Republic of the Philippines

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Region I
PANGASINAN DIVISION II
Binalonan, Pangasinan

MODULE IN
CITIZENSHIP ADVANCEMENT TRAINING
(CAT)
DISASTER PREPAREDNESS
QUARTER I - WEEK V

MELC/s:
 Know the importance of being prepared in times of emergencies; and
 Identify ways of ensuring public safety in the event of fire, earthquakes and
pandemics (COVID-19)

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 QUARTER I,
WEEK 5

I. INTRODUCTION
Disaster comes to our lives and communities when we least
expect it. It is therefore important to empower community people to
overcome their vulnerability to disasters, and be ready to cope with
any disaster that may occur anytime.

Disasters, whether natural or man-made, have always been a

part of life of the Filipinos, but they have earned to live with them by
force of nature and/or by circumstances. The resiliency of the
Filipinos to overcome these difficulties is a symbol of their
steadfastness and undauntedness, to rise from the rubbles and
recover from the wrath of nature

Disaster preparedness is reducing the impact of any disaster

that may occur through anticipatory action. It requires therefore
sound planning, information dissemination and dwelling of the
people on how to react any calamity that may occur.

II. Lesson Coverage: Disaster Assistance

A. Disaster Preparation and Response

a. 1. Preparedness: fire, earthquakes and pandemics (COVID-19)

a. 2. During natural disaster
a. 3. Practicing General Common Safety and Regulation

III. What I Need to Know

In this lesson you are expected to:
 know the importance of being prepared in times of
emergencies; and
 identify ways of ensuring public safety in the event of fire,
earthquakes and pandemics (COVID-19)

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IV. What’s New
Activity 1: Word Hunt!
Directions: Loop the words on concepts, materials/equipment used
during a disaster.

F A R B I F I E R Y U N
EARTHQUAKE
FIRE I R D A S L C O R O N A
EMERGENCY R E V I C A T U R E E S
FLASHLIGHTS
WHISTLE E O A D I S A S T E R L
TRANSISTORS A E A R T H Q U A K E I
DISASTER
ESCAPE S N S E K L E F T O R B
T R A N S I S T O R S G
E B C D L G E S C A P E
R F T D W H I S T L E R
T T Y E N T S D U I E D
E R E M E R G E N C Y X
P D U W M W W S E E A S

V. What is It

The Purpose of Citizenship Advancement Training, hook to the

objectives of the National Service Program is to promote and develop
civic consciousness and citizen’s participation in disaster
preparedness; and contribute to the country’s development and welfare
and in the attainment and preservation of a just and orderly society.

Disaster Terminologies
The following terminologies are adopted from United Nations
Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (2017):

1. CAPACITY - refers to all the strengths, attributes and resources

available within a community, society or organization to achieve
agreed goal.
2. HAZARD - dangerous phenomenon, substance, human activity or
condition that may cause loss of life, injury or other health impacts,
property damage, loss of livelihood and services, social economic
disruption, or environmental damage.
3. DISASTER - the serious disruption of the functioning of society,
causing widespread human, material or environmental losses,
which exceed the ability of the affected people to cope using their
own resources.
4. DISASTER RISK - the potential disaster losses in lives, health
status, livelihoods, assets and services, which could occur to a
community or a society over a some specified future time period.

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5. DISASTER RISK REDUCTION-the systematic process of using
administrative directives, organizations, and operational skills and
capacities to implement strategies, policies and improved coping
capacities in order to lessen and adverse impacts of hazards and
the possibility of disaster.

6. DISASTER RISK MANAGEMENT -the concept and practice of

reducing disaster risks through systematic efforts to analyse and
manage the causal factors of disasters, including through reduced
exposure to hazards, lessened vulnerability of people and property,
wise management of land and the environment, and improved
preparedness for adverse events.

7. VULNERABILITY- the characteristics and circumstances of a

community, system or asset that make it susceptible to the
damaging effects of a hazard.
8. PREPAREDNESS -Activities and measure taken in advance to
ensure effective response to the impact hazards; Knowledge and
capacities developed by government, response and recovery
organization, communities and individuals to effectively anticipate,
response to, and recover from the impact of likely, imminent or
current hazard.

9. PREVENTION - the outright avoidance of adverse impacts of

hazards and related disasters.
10. MITIGATION -the lessening or limitation of the adverse impacts of
hazards and related disasters
11. REHABILITATION - actions taken in the aftermath of disaster to
assist victims, re-establish essential services, and revive key
economic and social activities.

