
do not rush to exits. Move away from display shelves
If Inside/ Trapped In An containing objects that might fall.

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Establishment During - If trapped under debris, cover your mouth with
Earthquake handkerchief.

B. Fire Drill

Fire becomes disaster when it goes out of control and spreads fast, threatening human life,
homes, and other structures.

Fire Drill of FS Catanico High School

Situation Practices
- Know the emergency evacuation plan and prepare
Before
the survival kit.
- In an orderly manner, exit the building, staying low
to avoid smoke inhalation.

- If the fire alarm has been activated, pull the closest

fire alarm when exiting the building.

- Familiarized yourself the layout of the building.

Escape routes are posted throughout buildings in areas
During and After the Fire easily accessible to everyone.

- If you are the last to exit a classroom or office close

the door, reducing the fire’s spread and damage.

- After exiting, meet in designated areas to be

counted for. Under no circumstances should you re-enter a
burning building.

C. Tropical Cyclones, Flash flood and Storm surge

Tropical cyclones are giant whirlwinds, which are locally known as bagyo. Rainfall
associated with a tropical cyclone can be intense over a long period of time.

Floods occur when bodies of water such as streams and rivers overflow their natural
borders and inundate the surrounding areas such as plains or low-lying areas.

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 A flood that rises and falls quite rapidly with little or no advanced warning, usually as a
result of intense rainfall over a relatively small area are called flash floods. Often, there is
a short interval between rainfall and the occurrence of the flood, which makes a flash flood
particularly dangerous.
Storm surge is the rise in sea level or the piling up of seawater that sweeps inland due to
increase in wind velocity and decrease in atmospheric pressure during a tropical cyclone.
Storm surge happens when a tropical cyclone nears the coastal area where the shallow
slope off the coast will allow a greater surge to inundate coastal communities.

Situation Practices
Know the emergency evacuation plan and prepare the survival
kit.

- Listen to the early warnings like PAG-ASA forecast and

warnings and local community warnings.

- Get the household members ready anytime in case of

flash flood.
Before
- Listen to the evacuation and preventive measures of
the local or barangay DRRM like early evacuation.

- Evacuate while roads and bridges are passable en

route to the evacuation area

- Bring pets and farm animals to higher and safe ground.

- Coordinate with the DRRM for instruction.

- Turn off the main electricity switch and the LPG tank,
and lock the doors.

- Always find secure elevated place.

During - Keep away from flooded areas especially if you are not
sure how deep the floodwater is.

- Keep children away from playing in floodwater.

- Make sure that the area is safe before leaving the

evacuation center.

- Repair the damaged parts of the house.

- Make sure that electrical lines and outlets are safe

before using them again.
After
- Help out in the repair of damaged facilities in the
community such us school, water pipes, etc.

- Make sure your food is properly cooked and water is

boiled for drinking.

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D. Epidemic / Pandemic

An epidemic is a rapid and significant increase in normal number of cases of an infectious

disease and spreading form person to person in a locality where the disease is not
permanently prevalent. The most common epidemics in the Philippines are measles,
malaria, dengue, cholera and lately the COVID-19. On the other hand, pandemic is an
epidemic disease that has spread over a large area that is prevalent in the whole country,
continent or the whole world.

Situation Practices
- Listen to the early warnings like DOH and IATF
Before
- Inform the household members to be ready anytime.
- Practice minimum standard of health practices like
sanitation and disinfecting procedures.
- Follow the government mandates and guidelines.
During - Stay at home is the best remedy.

- Follow the government mandates and guidelines on

After
the post minimum health standard practices.

E. Clean-Up Drive

A clean-up drive is to raise environmental awareness and strengthen collaboration among

members of the community. The main purpose is to help each part of the community stay in
a clean surrounding that is beneficial to the residents. Usually the clean-up drive is initiated
by the barangay officials, school personnel, or an organization. Clean-up drive have many
benefits like prevention of climate change, promote waste reduction, unclogging of drainage
as prevention for flash floods, and other related geological hazards and meteorological
hazards.

School initiated community clean-up drive and coastal/river clean-up drive

F. Seminar- Workshop on DRRM, First Aid Seminar and Awareness Campaign Symposia

Awareness campaigns and seminars on DRRM is widespread in all government and non-
government agencies as mandated in the law, RA 10121. Local communities h
ave different awareness campaigns to battle disasters and crisis. More so, all schools are
integrating DRRM in the lesson, symposia, and drills are all part of advocacy to make the
people informed and involved thus, minimizing the impacts of disasters to the lives and
properties.

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 School initiated awareness campaigns and symposia on DRRM

Activity 2

Direction: Answer the following questions in a separate sheet of paper.

1. Have you participated any drill in your school or in your community? What have you learn
from that drill? What is your suggestion/s to improve the drill?

_________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________
________

2. What symposium or awareness campaign on disaster risk reduction related topic have
you participated in your school or in your community? What have you learn from that
symposium? What is your suggestion/s to improve the symposium?

