DISASTER RELIEF AND DISASTER RELIEF AND RESCUE OPERATIONRESCUE OPERATION

TSG FLORES, RUDY C.TSG FLORES, RUDY C.

DISASTERDISASTER• A situation, usually catastrophic in A situation, usually catastrophic in

nature, in which a number of nature, in which a number of persons are plunge into helplessness persons are plunge into helplessness and as a result in need of food, and as a result in need of food, clothing, shelter, medical care and clothing, shelter, medical care and other basic necessities of life.other basic necessities of life.

TYPES OF DISASTERTYPES OF DISASTER• NATURALNATURAL

– EarthquakeEarthquake– FloodsFloods– HurricaneHurricane– Volcanic EruptionVolcanic Eruption

• MAN-MADEMAN-MADE– ChemicalChemical - Warfare- Warfare– RiotsRiots - Major Accidents (Land & Sea)- Major Accidents (Land & Sea)– Air CrashesAir Crashes– Industrial AccidentsIndustrial Accidents

EFFECTS OF DISASTEREFFECTS OF DISASTER• PHYSICALPHYSICAL

– DEATHSDEATHS– INJURIESINJURIES– FOOD SCARCITYFOOD SCARCITY– HOMELESSNESSHOMELESSNESS– INCREASE RISK OF COMMUNICABLE INCREASE RISK OF COMMUNICABLE

DISEASEDISEASE– DISPLACEMENT OF POPULATIONDISPLACEMENT OF POPULATION

• ECONOMICECONOMIC– DESTRUCTION OF CROPSDESTRUCTION OF CROPS– DISRUPTION OF PRODUCTIONDISRUPTION OF PRODUCTION– SET-BACK TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTSET-BACK TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

EMERGENCYEMERGENCY• A SITUATION ACTUAL OR A SITUATION ACTUAL OR

IMMINENT, INVOLVING UNUSUAL IMMINENT, INVOLVING UNUSUAL CONDITIONS AND HAZARDS CONDITIONS AND HAZARDS WHICH IF NOT CORRECTED OR WHICH IF NOT CORRECTED OR PREVENTED COULD LEAD TO PREVENTED COULD LEAD TO DISASTER.DISASTER.

CONCEPT OF CIVIL CONCEPT OF CIVIL DEFENSEDEFENSE

• SELF- HELPSELF- HELP• MUTUAL ASSISTANCEMUTUAL ASSISTANCE• USE OF AVAILABLE RESOURCES IN USE OF AVAILABLE RESOURCES IN

THE ARE BEFORE ASKING FOR THE ARE BEFORE ASKING FOR ASSISTANCEASSISTANCE

• AUGMENTATION OF RESOURCES BY AUGMENTATION OF RESOURCES BY INDIVIDUAL VOLUNTEERS, INDIVIDUAL VOLUNTEERS, VOLUNTARY ORGANIZATIONS AND VOLUNTARY ORGANIZATIONS AND THE GENERAL PUBLICTHE GENERAL PUBLIC

WHAT CAN WE DO ABOUT WHAT CAN WE DO ABOUT DISASTER?DISASTER?

• SAVE LIVESSAVE LIVES• PROTECT SURVIVORSPROTECT SURVIVORS• REDUCE LOSSESREDUCE LOSSES• HELP RAPID RETURN OF HELP RAPID RETURN OF

NORMALCYNORMALCY

BEFORE DISASTER BEFORE DISASTER STRIKESSTRIKES

• Have the following:Have the following:– FlashlightFlashlight– CandleCandle– Matches Matches – First Aid Book and KitFirst Aid Book and Kit– Transistor radioTransistor radio

• Know How and Where to Turn-off Know How and Where to Turn-off your electricityyour electricity

RULES WHEN DISASTER RULES WHEN DISASTER OCCURSOCCURS

• Listen and remain tuned to the nearest operating Listen and remain tuned to the nearest operating radio station serving your community and carry out radio station serving your community and carry out any instruction givenany instruction given

• Do not use your telephone for anything less than for Do not use your telephone for anything less than for saving lives. If warning is ignored, telephone saving lives. If warning is ignored, telephone exchanges will be overloaded and rescue, medical and exchanges will be overloaded and rescue, medical and other services will be gravely affected in the efforts.other services will be gravely affected in the efforts.

• Contact your neighbors- they may need help.Contact your neighbors- they may need help.• Contact your nearest disaster operation center if you Contact your nearest disaster operation center if you

need help or can give helpneed help or can give help• Sightseeing is forbidden- you will hinder essential Sightseeing is forbidden- you will hinder essential

work, traffic and endanger yourselfwork, traffic and endanger yourself

ORGANIZATION OF CIVIL ORGANIZATION OF CIVIL DEFENSEDEFENSE

• RA 1190 (CIVIL DEFENSE ACT OF 1954)RA 1190 (CIVIL DEFENSE ACT OF 1954)• PD No. 1 as implemented by LOI No. 19 PD No. 1 as implemented by LOI No. 19

gave effect to RA 1190.gave effect to RA 1190.• NCDA (National Civil Defense NCDA (National Civil Defense

Administration) was established on Administration) was established on August 18, 1954 through RA 1190 August 18, 1954 through RA 1190 became forerunner of the Office of Civil became forerunner of the Office of Civil Defense.Defense.

Functions of the Office of Functions of the Office of Civil DefenseCivil Defense

• To establish and administer a comprehensive To establish and administer a comprehensive national civil defense and civil assistance program.national civil defense and civil assistance program.

