I. INTRODUCTION

The importance of having a safety culture cannot be underestimated.

Recognizing hazards brought by disasters will help us create a positive culture where all residents actively participate, stay alert, informed, and plan for contingencies.

The purpose of this manual is to provide information to Phase II residents in the event of a major earthquake of magnitude >7 2

Disaster is defined by the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) as a serious disruption of the functioning of a community at any scale due to hazardous events interacting with conditions of exposure, vulnerability, and capacity, leading to one or more of the following: human, material, economic, and environmental losses and impacts

Hazard is a phenomenon that may cause loss of life, injury, or other health impacts, property, damage, social and economic disruption, or environmental degradation.

Based on our location, we need to plan for earthquake-related hazards such as ground shaking (shake), ground rupture (cut), liquefaction (very soft soil), and secondary hazards caused by fire and lateral spreading. Flooding in the village may be minimal but we still need to be equipped to address necessities

We also need to be aware of our vulnerabilities to these hazards. Vulnerability is determined by physical, social, economic, and environmental factors or processes which increase the susceptibility of a community, assets, or systems to the impacts of hazards. Vulnerability indicators such as age, sex, language, pet ownership, medical conditions, special needs, access to transportation, and access to utilities, all play a role in our capacity to address our preparedness.