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Correct answer: b) Develop a communication plan. Developing a communication plan as a first step for disaster preparedness is crucial as it ensures clear and timely information exchange among family members, emergency services, and loved ones. This coordination minimises confusion, helps locate individuals, and facilitates swift action during crises, enhancing overall safety and response effectiveness.
Developing a communication plan as a first step for disaster preparedness is crucial as it ensures clear and timely information exchange among family members, emergency services, and loved ones. This coordination minimises confusion, helps locate individuals, and facilitates swift action during crises, enhancing overall safety and response effectiveness.
Correct answer: d) All of the above Disasters strike unexpectedly. You can't always predict when a disaster might occur or know your loved ones would be during a disaster. Therefore its important to decide on a minimum of three familiar gathering spots when disaster hits. Advance planning ensures that everyone is well-informed about designated meeting points and prepared in times of need.
Disasters strike unexpectedly. You can't always predict when a disaster might occur or know your loved ones would be during a disaster. Therefore its important to decide on a minimum of three familiar gathering spots when disaster hits. Advance planning ensures that everyone is well-informed about designated meeting points and prepared in times of need.
Correct answer: f) All of the above. An important part of being disaster prepared is packing an emergency grab kit with all essential things (along with your emergency food & supplies kit) ahead of time. By doing this, you can be prepared to evacuate immediately and comfortably when disaster strikes.
An important part of being disaster prepared is packing an emergency grab kit with all essential things along with your emergency food & supplies kit ahead of time. By doing this, you can be prepared to evacuate immediately and comfortably when disaster strikes.
Your emergency supplies kit needs to first and foremost have 3 days worth of non-perishable food and water per person.
Correct answer: a) Neighbours. Neighbours, along with your family and friends are the most likely to respond first during a disaster. The SES also play an important role in immediate disaster response and assisting the community during an emergency, but its often your neighbours, family & friends who are the FIRST to help.
Neighbours, along with your family and friends are the most likely to respond first during a disaster. The SES also play an important role in immediate disaster response and assisting the community during an emergency, but its often your neighbours, family & friends who are the FIRST to help.
Correct answer: c) Seek refuge on the highest floor of a sturdy building and call 000. Do not try to drive, swim or wade through rising floodwater as you can be easily swept away. If you're trapped by rising floodwater, make your way safely to the highest place in a sturdy building and call 000 for help.
Do not try to drive, swim or wade through rising floodwater as you can be easily swept away. If you're trapped by rising floodwater, make your way safely to the highest place in a sturdy building and call 000 for help.
Correct answer: a) Depends on the impact. While disasters can vary in intensity, how well the community is prepared to handle a disaster can influence the impact and devastation it causes. Convoy of Hope aims to equip people to make the right decisions during and after disasters to help reduce stress and be better prepared for an emergency.
While disasters can vary in intensity, how well the community is prepared to handle a disaster can influence the impact and devastation it causes. Convoy of Hope aims to equip people to make the right decisions during and after disasters to help reduce stress and be better prepared for an emergency.
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