_________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________

What I Can Do

Activity 3

Direction: Visit / call your community DRRM office and interview an official about the best
community practices of DRRM in your community.

Make a narrative report about your interview and report in your class.

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 What I Know

Post Test.

Direction. Choose the letter of the correct answer. Write your answer on a separate sheet of
paper.

1. What is the benefit of community-based practices of DRR?

A. The community-based practices for managing disaster risk is necessary to
become prepared, responsive and resilient.
B. The community-based practices on drills are necessary for information and
advocacy.
C. It makes people prepared in times of disaster.
D. It improves collaboration among community members.

2. The following are the steps you should do during the earthquake EXCEPT,
A. During the earthquake execute duck, cover and hold.
B. Take cover under sturdy table or piece of furniture for protection from falling
objects.
C. Hold that position and stay wherever you are until the shaking stops and you
cannot anymore feel the ground movement.
D. In an orderly manner, exit the building, staying low to avoid smoke inhalation.

3. Among the different occurrence of disasters, what you should do that is common to all
situations?
A. Prepare your survival kit C. Listen to the warnings or forecasts
B. Attend symposia and seminars D. Know the evacuation plan

4. Which of the following is NOT a community-based practices for DRR?

A. Fire Drill C. Sports Feast
B. Earthquake Drill D. Clean-up drive

5. A result from the sudden shifting of the earth’s crust below or at the surface, causing
ground vibrations and shocks.
A. Earthquake C. Fire
B. Tropical Cyclone D. Storm Surge

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 Lesson

2 Community Preparedness Plan

What I Need to Know

At the end of this module, you should be able to:

1. Develop a community preparedness plan (Q 2 / Week 7)

What I Know

Pre- Test. Direction. Choose the letter of the correct answer. Write your answer on a
separate sheet of paper.

1. The measures taken in advance of a hazard impact to reduce or eliminate risk to

society and environment. System and policies are being implemented to deter,
detect, deny and defuse hazards or threats.
A. Preparedness C. Response
B. Mitigation D. Rehabilitation

2. A course of action of each kind of emergency outlined, and conduct drills / dry-run to
enhance emergency response during and after the disaster.
A. Preparedness C. Response
B. Mitigation D. Rehabilitation

3. A plan of steps to take during crisis are put into effect and directed towards saving life,
protecting property, and dealing with the immediate damage caused by the disaster.
A. Preparedness C. Response
B. Mitigation D. Rehabilitation

4. It deals on restoration of affected communities / areas to proper or normal level of

functioning and development with reduced vulnerability and increased sustainability.
A. Preparedness C. Response
B. Mitigation D. Rehabilitation

5. Are activities designed to avoid or minimized loss of life and damage of property as well
as activities to organize and facilitate timely and effective rescue, relief and rehabilitation
operation in the aftermath of disastrous event.
A. Preparedness Plan C. Response Plan
B. Mitigation Plan D. Rehabilitation Plan

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 What’s New

Community-based preparedness and planning allows the people to manage potential

hazards following a disaster event. Communities can plan to work together to reduce injury,
death and property damage. Community preparedness will have improved the ability of
individuals and groups to reduce the effects of the hazard impact and manage resources
until assistance is available.

The community preparedness plan is governing by four (4) key phases:

1. Mitigation – measures taken in advance of a hazard impact to reduce or eliminate risk to

society and environment. System and policies are being implemented to
deter, detect, deny and defuse hazards or threats.

2. Preparedness – course of action of each kind of emergency outlined, and conduct drills /
dry-run to enhance emergency response during and after the disaster.

3. Response – plan of steps to take during crisis are put into effect and directed towards
saving life, protecting property, and dealing with the immediate damage caused by
the disaster.

4. Rehabilitation – deals on restoration of affected communities / areas to proper or normal

level of functioning and development with reduced vulnerability and increased
sustainability.

What is It

Community preparedness plan are activities designed to avoid or minimized loss of

life and damage of property as well as activities to organize and facilitate timely and effective
rescue, relief and rehabilitation operation in the aftermath of disastrous event.

The following are the basic parts of the Community Preparedness Plan:
1. Organization of Barangay DRRMC or Barangay Development Council (BDC) and
with participation of local stakeholders
2. Establishment of alerting and communication system
3. Detailed courses of action for each kind of crisis or disaster
4. Detailed community evacuation map
5. Information dissemination and advocacy

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 What’s More

Activity 1

Direction: Visit or ask the list of members of your Barangay Development Council (BDC)
including the list of volunteers and stakeholders.
The Barangay Development Council (BDC) with the help of the stakeholders and volunteers
create an incident management structure that provides a comprehensive organizational
framework designed for foreseeable types of crisis or disaster. The BDC will organize each
team to handle specific emergency situation. Each team will formulate preparedness plan for
each emergency situation, specifying course of action to be taken in case of emergencies
like the following:
1. Emergency alerting system,
2. Fire,
3. Earthquake,
4. Typhoon, storm, and flood,
5. Bomb Threat, Robbery and
6. Strike

In common situation, a barangay has only one team to handle disaster and
emergency events. In this case, the team are already trained to handle wide array of
emergency situations.

