RISK REDUCTION MANAGEMENT PLAN

Typhoon “Fernsy”

DESIGNATED UNIT:

 Risk Disaster Council.

Protects the lives and livelihoods of communities and individuals who are most vulnerable to
disasters or emergencies. Mainly in-charge of planning and controlling.
 Rescue Team.
Includes the following: coast guards, police, fire officers, volunteers.
 First Aid/Medical Team.
Diagnosis or treatment. The unit provides urgent medical care during disasters.
 Weather Forecaster.
Report on the weather from the newsroom or from affected locations. Discuss breaking
weather-related news.
 Hotline team.
In-charge of contacting and communicating with the victims and rescue teams.
 Distribution of Food and Supplies
Organizes and disseminates the donation (e.g., food, clothing, water)

RATIONALE

 200 prospected families to be affected by the typhoon.

 Landfall: Polillo group of islands
 Signal no.5: maximum sustained winds of more than 220 km/h
RISK MANAGEMENT PROCESS

I. Communicate and Consult

A. Internal Stakeholder:
 Risk Disaster Council Unit
 Rescue Team
 First Aid/Medical Team
 Weather Forecaster
 Hotline team
 Distribution of Food and Supplies Unit
B. External Stakeholder
 Government
 200 families from Polillo Group of Islands
 Philanthropists and donors
C. Method and medium of Communication and Consultation
Regular Updates and Exchange of Information about the risk through the following:
 Online Meetings through Google Meet and Zoom
 Face to Face Meetings between the units
 Telephone, Mobile Phone and Email
II. Establish the Context of the Risk
A. Internal Context
 To have strategic layout of the planning.
 To designate appropriate people to the tasks.
 To have synchronous monitoring of updates.
B. External Context
 To reduce injuries and death.
 To minimize the property damages.
C. Risk Management Context
 Signal #1: Disaster preparedness units are activated to alert status.
 Signal #2: Disaster preparedness are in action to alert their communities.
 Signal #3: Disaster preparedness and response are in action with appropriate
response to emergency.
 Signal #4: Disaster coordinating councils concerned and other disaster response
organizations are now fully responding to emergencies.
 Signal #5: The disaster coordinating councils concerned and other disaster
response organizations are now fully responding to emergencies and in full
readiness to immediately respond to possible calamity.
D. Risk Criteria
 Signal #1
 A tropical cyclone will threaten/affect an area.
 Winds of 30-60 kph is expected.
 Intermittent rains may be expected in at least 36 hours. (When the
tropical cyclone develops very close to an area, a shorter lead time of
the occurrence of the winds will be specified in the warning bulletin.)
  Twigs and branches of small trees may be broken.
 Some banana plants may be tilted or uprooted.
 Some houses of very light materials may be partially unroofed.
 Only very light or no damage may be sustained by areas affected.
 Rice crops in flowering stage may suffer significant damage.
 Signal #2:
 A tropical cyclone will affect an area.
 Winds of greater than 60 kph and up to 100 kph may be expected in at
least 24 hours.
 Some coconut trees may tilt; some of them may break.
 Few big trees may be uprooted.
 Many banana plants may be downed.
 Rice and corn crops may be affected.
 A large number of houses made of light materials may be unroofed.
 Old galvanized iron roofing may be peeled off.
 In general, the winds may bring light to moderate damage to the
exposed communities.
 Signal #3:
 A tropical cyclone will affect an area.
 Winds of greater than 100 kph up to 185 kph may be expected in at
least 18 hours.
 Many coconut trees may be broken or destroyed.
 Almost all banana plants may be downed and a large number of trees
may be uprooted.
 Rice and corn crops may suffer heavy losses.
 Majority of light material houses may be unroofed or destroyed. There
may be considerable damage to structures of light to medium
construction.
 There may be widespread disruption of electrical power and
communication services.
 In general, moderate to heavy damage may be experienced, particularly
in the agricultural and industrial sectors.
 Signal #4:
 A very intense typhoon will affect the area.
 Very strong winds of more than 185 kph may be expected in at least 12
hours.
 Coconut plantations may suffer extensive damage.
 Many large trees may be uprooted.
 Rice and corn plantation may suffer severe losses.
 Most residential and institutional buildings of mixed construction may
be severely damaged.
 Electrical power distribution and communication services may be
severely disrupted.
  Damage to affected communities can be very heavy.
 Signal #5:
 A Super Typhoon will affect the area.
 Very strong winds of more than 200 kph may be expected in at least 12
hours.
 Almost total damage to structures of light materials, especially in highly
exposed coastal areas.
 Complete roof failure on many buildings. Severe and extensive window
and door damage.
 Most residential and institutional buildings of mixed construction may
be severely damaged.
 Electrical power distribution and communication services severely
disrupted.
 All signboards blown down.
 Total damage to banana plantation.
 Most tall trees are broken, uprooted, or defoliated.
 Coconut trees are stooped, broken, or uprooted.
 Few plants and tress survived.
E. Structure of the Risk
 Mainly focus on areas affected by signal no. 5 – Polillo Group of Islands.
III. Identify the Risk
A. Retrospective Risk
 Super Typhoon Karding, Signal #5 – Polillo Islands
 No Phone Signal.
 Large Damage on Properties due to strong winds.
 Extreme High Flood also cause by High Tide.
 Late Evacuation of Victims.
 Delay arrival and distribution of donations or food and supplies.
B. Prospective Risk
 Super Typhoon Fernsy, Signal #5 – Polillo Islands
 Unsynchronized implementation of objectives.
 No donations.
 Shortage of food and supplies.
IV. Analyze the Risk
 No telecom signal may cause unsynchronized implementation of objectives.
 Strong winds could uproot trees then damage properties.
 High flood may result to drowning or death.
 Large casualties due to late evacuation.
 Unequal distribution could cause shortage of food and supplies.
V. Evaluate the Risk
VI. Treat the Risk Discussed on the table (timeline of
VII. Monitor and Review the typhoon “Fernsy”)
 TIMELINE OF THE TYPHOON “FERNSY”
Includes the function of the units before, during and after the typhoon to lessen the aftermath.

