1. IS YOUR FAMILY
PREPARED TO MEET A
DISASTER?

2. As we begin to face the effects of global warming, disasters become a common part of our lives, more destructive and devastating as evidenced by the recent killer typhoon “Yolanda.” But typhoon and weather disturbances at least give us a window of opportunity to prepare and possibly avoid injury or death.
Unlike typhoons and cyclones, EARTHQUAKE does not have a warning when it will strike, what time of the day or night, its magnitude and an estimated damage and death toll not until it subsides completely.
When an Earthquake strikes with a magnitude of not lower than a 7.2, everything will be at a standstill, no telephones, no cellular phones, roads blocked, destruction everywhere. And the worst feeling of paranoia will be, not knowing what happened to your children, your loved ones, your parents, and your home.
The purpose of this course, is to help you prepare yourselves and your families survive just in case we are hit by the “BIG ONE.”

3. RECENT FOREIGN AND LOCAL SEISMOLOGICAL AND GEOLOGICAL STUDIES HAVE CONFIRMED THAT METRO MANILA IS DUE TO EXPERIENCE A HIGH INTENSITY EARTHQUAKE DUE TO A MASSIVE BUILD UP OF ENERGY ON THE PLATES. THIS OCCURRENCE IS EXPECTED EVERY 400 YEARS AND THE LAST EARTHQUAKE RESULTED IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE MARIKINA VALLEY.

4. If HAITI had a 7.0, Manila is expected to
HOW STRONG WILL IT BE?
If HAITI had a 7.0, Manila is expected to
have a 7.2 to 9.2
In the Earthquake scale of Phivolcs, a 7.0 magnitude is DESCTRUCTIVE, this is what Haiti experienced.
For a 7.2 to 9.2, this is DEVASTATING

5. ACTUAL SCENARIOS TO EXPECT FROM A 9.2 EATHQUAKE
► Collapsed buildings and houses
► Damaged buildings and houses
► Collapsed bridges, flyovers, pedestrian overpasses, electric posts, billboards, flying shards of glasses from windows of buildings.
► Busted water pipes and sewers
► Exploding petroleum depots and gas stations
► Fallen trees
► Blocked roads and highways

6. ► Tsunami on the coastlines
► Landslides on the mountainsides
► No Telephone Service
► No Electricity – Electric power
► Cell sites start to lose their power
► Signals are lost
► Communication knockdown
► Simultaneous vehicular accidents
► RESCUE IS IMPROBABLE IN THE NEXT 48 HOURS OR MORE?

7. HOW DO YOU MANAGE THIS KIND OF A DISASTER? FATALITIES :
35,000 DEATHS AT DAYTIME
150,000 INJURIES AT NIGHT TIME
95,000 DEATHS AT NIGHT TIME
350,000 INJURIES AT NIGHT TIME
The conservative figures are based on the
latest JICA studies.
HOW DO YOU
MANAGE THIS
KIND OF A DISASTER?

8. IN THE REALISTIC ESSENCE, HOW DO YOU REALLY PREPARE?
Accept the realities of what are to come.
Work on the preparation methods :
● Home
● School
● Office
● Other places you frequent
Device a work plan
● Evacuation site for your family
● If this happens and every member of the family is out of home,
WHERE WILL YOU MEET? DEFINE AND INSTRUCT.

9. ▪ Prepare a “GRAB BAG or BOX, ” this is your temporary survival kit which should contain the following:
● Water
● Non-perishable food
● 1 to 2 kilos of rice
● Medicines, maintenance drugs for adults
● Blankets
● Infant milk formula, if you have a baby
● Flashlight and batteries
● Transistor radio with AM/FM band
● Other essentials

10. ▪ PREPARING THE HOME, OFFICES AND SCHOOLS
● Install a “Pendulum” in every room. This confirms if
earthquake is happening.
● Put the grab box/bag near the door.
● Anchor the book cases, shelves and cabinets that may fall,
to the walls.
● Remove the displays or ornaments which are directly above the
head.
● Fasten electrical fixtures.
● Secure glass windows or move furniture away from them.
IDENTIFY YOUR EMERGENCY EVACUATION ROUTE

11. ▪ FOR PERSONAL HOMES WHERE DO YOU KEEP YOUR IMPORTANT
PERSONAL FILES SUCH AS:
● PASSPORTS
● TRANSCRIPT OF RECORDS
● BANK NOTES
● LAND TITLES
● CHILDREN’S SCHOOL RECORDS
● MEDICAL HISTORY RECORDS
● TELEPHONE DIRECTORY
● PLAN NOW. CONSIDER BANK’S SAFETY DEPOSIT BOXES.

12. IT IS ALWAYS BE BEST TO BE PREPARED.
NO ONE WISHES THAT THIS HAPPENS, BUT IF IT DOES, HOW PREPARED ARE YOU?