"Disaster response refers to the actions taken directly before, during or in the immediate aftermath of a disaster."
The immediate actions taken to save lives, protect property, and meet basic human needs during and after a disaster, often involving emergency services, the military, and voluntary organizations.
Emergency Management: The process of managing emergency situations and responding to them effectively.
Disaster Preparedness: The planning and preparation required to minimize the impact of a disaster.
Incident Command System: A standardized approach to command, control, and coordination of emergency response.
Crisis Communication: The process of communicating with the affected public during an emergency situation.
Risk Management: The process of identifying and managing risks.
Disaster Recovery: The process of restoring systems and operations after a disaster has occurred.
Hazard Mitigation: The process of reducing or eliminating the impact of hazards on a community.
Disaster Response Planning: The process of developing a plan for responding to disasters.
Search and Rescue: The process of locating, identifying, and rescuing people who are in danger during a disaster.
Medical Assistance: The provision of medical assistance during a disaster.
Logistics: The management of resources, equipment, and supplies during a disaster response.
Intelligence and Threat Assessment: The process of assessing threats and risks to public safety.
Cybersecurity: The process of protecting information and computer systems during a disaster.
Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and Explosive (CBRNE) Response: The process of responding to disasters involving hazardous materials.
Critical Infrastructure Protection: The process of protecting critical infrastructure from damage or disruption during a disaster.
Public Health: The protection and support of public health during a disaster.
Humanitarian Assistance: The provision of aid and support to affected communities.
Disaster Relief Funding: The process of obtaining and distributing funding for disaster relief efforts.
Emergency Operations Centers: The centralized command and control center for disaster response activities.
Interagency Cooperation: The coordination of disaster response efforts between different government agencies and organizations.
Natural Disasters Response: This refers to responses to disasters that occur without human intervention such as hurricanes, typhoons, earthquakes, tsunamis, floods, and wildfires.
Technological Disasters Response: This encompasses responses to disasters caused by technological devices such as transport accidents, industrial accidents, gas explosions, and toxic spills.
Biological Disasters Response: This covers infectious diseases, epidemics, and pandemics along with threats from bioterrorism, biowarfare, and medical emergencies.
Chemical Disasters Response: Chemical disasters are caused by chemical spills, explosions or leaks from industrial plants or transportation chemicals, and they pose a threat to the environment and people's lives.
Radiological Disasters Response: This refers to the response to disasters involving radiation exposure during nuclear and other radiation emergencies.
Cyber Disasters Response: These responses involve defending the nation from cyberattacks on the nation's cyber infrastructure, technical systems, and electronic data.
Explosive Events Response: This involves responding to different kinds of explosive events, including terrorist bomb threats or IED attacks.
Search and Rescue Operations: This includes locating missing people especially during natural disasters or emergency services’ activities.
Response to Complex Emergencies: This type of disaster response refers to the response to man-made crises such as terrorist attacks, armed conflicts, and political unrest.
Disaster Preparedness and Mitigation Response: This involves creating disaster response teams, forming early warning systems, developing contingency plans, stockpiling emergency supplies, and planning responses before disasters occur.
"The objective is to save lives, ensure health and safety and to meet the subsistence needs of the people affected."
"This includes warning/evacuation, search and rescue, providing immediate assistance, assessing damage, continuing assistance, and the immediate restoration or construction of infrastructure."
"The aim of emergency response is to provide immediate assistance to maintain life, improve health, and support the morale of the affected population."
"Such assistance may range from providing specific but limited aid, such as assisting refugees with transport, temporary shelter, and food to establishing semi-permanent settlements in camps and other locations."
"It also may involve initial repairs to damage or diversion to infrastructure."
"The focus in the response phase is on keeping people safe, preventing the next disasters, and meeting the basic needs of the people."
"The main responsibility to address these needs and respond to a disaster lies with the government or governments in whose territory the disaster has occurred."
"Humanitarian organizations are often strongly present in this phase of the disaster management cycle, particularly in countries where the government lacks the resources to respond adequately to the needs."
"More permanent and sustainable solutions can be found."
"Directly before, during or in the immediate aftermath of a disaster."
"To ensure the safety of the affected population."
"The responsibility lies with the government or governments in whose territory the disaster has occurred."
"It includes providing immediate assistance, assessing damage, and continuing assistance."
"By providing immediate assistance to maintain life and improve health."
"Assisting refugees with transport, temporary shelter, and food."
"Humanitarian organizations are often strongly present in this phase of the disaster management cycle, particularly in countries where the government lacks the resources to respond adequately to the needs."
"It aims to ensure the safety and well-being of the affected population in the future."
"Initial repairs to damage or diversion to infrastructure."
"To save lives, ensure health and safety, and meet the subsistence needs of the affected people."