What is the meaning of Odpm?
What is the meaning of Odpm?
Office of Disaster Preparedness and Management – ODPM.
What is the function of the ODPM?
The Office of Disaster Preparedness and Management (ODPM) provides information and guidance and coordinates resources and services to ensure that you and your family: Are prepared in the event of a disaster. Know what to do during a disaster.
Who is responsible for disaster management in Trinidad and Tobago?
The Office of Disaster Preparedness and Management (ODPM), formerly the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), is responsible for disaster management in Trinidad and Tobago.
Which department is responsible for disaster response?
When a disaster is declared, the Federal government, led by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), responds at the request of, and in support of, States, Tribes, Territories, and Insular Areas and local jurisdictions impacted by a disaster.
What is disaster management cycle?
The Disaster management cycle illustrates the ongoing process by which governments, businesses, and civil society plan for and reduce the impact of disasters, react during and immediately following a disaster, and take steps to recover after a disaster has occurred.
Does Trinidad hurricane?
Trinidad and Tobago is rarely affected by hurricanes but can experience severe storm conditions. You can monitor local and international weather updates from the National Hurricane Centre.
How do you create a disaster preparedness plan?
Prepare
- Assemble a disaster supply kit.
- Locate safe places in your home for each type of disaster.
- Determine the best evacuation routes from your home.
- Become trained in first aid and CPR.
- Show each family member how and where to shut off utilities (water, gas, electricity).
What is disaster management?
Disaster management is how we deal with the human, material, economic or environmental impacts of said disaster, it is the process of how we “prepare for, respond to and learn from the effects of major failures”. Though often caused by nature, disasters can have human origins.
How do I contact NDRRMC?
NDRRMC Member Agencies
- DOH- HEMS OPCEN. 711-1001 to 02. [email protected].
- DOTC. Trunk line: 727-7960 to 69. Public Assistance Center: 7890. Fax Number: 723-4925.
- DOTC-MARINA. 0917-SUMBONG (0917-7862664)
- Civil Aeronautics Board. 0998-128-5717 , 0927-354-9515.
- Phil. Coast Guard. 0917-724-3682 , (02) 527-8481.
What are the 3 types of disasters?
However, it has been found that disasters can be classified into three types: (1) natural; (2) man-made; and (3) hybrid (see Figure 1). Natural disasters are catastrophic events resulting from natural causes such as volcanic eruptions, tornadoes, earthquakes, etc., over which man has no control.
Can Trinidad get a tsunami?
There are no records of tsunamis affecting Trinidad since European settlement. However this does not mean that Trinidad may not have been affected by tsunamis prior to European settlement. Large earthquakes, which could generate a tsunami, have occurred near Trinidad in the past (e.g. 1766 magnitude 7.9 earthquake).