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On line Knowledge Portal :-

To further enhance community awareness and response to emergencies/disasters DPART have developed a introductory course on Emergency Preparedness and Response for communities living in areas prone to seismic hazard.  Each successful participant will receive a certificate for their effort and time.

 

Current course offered:-

  1. Introduction to Emergency Response- This course provides an introduction to Emergency Response and Emergency Preparedness.  It will equip participants with the necessary skills to plan for and respond to disasters that affect their family, neighborhood or community.

 

NOTE:- To begin please view the power point presentation below.  Upon completion of the presentation take our on line questionnaire and receive a certificate of participation - remember to submit your name, location and your email so that we can email a certificate to you.

 

IEC-Complete Course.zip Complete IEC course for self study.

To receive your certificate please take a few minutes to answer the following questionnaire

Name

Email

Location*Optional

 

Please answer the following multiple choice questions:

When should you prepare for a disaster?

 Never

 

 Nothing is going to happen to me, why should I plan for a disaster?

 

 The government will make a plan it for me

 

 It is my responsibility and the time to plan is now!

 

Why do the elderly, people with disabilities and children require special attention?

 They are more likely to need additional assistance or care modifications during an emergency or disaster

 

 They are more likely to have mental health needs

 

 They can only be treated by doctors with specialized training and experience in working with these groups

 

 Almost everyone is part of one of these groups

 

How can you prepare your family for emergencies and disasters? 

 Plan to bring children with you if you are called into work during a disaster

 

 Make a list of things you might need to have, but do not buy them until it looks like something might happen

 

 Buy emergency items and have them on hand at your home and develop a family disaster plan because you do not know when a disaster will happen!

 

 Immediately go to work during an emergency or disaster and count on friends to take care of your family members who are at home

 

During emergencies which of the following may be experienced by Emergency Response agencies (Police/Fire/Ambulance)?

 Changes to, or increases in demand for, the services they provide

 

 Shortages of resources because of the demand caused by the situation

 

 Increased need for on-duty staff

 

 All of the above

 

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