12. RECOVERY -the restoration and improvement where appropriate,

of facilities, livelihood and living conditions of disaster-affected
communities, including efforts to reduce disaster risk factors.
13. RESPONSE - the act of implementing or translating into actions
what are called for by the preparedness plans. Response includes
action taken to save lives and prevent further damage in a disaster
or emergency situations.

Types of Hazards

1. NATURAL HAZARD -natural process or phenomenon that may

cause loss of life, injury or other health impacts, property
damage, loss of livelihoods and services, social and economic
disruption, or environmental damage. Natural hazards can be
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 classified into several broad categories: geological hazards,
hydrological hazards, meteorological hazards, and biological
hazards. Some examples of natural hazards include tropical
cyclone, floods, storm surges, earthquakes, tsunamis, volcanic
eruptions, landslide and drought.

2. MAN-MADE HAZARD-Events that are caused by humans and

occur in or close to human settlements. This can include
environmental degradation, pollution, fire, maritime accidents,
land accidents and industrial accidents.

A. DISASTER PREPARATION AND RESPONSE

Gathering your family will be top When a quake starts, drop down
on your list. Choose a meeting where you are and cover your
place and an out-of-area contact head. If you’re near heavy
person to relay messages furniture, take cover underneath
and hold on tight

Make sure your house is as When the shaking stops, check

shockproof as possible by for injuries and for damage to
retrofitting weak spots, strapping home electrical wires, gas leaks,
down heavy furniture and walls, floors and water pipes.
securing loose objects.

Store supplies to get your family Surviving a quake is a community

through at least the first three effort. Get to know your neighbors
days after a quake. now and work together with local
organizations to prepare

figure 1.
A. Prepare for Earthquakes, Fires, Hurricanes and Tornados
a. Learn how to shut off your gas, water and electricity.
b. Secure shelves and heavy objects that could cause injury.
c. Keep an emergency kit stocked with supplies to last for at least
three days. Your supplies should at least include the following:
 Two to four quarts of water per person per day

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  First Aid kit
 Packed/canned non-perishable food and can opener
 Blankets/ sleeping bags
 Plastic bags to store waste
 Small radio with batteries/cell phones
d. Renew prescriptions for essential medications so that you
always have a 7-10 day supply on hand
e. Have a family plan on what to do if you cannot go home

B. During a Natural Disaster

 Stay calm. Check for and treat injuries

 Check for gas or water leaks and fires. If you suspect a gas
leak.
 Listen to the emergency broadcast system
 Update the Information Bulletin/News

A fire is both frightening and destructive.

Fire’s a danger to buildings and residents in
equal measure. Keep your cool in the event
of a fire by following these SAFE STEPS:

CARRY OUT ANNUAL DO NOT LEAVE BURNING CIGARETTES

PREPARE YOUR GO BAGS KNOW AND PRACTICE CHECKS ENSURE FIRE OR CANDLES UNATTENDED
YOUR ESCAPE ROUTE
ALARMS WORK

figure 1.1.firesafety

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 IF YOUR CLOTHES CATCH
FIRE

IF THERE IS SMOKE
issmoke

ROLL ON THE FLOOR TO STAY LOW-COVER YOUR NOSE

STAY WHERE YOU ARE DROP TO THE GROUND PUT OUT THE FLAME AND MOUTH WITH DAMP CLOTH
AND GET OUT

DO NOT GO HOME UNLESS

GET OUT THROUGH A SOUND THE ALARM AND BEWARE OF GAS LEAKS LOCAL AUTHORITIES DEEM IT
SAFE EXIT CALL FOR HELP AND EXPOSED WIRES SAFE

figure 1.2.firesafety

Flooding is a danger to both you and your

home. In many lowland areas flash floods can
appear from nowhere. To ensure you stay
above water, follow these SAFE STEPS

