“Community planning for disaster management”
Describe disasters, its types and various ways to manage it
along with examples.(approx 3-4 pages)
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Explanation:
Disaster recovery and Business Continuity has often been overlooked and sometimes even ignored. Managers could have been excused for thinking 'it won't happen here'. However, the series of recent tragic events have made businesses sit up and consider how and what they could do in the event of a disaster to protect their staff, customers and properties, brand, reputations, business and more appropriately their existence.
Most businesses depend heavily on technology and automated systems, which if disrupted, even for a few days, could cause severe financial loss and threaten survival. The continued operations of an organization depend on management awareness of potential disasters, their ability to develop a plan to minimize disruptions of critical functions and the capability to recover operations expediently and successfully.
A disaster can be defined as an occurrence causing widespread destruction and distress. Disaster mNatural disaster
anagement does not avert or eliminate the threats; instead, it focuses on creating plans to decrease the effect of disasters. Failure to create a plan could lead to damage to assets, human mortality, and lost revenue. Events covered by disaster management include acts of terrorism, fire, human caused disaster (like electrical fire, structural issues, industrial sabotage), natural disasters (like earthquakes, hurricanes, Tsunami, flood etc.), public disorder, and communication failures.
In order to avoid, or reduce significant losses to a business houses, emergency managers (preferably facility managers) should work to identify and anticipate potential risks, hopefully to reduce their probability of occurring. In the event that an emergency does occur, managers should have a plan prepared to mitigate the effects of that emergency, as well as to ensure Business Continuity of critical operations post-incident. It is essential for an organization to include procedures for determining whether an emergency situation has occurred and at what point an emergency management plan should be activated.
Disaster = Hazard + Vulnerability - Capacity
Social and economic developments are crucial components of disaster preparedness, however initiatives in development must be undertaken with caution and greater understanding of risks. Development can increase or reduce vulnerability, depending on how programs are designed and run. On the other hand, while natural disaster may seem to counter development goals, they can also offer development opportunities (e.g. rebuilding disaster affected areas in a more sustainable manner).
What is disaster management?
Disaster management is a collective term encompassing all aspects of planning for and responding to emergencies and disasters, including both pre- and post-event activities. It refers to the management of both the risk and the consequences of an event.
In essence, disaster management is more than just response and relief; it is a systematic process aimed at reducing the negative impact and/or consequences of adverse events.
Goals of disaster management
Proactive plans to mitigate various business risks
Minimizing loss via more effective preparedness and response
Creating more effective and durable recovery
Types of crisis - During the crisis management process, it is important to identify types of crises in that different crises necessitate the use of different crisis management strategies. Potential crises are enormous, but can be categorized as eight types: