Apply Mitigation Strategies (DRRR)

APPLY MITIGATION
STRATEGIES TO
PREVENT LOSS OF
LIVES AND
PROPERTIES
MITIGATION
 Involves acting to reduce the risk of life or

property damage from a potentially dangerous
incident.There is no way to avoid natural
disasters, but people and organizations may take
steps to minimize the harm and losses that they
cause.
Furthermore, mitigation is defined by Merriam
Webster's dictionary as process or result of
making something less severe, dangerous, painful,
harsh, or damaging. The National Academies
Press describes mitigation as actions taken to
prevent or reduce the risk to life, social and
economic, and natural resources from natural
hazards.
PROGRAMS THAT INTENSIFY
NATION'S HAZARD MITIGATION
CAPABILITIES INCLUDES THE
FOLLOWING STEPS:
1. PROTECTION OF SCHOOLS
AND HOSPITALS
- All new schools and hospitals should be

located and constructed to ensure that high-
hazard areas are avoided and that special
provisions are made to reduce the potential
for damage by natural hazards.
2. ADOPTION OF
NONSTRUCTURAL MEASURES
- Bussinesses and households should

adopt non-structural mitigation measures
to mitigate casualties from natural
hazards and property damage.
3. INCORPORATION OF MITIGATION
INTO NEW DEVELOPMENT
- Local jurisdictions should ensure that new

developments are located, designed and built
to resist natural hazards. They should use
hazard and risk assessment information, land
use plans and zoning regulations to limit the
development of hazard-prone areas.
4. PROTECTION OF CULTURAL
PROPERTIES
- Mitigation preparation and intervention

will include preservation of libraries,
landmarks, historic buildings, art works,
and other cultural resources.
5. PROTECTION OF NATURAL
RESOURCES
- The mitigation plans and protection

measures included in the disaster
response plans should identify particularly
valuable natural resources such as
endagered species of wildlife, fish, and
plants.
6. GOVERNMENT LEADERSHIP OF
MITIGATION IMPLEMENTATION
- Government at all levels should set an

example by requiring that new facilities
that they fund, regulate, or lease be
designed, built, and located in accordance
with modern building codes and sound.
7. MITIGATION TRAINING
- Training programs should be developed

and offered with a focus on contemporary
challenges associated with mitigation
implementation.
8. HAZARD-SPECIFIC RESEARCH
- Recent disasters showed the advantages

of mitigation activities, thus emphasizing
the need for research to improve
mitigation practices.
ACTIONS OR PLANS TO
PROTECT HUMAN LIVES
AND PROPERTIES
1. DEVELOP AND REHEARSE A FAMILY
DISASTER PLAN-WHAT TO DO IF YOU ARE
FORCED TO LEAVE HOME.
2. INCLUDE A COMMUNICATIONS PLAN-
HOW TO CONTACT EACH OTHER IF YOU
BECOME SEPERATED.
3. PUT EMERGENCY SUPPLIES TOGETHER,
ONE SET FOR YOUR HOME AND ONE SET FOR
YOUR CAR.EMERGENCY SUPPLIES TOGETHER WILL
CONTAIN FOOD, WATER, A KIT FOR FIRST AID,
FLASHLIGHTS, A RADIO AND SEVERAL BATTERIES.
THE KIT SHOULD ALSO HAVE FLARES AND JUMPER
CABLES INSIDE YOUR CAR.
4. KNOW HOW TO SHUT OFF YOUR
APPLIANCES AND KEEP THE RESOURCES
YOU NEED IN HAND. MAKE SURE OTHER
FAMILY MEMBERS KNOW HOW TO DO
THAT, TOO.
5. DUPLICATE IMPORTANT DOCUMENTS
SUCH AS WILLS, BIRTH CERTIFICATES, FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS, INSURANCE PLANS AND NUMBERS OF
CREDIT CARDS. KEEP THE ORIGINALS IN A BOX FOR
SAFE DEPOSIT.
6. MAKE A DETAILED INVENTORY OF YOUR
PERSONAL BELONGINGS, HOME OR AN APARTMENT,
GARAGE AND SURROUNDING PROPERTY, WITH
PHOTOGRAPHS OR VIDEOS AND STORE IT IN A SAVE
PLACE.
PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES
FOR LANDSLIDE AND
SINKHOLES
 Vulnerability and exposure to
geohazards are determined and
validated through scientific tools,
visible signs, and maps. Communities
are advised to take precautionary
measure to prevent unnecessary
damage to lives and properties.
LANDSLIDES
 Are also known as country slips. If your
area is prone to landslide, plant more trees,
grasses, and other vegetation for soil
compaction and erosion your property.
Make sure that diversion does not affect any
neighbor or property and/ or result in more
substantial damage. Do not build your
house on or near steep slopes, mountain
edges, drainages, or natural erosion valleys.
HERE ARE SOME STEPS
TO CONSIDER BEFORE,
DURING AND AFTER A
LANSLIDE:
A. BEFORE A LANDSLIDE
1. Be familiar with your surroundings.
Watch for any changes to certain objects'
presence or positions. When there is a
sudden debris flow, this could be a good
indicator of an incoming landslide.
2. Avoid open storm-water drainage and
runoff as these areas are likely to receive
debris and soil from higher elevations,
especially when there is a storm or heavy
rainfall.
3. Be updated on news regarding the
condition of your area.
4. Be aware of the disaster plans of
your local government.
5. Learn and participate in emergency
response and evacuation plans for
your community.
B. DURING A LANDSLIDE
1. Be attentive to unusual such as
cracking objects, moving debris, and
rolling boulders.
2. Stay away from the path of debris.
This is more dangerous if mudflow
occurs because it increases in strength as
it meets more water from ponds or
streams and it could be aggravated by
heavy rain.
3. Stay alert and awake. Listen for
unusual sounds that might indicate
moving debris, such as trees cracking or
boulders knocking together.
4. Stay on an elevated and sturdy
area.
Avoid low-lying area sand steep
slopes.
5. If escape is not possible, curl into a
tight ball and protect your head. Find
a structure that can serve to protect
you from the flow of debris.
C. AFTER A LANDSLIDE
1. Stay away from a slide area as there is
still danger ofmore landslides.
2. Listen for the latest emergency
information.
3.Follow warnings and instruction
from the local government.
4. If the landslide is caused by rainfall,

watch out for flooding as it will follow the
same path taken by the debris flow.
5. Check for injured or trapped people

near the slide, and flooding as it will
follow other potential hazards. Report
these
immediately to the rescuers or
authorities.
SINKHOLE
 Are also known as cenote, swallet, swallow
hole, or doline. The sinkhole is a depression or
hole in the ground caused by some form of
surface layer collapse. Most of them are caused
by processes of karst-the chemical dissolution
of carbonate rocks or suffosion. Sinkholes vary
in diameter and depth from 1 to 600 m (3.3 to
2000 ft) and vary in shape from soil-lined bowls
to bedrock-edged chasms. Sinkholes may
gradually or suddenly form, and are found all
over the world.
IN AN EVENT THAT
SINKHOLES ARE NOT
DETECTED EARLIER AND IT
APPEARS SUDDENLY, DO
THE FOLLOWING:
1. Find refuge in a stable ground or
open area.
2. Wait until the structures on and

around thesinkhole stops moving. Do
not attempt to go back and retrieve your
belongings.
3. Wait for the local government's

announcement when it is safe to go
back.
AFTER A SINKHOLE'S
APPEARANCE, HERE ARE
THE FOLLOWING STEPS
TO DO:
1. Stay away from the sinkhole.
2. Monitor the damages on objects.
For example, if the crack gets longer or wider the
sinkhole may still enlarge.
3. Do not throw anything into the sinkhole.

Anything thrown into it may contaminate the
groundwater.
4. Secure whatever is left of your
properties and relocate to safe grounds,
preferably far from this location because
the same bedrock or soil profile may
characterize the vicinities of the sinkhole.

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APPLY MITIGATION

 Involves acting to reduce the risk of life or

- All new schools and hospitals should be

- Bussinesses and households should

- Local jurisdictions should ensure that new

- Mitigation preparation and intervention

- The mitigation plans and protection

- Government at all levels should set an

- Training programs should be developed

- Recent disasters showed the advantages

4. If the landslide is caused by rainfall,

5. Check for injured or trapped people

2. Wait until the structures on and

3. Wait for the local government's

3. Do not throw anything into the sinkhole.

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