PREPARE YOUR GO BE AWARE OF YOUR

MONITOR THE WEATHER,
BAG LOCAL TERRAIN AND KNOW WHERE TO
FLOOD CAN COME QUICKLY
WATER RESOURCES EVACUATE

IF YOU LIVE IN A FLOOD PRONE

STORE IMPORTANT ITEMS AREA, KEEP PLASTIC SHEETINGS, KEEP A LADDER AND ROPE IN
CASE YOU NEED TO ESCAPE TO IF POSSIBLE KEEP A
HIGH ABOVE FLOOD LEVEL SANDBAGS AND TOOLS
THE ROOF BOAT/FLOATATION DEVICE

figure 2.1.safetytips

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IF YOU HAVE TIME AND GAS BEFORE MOVE TO HIGHER NEVER WALK…
DISCONNECT EVACUATION GROUND
ELECTRICITY

figure 2.2.safetytips

NEVER SWIM… NEVER DRIVE AVOID TOUCHING WATER DO NOT GO HOME UNLESS
TRHOUGH FLOWING INI CONTACT WITH LOCAL AUTHORITIES DEEM IT
WATER ELECTRICAL WIRES SAFE

figure 2.3.safetytips

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 Figure 3.typhoon

C. PRACTICING GENERAL COMMON SAFETY AND HEALTH

REGULATIONS
(Resenberg S.J. 1996)

1. Plan with an escape route from each room in the house.

2. Plan an alternative escape route from each room in case one
escape route is blocked by fire.
3. Avoid using interior stairways and open halls for escape routes, fire
and smoke collect in these areas.
4. Have each member of the household practice rolling out of bed, and
then crawling along the escape route.
5. Practice everyone to feel for the door handle if it is hot, if so, and
then try to use another route.
6. Keep a working flashlight in all rooms. Fire is pitch-black, and a
flashlight could make a difference in your escape.
7. Make sure everyone practices opening all doors, windows and
screens in all escape routes.
8. Stress the importance of closing all the doors behind them as they
leave the home.
9. Determine how the client especially small children, the elderly or
disabled person, will escape and how they are to be assisted.
Practice this procedure for a dozen of times.
10. Anyone who will call the fire department should call upon getting
out of the building.

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 11. Establish a crucial meeting place, such as under a lamppost, the
front loan, and stay there. Never go back inside a burning building.
12. Check to see if it is safe to escape via a window; if it is too high,
place a retractable folding ladder on certain windows.
13. Practice stuffing cloth around door jambs to keep out smoke in case
someone is trapped in a room.

Keep heaters well-guarded

Do not smoke in bed

Keep candles
away from
furniture and
curtains
Fit approved smoke
detectors on each floor

Plan your escape

route
Don’t dry clothes over or near the
fire

If there are children around, keep

matches and lighters well out of
reach

figure 4.

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 COVID – 19
 According to World Health Organization (20-20), Coronavirus disease (COVID-
19) is an infectious disease caused by a newly discovered coronavirus. In addition,
it belongs to a large family of viruses that are known to cause illness ranging from
the common cold to more severe diseases.
 Corona virus was coined by June Almeida and David Tyrrell, owing to the crown-
like appearance of the surface projections of the virus under electron microscope.
 According to experts, the virus has originated from bats; it was first detected in
Wuhan, China in late 2019 and since then, has set off a global pandemic

 COVID-19 spreads primarily through droplets of saliva or discharge from the nose
when an infected person coughs or sneezes. It can be catch by people if they
breathe in droplets from a person infected with the virus (WHO,2020)

figure 5.covid19

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figure 6.covid19

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VI. What’s More

Activity 2: The Earth is shaking!

Directions: Fill in the proper information to complete the illustrations.
1.

1._________ 2.___________ 3___________

HOLD ON DROP COVER

Activity 3: FIRE OUT!!!

Directions: Write the instructions in using the fire extinguisher

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 Activity 4: Covid It Off!

Directions: Write down the instruction based on the illustrations below

COVID-19

1 2

3 4

5 6

VII. What I Have Learned

Activity 5: Poster and Slogan Making
Directions: Create a poster and slogan with the theme “Ensure Public Safety through Disaster
Preparedness”, guided by the given rubrics.
Rubrics for Poster and Slogan
Excellent TOTAL
Criteria Very good Good Fair Poor
(5) (4) (3) (2) (1)
Coverage of Output is well Output Some Few details Details are
the topic detailed which includes details are are included not clear.
capture the details that included that captures
important capture that some
information important captures important
about the topic information important information
. about the information about the
topic. about the topic.
topic

Visual Color choice Color choice Some Used too Did not
Impact for for colors for many colors./ change
backgrounds backgrounds background Did not use background

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 and text was and text was s and text color for effect. or text color
thoughtful, consistent was Lack of
appropriate, and consistent, contrast
and used appropriate. appropriate between
consistently Used , and used background
throughout. contrasting consistently and text colors
Contrasting colors made throughout. made text hard
colors made text easy to Used some to read
text easy to read. contrasting
read. Used colors to
color to make text
convey easy to
emotion read.

