5.3.
4 Project: Disaster Preparedness Project
Health Name: Murilo Boldt
Date: May 6, 2025
Your Assignment, Part I
You and your friends are part of a disaster preparedness group in your community.
You want to make sure that families in your community are prepared for natural
disasters. This means that your city, town, or neighborhood should have a
comprehensive emergency preparedness plan that families can use when preparing
their own plans. This plan may be part of a region-wide plan. The same goes for your
school. The school should have its own plan that families can study. Your goal is to
make sure your community and school provide the best information to families
preparing for a natural disaster.
First, research your community's and school's disaster preparedness plans.
1. Describe your community's disaster preparedness plan.
My community has an emergency management department that provides resources
for natural disasters like earthquakes, wildfires, and floods. The city website outlines
evacuation zones, emergency contact numbers, and shelter locations. It also
encourages residents to sign up for emergency alerts through text or email.
2. Describe your school's disaster preparedness plan.
My school conducts regular fire, earthquake, and lockdown drills. It has emergency
kits in every classroom and a designated evacuation area. The school also has a
reunification plan where parents can pick up students safely after a disaster.
Now go online to a government website that specializes in emergency preparedness
for natural disasters. These sites include the Federal Emergency Management
Agency (FEMA), The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), The National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), and National Weather Service
(NWS). Find out what they recommend families do to prepare for a disaster.
3. Which site did you go to? What does it recommend families do to prepare for a
natural disaster?
I visited https://www.fema.gov (FEMA). It recommends that families make a plan
that includes meeting spots, contact info, and escape routes. It also suggests
preparing an emergency supply kit with food, water, flashlight, batteries, and
important documents.
Your Assignment, Part II
You have researched what your community and school do to prepare for natural
disasters, and you have found out what the government recommends for a family
emergency preparedness plan. The next step is to prepare an emergency plan for
your own family.
Select one natural disaster that occurs in your area.
Earthquake.
List the items that will be required in your family emergency preparedness plan for
this disaster.
● Water (1 gallon per person per day)
● Non-perishable food
● Flashlight and batteries
● First aid kit
● Important documents (ID, insurance)
● Cell phone with charger or power bank
● Emergency whistle
● Local maps
● Cash
● Dust masks
● Extra clothes and sturdy shoes
What information from your community's disaster plan can be included in your own
emergency preparedness plan?
I can include the local evacuation routes, locations of nearby shelters, emergency
phone numbers, and the alert notification system.
Which parts of your family plan require you to talk to other members of the family?
Discuss those areas with your family and record the information here.
● A meeting location outside our home
● An out-of-state emergency contact
● Who will grab what supplies during an evacuation
● How to turn off utilities (gas, water, electric) safely
Your Assignment, Part III
You should now be more aware of what your community can do to help families
prepare for a natural disaster. Go back to your community's website and look at the
information it provides on the natural disasters in your area. Read the information
thoroughly. Are some parts better than others? How could the community do a
better job preparing its citizens?
Select a natural disaster that you think needs better information on disaster
preparedness. Which natural disaster did you select?
Wildfires.
Describe how your community could better prepare its citizens for that natural
disaster. List three specific items it can improve.
1. Provide more wildfire evacuation maps and routes online and in public
places.
2. Offer free or low-cost defensible space inspections for homes.
3. Host community wildfire drills and preparedness workshops.
Next, you will prepare a campaign to promote disaster preparedness in your
community for the natural disaster you chose. Your campaign should target
families.
Fill in the table below. First, identify your natural disaster. Then answer the questions
about how to respond during that kind of disaster
Natural disaster you are focusing on: Wildfires
● How to create defensible space
around their homes
What do families need to know in order ● When and how to evacuate
to prepare for this natural disaster? ● What to include in a wildfire-
specific go-bag
● How to sign up for emergency
alerts
How will you inform families about how I will create posters for community
to prepare for this disaster? (Examples: centers, distribute flyers at school, and
posters, flyers, educational programs) work with local officials to organize a
wildfire safety night with presentations.
How will you inform your community I will write a letter to the city council
about ways to improve its disaster with suggestions and request time to
preparedness plans for the natural present at a community meeting. I’ll
disaster you chose? also start a petition for more public
wildfire safety training.
Submit your natural disaster plan for your family and this completed worksheet to
your teacher for grading.
Tips for Success
Here are some tips to keep in mind as you complete your assignment.
● Read over the material in the Weather and Natural Disaster Safety study before
answering the questions.
● Go to each of the government websites listed in the study to find information.
● Consider whether you will need to work with others as part of a team to complete
your project.
Self-Assessment Checklist
Read each question and evaluate your work. If the answer to the question is yes, check
the box to the left. If the answer is no, go back and revise your work. Your teacher will
use these same guiding questions to score your assignment.
Quality of Ideas (40 points)
Did I demonstrate an understanding of
the assignment by:
✅ Writing all the appropriate responses
(10 points)
✅ Researching information on the topic to
provide thorough answers (10 points)
✅ Including enough information that
allows the audience to fully understand
the disaster and how to prepare for it
(10 points)
✅ Typing the information correctly (10
points)
Use of Study Material (35 points)
Did I:
✅ Use the appropriate content from the
unit studies (10 points)
✅ Display knowledge of disasters and how
to prepare for them (10 points)
Provide thoughtful and thorough
✅ answers to the questions asked (15
points)
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