• To formulate plans and policies for the protection To formulate plans and policies for the protection and welfare of the civilian population in time of war and welfare of the civilian population in time of war directly involving the Phils. Or other national directly involving the Phils. Or other national emergencies of equally grave character.emergencies of equally grave character.

• To estimate the total material, manpower and fiscal To estimate the total material, manpower and fiscal requirements for carrying out the civil defense requirements for carrying out the civil defense program, and allocate to the provinces, cities, program, and allocate to the provinces, cities, municipalities and barangays such as aid in municipalities and barangays such as aid in facilities, material and funds as may be available facilities, material and funds as may be available from the national government.from the national government.

Functions cont…Functions cont…• To develop and coordinate a program for informing, To develop and coordinate a program for informing,

educating and training the general public, members educating and training the general public, members of the disaster coordinating councils and disaster of the disaster coordinating councils and disaster control groups on civil defense and civil assistance control groups on civil defense and civil assistance measures.measures.

• To furnish guidance to the various provinces, cities, To furnish guidance to the various provinces, cities, municipalities and barangays in the planning, municipalities and barangays in the planning, organization and operation of their civil defense organization and operation of their civil defense organizationorganization

• To advise the Secretary of National Defense on To advise the Secretary of National Defense on matters concerning civil defense and make matters concerning civil defense and make recommendation from time to time as may be recommendation from time to time as may be deemed appropriate or as the Secretary may deemed appropriate or as the Secretary may require, andrequire, and

• To perform such other duties as may be directed by To perform such other duties as may be directed by higher authority or provided by Law.higher authority or provided by Law.

NATIONAL DISASTER NATIONAL DISASTER COORDINATING COUNCIL COORDINATING COUNCIL

(NDCC)(NDCC)

• Highest policy determining body for Highest policy determining body for major disastersmajor disasters

• Composed of the member of the Cabinet Composed of the member of the Cabinet with the chairmanship of the Secretary with the chairmanship of the Secretary of National Defenseof National Defense

NDCC FUNCTIONSNDCC FUNCTIONS• To advise the President on the status To advise the President on the status

of the national disaster of the national disaster preparedness program, disaster preparedness program, disaster operations and rehabilitation efforts operations and rehabilitation efforts undertaken by the government and undertaken by the government and private sector.private sector.

• Utilizes the facilities and services of Utilizes the facilities and services of the Office of Civil Defensethe Office of Civil Defense

REGIONAL DISASTER REGIONAL DISASTER COORDINATING COUNCIL (RDCC)COORDINATING COUNCIL (RDCC)

• Responsible for the regional Responsible for the regional preparedness programs, disaster preparedness programs, disaster operations and rehabilitation activities operations and rehabilitation activities by the government and the private by the government and the private sector.sector.

• Advise the NDCC through the OCD’s 13 Advise the NDCC through the OCD’s 13 regional center on the status of disaster regional center on the status of disaster preparedness and operations in the preparedness and operations in the region.region.

PDCC/MDCC/BDCCPDCC/MDCC/BDCC• Organized their respective disaster Organized their respective disaster

coordinating councilscoordinating councils• Oversee the status of the preparedness Oversee the status of the preparedness

programs, disaster operations and programs, disaster operations and rehabilitation activities by the rehabilitation activities by the government and private sector in their government and private sector in their areas of responsibility.areas of responsibility.

Civil Defense ServicesCivil Defense Services• Health ServiceHealth Service

– Involves medical services and first aidInvolves medical services and first aid• Auxiliary Fire ServiceAuxiliary Fire Service

– Helps the existing fire departments in operating fire Helps the existing fire departments in operating fire engines putting out fires and organizing fire brigades.engines putting out fires and organizing fire brigades.

• Police ServicePolice Service– Helps the PNP in enforcing traffic regulation, Helps the PNP in enforcing traffic regulation,

prevention of looting and other acts of lawlessnessprevention of looting and other acts of lawlessness• Emergency Transportation ServiceEmergency Transportation Service

– Operates trucks, buses, and other means of Operates trucks, buses, and other means of transportation for hauling supplies, civil defense transportation for hauling supplies, civil defense workers, injured persons and evacuees to designated workers, injured persons and evacuees to designated places.places.

Cont..Cont..• Communication and Warning ServiceCommunication and Warning Service

– Provides, operates and maintains continues and Provides, operates and maintains continues and reliable communications and adequate warning reliable communications and adequate warning systems throughout the period of impending systems throughout the period of impending and or existing disaster and calamities.and or existing disaster and calamities.

• Public Information ServicePublic Information Service– Provides accurate information and instruction Provides accurate information and instruction

to the civilian population during emergencies.to the civilian population during emergencies.• Rescue and Engineering ServiceRescue and Engineering Service

– Provides teams to save lives by quickly getting Provides teams to save lives by quickly getting people out of damage buildings, and freeing the people out of damage buildings, and freeing the trapped or isolated.trapped or isolated.

Cont…Cont…• Evacuation ServiceEvacuation Service

– Cares for the homeless and distresses Cares for the homeless and distresses responsible for setting up welfare centers for responsible for setting up welfare centers for catering, accommodation, billeting, catering, accommodation, billeting, emergency clothing, registration and inquiry emergency clothing, registration and inquiry and other assistance of personal nature.and other assistance of personal nature.

• Welfare and Rehabilitation ServiceWelfare and Rehabilitation Service– Provide for rapid restoration of well being Provide for rapid restoration of well being

and morale of persons affected by disaster and morale of persons affected by disaster and emergencies.and emergencies.