Creativity Output Output Output Output Output does

contains an includes a contains contains some not contains
adequate good amount some graphics and graphics and
amount of of graphics graphics enhancement enhanceme
graphics and and and that but are nt that are
enhancement enhancement enhanceme not appropriate
that add that are nt that are appropriate.
attraction appropriate. appropriate
without taking .
away from the
content

Design- Output is Output is Output is Output is Output is

Layout and exceptionally attractive attractive attractive with poorly
Organization attractive in though it with good poor design designed
terms of color might be a design and and lacks of and lacks
and neatness. little messy. lacks of neatness. The neatness.
Text and Text and neatness. placement of Inappropriat
graphics were graphics The text and e text and
neatly were placed placement graphics graphics
organized and to make the of text and sometimes were placed
made the project easy graphics made the
project easy to to read. sometimes project hard to
read made the read
project hard
to read

Total Score

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VIII.ASSESSMENT

Directions: Write the letter of the correct answer before the number.
___1.These are dangerous factors that may cause loss of life, injury or other health and environmental
impacts. a.capacity b.disaster c.hazard d.preparednes
___2.The main goal of disaster preparedness is to ________________.
a. preserve human and natural resources
b. inculcate knowledge in dealing with disasters
c. reduce the impact of disaster through anticipatory action
d. educate the society on possible effects of any disaster that ay arise
___3.What should you do if in case your clothes catches’ fire?
a. drop, cover and hold
b. cover your nose and mouth and jump off to the water
c. drop to the ground and roll
d. wear a face mask and face shield and spray alcohol all over your body
___4.During an earthquake safety steps to remember is to ______________.
a. drop, cover and hold
b. stop, look and listen
c. duck, crawl and run
d. drop, roll and dive
___5.What should you do during a typhoon?
a. Prepare candles, flashlights and extra batteries
b. Wash your hands with soap and water frequently for 20 seconds or more
c. Stay indoors and listen/watch for updates
d. Evacuate immediately on higher grounds
___6.COVID-19 simply means _____________.
a.Corona like Viral Disease – 2019 c. Congenital-Virus Disorder-2019
b. Congenital-Visual Disorder 2019 d. Corona Virus Disease-2019
___7. Which is NOT a step in preparing for flood?
a. Prepare your go bags
b. Know where to evacuate
c. know and practice your escape route
d. Secure important items high above flood level
___8. In planning for an emergency exit, which is the most important thing to consider?
a. The materials used should be of highly durable
b. The location must be hidden for security purposes
c. The size should fit the biggest member of the family
d. The shape should be in line with the design of the house.
___9. Which is the correct procedure in using a fire extinguisher
1. sweep from side to side 3. aim for the bottom of the fire
2. pull the pin 4. squeeze the lever
a. 4,3,1,2 b. 2,3,1,4 c.2,3,4,1 d.4,3,2,1
___10. How will you protect yourself from CoVID-19?
a. Stay at home, and get out only when needed wearing protection materials
b. Stay fit and clean, keep a healthy and well balanced diet
c . When you go out, wear boots and raincoats for full protection
d. Believe in the power of your genes

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 IX. Answer key

Activity 1
1 .HAZARD 6 MITIGATION
2 CAPACITY 7 PREVENTION
3 DISASTER 8 PREPAREDNESS
4 RECOVERY 9 NATURAL HAZARD
5 RESPONSE 10 MAN MADE HAZARD

Activity 2
1. DROP
2. COVER
3. HOLD
Activity 3

2. PULL the pin

3. AIM at the base of the fire
4. SQUEEZE the handle
5. Swipe side to side

Activity 4

1. Wash hands frequently (at least 20 seconds)

2. Wear face mask
3. Maintain social distancing
4. Stay at home
5. Avoid touching your eyes, nose and mouth
6. Call before visiting your doctor

X. References
Fernandez, Susana Ledda. 2009. Citizenship Advancement Training Handbook
Pelijates, Robert, et, al.2020. MAPEH 10: Journey to Modern Life.

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