Northern Quezon College Inc.

Bachelor of Science in Business Administration

EARTH SCIENCE

Group 3

Marivie C. Ungriano
Rhonalyn Ducog
Sarah Mergano
Pearl Anne Sta. Maria
Diether Rutaquio
 Disaster Preparedness Handbook

EMERGENCY HOTLINES
Local Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council
(LDRRMC): 535-4466 Loc. 31

PNP: 535-3642 or 166

Municipal Health Office: 535-2151

DSWD: 535-4248 Loc. 13

BFP: 535-2700 Loc. 160

REFERENCES:

 MDRRMC Disaster Preparedness Manual

 Disaster Preparedness and First Aid Handbook
 Local Disaster Risk and Reduction Management Council-
Infanta, Quezon
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 PAGASA Website
 BFP Website
 Encarta Dictionary
 Merriam-Webster Dictionary
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Disaster Risk and Reduction Management for:

Flood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Types of Flood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Causes of Flood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Effects of Flood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Flood Safety Planning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Flood Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Flood Forecasting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Pre-Flood preparation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Before the Flood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
When Warned of Flood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
During the Flood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
After the Flood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
What to Have During Emergencies
High Temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14  First aid kit-should include medicines and essentials for primary
Extreme Heat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 treatment of fever, diarrhea, cough, colds, wounds and other
Causes of Heat Waves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 common ailments
Effects of Heat Waves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17  Flashlights, candles, matches and fresh, spare batteries
What to do in cases of Heat Waves . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19  Portable radio and fresh, spare batteries
Extreme Heat Preparedness Checklist . . . . . . . . . . 22  Whistle
Stay Safe During the Heat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23  Cellphone
 Potable drinking water in sealed containers
Limited Water Resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25  Basic equipment for the needs of infants, the elderly, and the
Fresh Water . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 disabled
Ways to Prepare for limited Water Resources . . . . . 27  Non-perishable foodstuff like easy-open canned goods
What to Do During Water Crisis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 sufficient for three days
 Blankets, clean clothes, raincoats, rubber boots, tissue paper
What to Have During Emergencies and other sanitary supplies
First Aid Kit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31  Money, including loose change
Hotlines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32  Large and sturdy plastic bags that can be used to store and
protect various important items and documents
 Disaster Preparedness and First Aid Handbook
 Desalination of seawater

Another costly option: investing in desalination plants. “A 50-fold

increase would be required for one wedge, which would imply
significant capital and energy costs,” the paper says.

The authors mention other options, including rainwater

harvesting for agriculture and reducing meat production, which is
a big drain on supplies. But they don’t quantify their impact.

FLOOD
Flood is due to overflowing of water from water bodies, such as
a river, lake, or ocean, as well as by the accumulation of rainwater by
drainage. Floods can cause severe damages to lives and properties.

Flood/Flooding – is a great overflow of water that rises and spreads

over the land when the volume of water from water bodies exceeds its
carrying capacity and escapes from its usual boundaries.

Types of Floods
 Areal
Floods can happen on flat or low-
lying areas when water is supplied
by rainfall or snowmelt more
rapidly than it can
either infiltrate or run off.
The excess accumulates in place,

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sometimes to hazardous depths. a landslide, earthquake or volcanic eruption. Examples
Surface soil can become saturated, which effectively stops infiltration, include outburst floods
where the water table is shallow, such as a floodplain, or from intense
rain from one or a series of storms. Infiltration also is slow to negligible
through frozen ground, rock, concrete, paving, or roofs.
 Riverine (Channel)
Floods occur in all types of river and stream channels, from the
smallest ephemeral streams in humid zones to normally-dry
channels in arid climates to the world's largest rivers. When overland
flow occurs on tilled fields, it can result in a muddy
flood where sediments are picked up by run off and carried as
suspended matter or bed load. Localized flooding may be caused or
exacerbated by drainage obstructions such as landslides, ice, debris,
or beaver dams.
 Estuarine and coastal
Flooding in estuaries is commonly caused by a combination of sea tidal
surges caused by winds and low barometric pressure, and they may be
exacerbated by high upstream river flow.
Coastal areas may be flooded by storm events at sea, resulting in
waves over-topping defenses or in severe cases by tsunami or tropical
cyclones. A storm surge, from either a tropical cyclone or an extra
tropical, falls within this category.
 Urban flooding
Urban flooding is the inundation of land or property in a built
environment, particularly in more densely populated areas, caused by
rainfall overwhelming the capacity of drainage systems, such as storm
sewers. Although sometimes triggered by events such as flash flooding
or snowmelt, urban flooding is a condition, characterized by its
repetitive and systemic impacts on communities that can happen
regardless of whether or not affected communities are located within
designated floodplains or near any body of water.
In urban areas, flood effects can be exacerbated by existing paved
streets and roads, which increase the speed of flowing water.
 Catastrophic

Catastrophic riverine flooding is usually associated with major

infrastructure failures such as the collapse of a dam, but they may
also be caused by drainage channel modification from