Activity 2

Direction: The table below shows the emergency early warning devices. Fill up the third
column by writing the purpose of each device for the given specific hazard.

Hazard Early Warning Device Purpose

Two-way radio

Flood

Megaphone

12
12
 Fire alarm / bell

Two-way radio

Fire

Megaphone

167

Alarm / bell

Earthquake

Whistle

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 What’s More

Find out what you should do in case a disaster strikes.

The BDC or Barangay DRRM may be able to provide you the evacuation and
information about local warnings and emergency plan. If you cannot get all the
information you need from the officials, research local hazards on your own. Figure
out, for example, what preparations you should make during earthquake and how to
survive.
(Source: CDRRMC, Cagayan de Oro City)
Your knowledge about your community evacuation plan is very important during
disaster. The following steps are helpful;

1. Decide what route you would like to take to be in the evacuation center the
soonest and the safest way. You may also choose to stay in a safe hotel/motel, in
tour relatives or in your safe neighborhood.

2. Practice evacuating from your home twice a year. Drive your plan evacuation
route and plot alternate routes on your map in case roads are impassable.

3. Quarterly practice/drill for family.

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Activity 3

Direction: Draw a map of your community and make an evacuation plan. Compare your
plan to the one made by you’re the Barangay DRRMC. Cite the differences and similarities
between the two maps.

1. Draw your community evacuation map.

Community Evacuation Map

2. What are the similarities of your evacuation map and that of the Barangay or community
evacuation map?

_________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________

3. What are the differences of your evacuation map and that of the Barangay or community
evacuation map?
_________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________

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 What I Can Do

Fire is one of the disasters that might occur in your community. Although a fire
disaster need not necessarily reach catastrophic proportions, it will present some of the
characteristic aspects of a disaster because of the highly destructive action or fire and of
considerable number of victims. One factor that makes fire disasters dramatic is panic. This
is due to the realization that fire can kill within few moments, cause of injuries, permanent
disfigurement, and inexorably destroy everything in the vicinity. Below is an example of a
plan of procedures during the fire incident.

What to do when a fire breaks out:

1. Immediately hit the fire alarm. Execute basic steps to stop fire if you are capable.
2. Exit the building by staying low to avoid smoke inhalation. It takes just two (2)
minutes for your house to be filled with toxic fumes from a fire. These fumes are
deadly when inhaled, and may have long-term effects in your body. Majority of
deaths from fire are caused by suffocation rather than the fire itself.
3. Don’t panic. A well-rehearsed emergency exit plan will greatly alleviate the panic
you may feel during the fire.
3 Try to close the door of the burning room and close all doors behind you as you
leave. This will help delay the fire and smoke.
4. Before you open a door, feel it with the back of your hand to determine if the room
behind it is burning.
5. Fumes and hot air usually settle at the ceiling. When the smoke is dense, the best
air that you can breathe is usually one to two feet from the floor. Crawl to the exit
with a wet piece of cloth to cover your mouth.
6. Fire spreads at a very fast rate, doubling its volume every thirty seconds. Get
everyone out first. Have a bug-out pack with all your essentials. Saving your
possessions may weigh you down and get you trapped.
7. Never go back to your house unless a fire fighter declares it is safe to do so. You
could run into a potential roof collapse, stumble on live wires, or could trigger a
dreaded backdraft*
8. Proceed to the evacuation center or to the safe place of your choice.

Activity 5

Direction: Develop a plan consisting of procedures before, during and after an earthquake.
Other learner’s may also choose to develop a plan on flood, typhoon, storm, bomb threat, or
strike. Coincide your procedures to your community evacuation plan. Present your output to
the class.

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 What I Know

Post Test.

Direction. Choose the letter of the correct answer. Write your answer on a separate sheet of
paper.

1. It deals on restoration of affected communities / areas to proper or normal level of

functioning and development with reduced vulnerability and increased sustainability.
A. Preparedness C. Response
B. Mitigation D. Rehabilitation

2. The measures taken in advance of a hazard impact to reduce or eliminate risk to society
and environment. System and policies are being implemented to deter, detect, deny and
defuse hazards or threats.
A. Preparedness C. Response
B. Mitigation D. Rehabilitation

3. Are activities designed to avoid or minimized loss of life and damage of property as well
as activities to organize and facilitate timely and effective rescue, relief and rehabilitation
operation in the aftermath of disastrous event.
A. Preparedness Plan C. Response Plan
B. Mitigation Plan D. Rehabilitation Plan

4. A course of action of each kind of emergency outlined, and conduct drills / dry-run to
enhance emergency response during and after the disaster.
A. Preparedness C. Response
B. Mitigation D. Rehabilitation

5. A plan of steps to take during crisis are put into effect and directed towards saving life,
protecting property, and dealing with the immediate damage caused by the disaster.
A. Preparedness C. Response
B. Mitigation D. Rehabilitation

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