Designated Unit
Condition of the First Distribution
Date Risk Disaster Weather Hotline
Typhoon Rescue Team Aid/Medical of Food &
Council Forecaster Team
Team Supplies
11/16/202 According to the LADY - FERN ALYANNAH HOTLINE LAICA
2 news, a new low-
pressure area (LPA) In this time, the
formed inside the team are
Philippines Area of expected to be
responsibility (PAR). vigilant and alert
This LPA has 60-70% about the news
chance to develop to monitor
into a tropical weather reports.
depression. As Search and
stated by Pagasa,
rescue is a
rain will still prevail
technical activity
over several areas
rendered by a
in the Philippines
particularly in group of
Southern Luzon. specially trained
In this regard, the personnel, who
public are advised rescue and
to continue attend to the
monitoring for casualties under
possible changes on adverse
the forecast conditions,
scenario, undertake where life is at
precautionary threat. Search
measures, and
and rescue is
remain vigilant
organized in
against unofficial
close
information coming
from unverified cooperation
sources. with the
community and
in a team
approach.
Possible
evacuation
areas are
identified and
discussed.

1.1 Team
Composition. (to
be ready for
possible rescue)

Physically and
Psychologically
 sound
volunteers male
and female,
having
demonstrated
ability, capacity
and willingness
to work in an
emergency,
could constitute
a rescue team.
Volunteers, of
both the sex,
above 18 years
of age, with a
minimum
education level
to read and
write in local
language.
Preference
would be given
to ex-military or
army personnel
and artisans
from the village
or from the
locality. It is
essential that
each safe
shelter form a
rescue group,
comprising of 8
members, out of
which a
minimum of 2
members should
be skilled
persons. The
members should
be from the safe
shelter,
community and
from the
periphery
villages.

11/17/202 Today through The team leader

2 tomorrow early should hold a
morning: Heavy to meeting to
intense with at discuss the
times torrential preparations
rains possible over and to plan
CALABARZON and further actions;
MIMAROPA Region the meeting
over Cavite, Laguna, likewise set to
Batangas, Rizal, apprise involved
Quezon, Oriental agencies of the
Mindoro, situation at
Marinduque,
hand. This
Occidental
includes
Mindoro, Romblon,
and Palawan. The clarification of
low-pressure area the team’s
will be named objectives:
Fernsy, the
Philippine
Atmospheric 1.4 Objectives;
Geophysical and
Astronomical · To rescue the
Services survivors
Administration trapped under
(PAG-ASA) said.
the debris, from
Under these
the damaged
conditions flooding
buildings or
and rain induced
landslides are from a cyclonic
expected especially storm surge,
in areas that are flood and fire.
highly or very highly
susceptible to these · To provide
hazard as identified First Aid services
in hazard maps in to the trapped
localities with survivors and to
significant dispatch them
antecedent rainfall. for medical care.

· To take
immediate
necessary
actions, as
necessary, for
temporary
support and
protection to
endangered
collapsed
buildings to
structures.

· To hand-over,
recover and
dispose-off the
bodies of the
deceased.

· To train,
demonstrate
and raise
awareness on
 how to use the
local materials
for self-rescue
amongst the
community
people.

Rescue is a team
effort that needs
coordination
and planning
amongst the
members for an
optimum
response
operation. After
the assessment,
the Rescue team
would be in a
position to
adequately plan
the Rescue
Operation based
on the following
details and
specifications; I.
Manpower II.
Equipments
III.Methods

Evacuation area
is also secured
in this time.
Once the
authorities
announce the
typhoon’s
official hour and
place of landfall,
the team should
already move
and evacuate
families from
possible danger
zones or those
who wish to go
to a safer place
before the
typhoon
landfall.

11/18/202 Typhoon Fernsy is To acquire and

2 forecast to track ready necessary
generally tools or
southward in the equipment for
next 6 to 12 hours possible rescue.
and will make The team is alert
landfall in the anytime now.
vicinity of the whole
Rechecking of
Polillo group of
maps and
islands.
easiest way to
go to any place
that might call
for rescue.
Includes,
checking every
places that
might need
evacuation place
but unable to
transport. The
rescue team
also go to places
and gives
warning of
evacuation.

1.2 Personal
Equipment for
Rescuer

· Helmet

· Torch

· Life-line

· Gum-Boots

· Life-Jackets

· Whistle

1.3 Team
Equipments for
Rescuer

· Rope-3-inch (7
cms) diameter
of 200 ft (61.5
mtrs)

· Lashing lines-
1.5 inches
(3.8cms)
circumference
 of 40 ft (12.32
mtrs) length

· 6 Sash-cord-
inch (2.54cms)

· Pulley blocks
with different
sheaves

· Ladder
(Wood/Bamboo)

· Small cutting
tools

· First Aid Box

· Life Buoy

· Crow Bar

· Hammer

· Stretcher

· Blanket

11/19/202 Official landfall of  The

2 Typhoon Fernsy, Rescue
5:00 AM Team is on
standby
and alert
for calls
for help.
The team
is
responsibl
e for
checking
evacuees
and their
needs.

 During the
typhoon,
final
warning
for
evacuation
could be
made by
rescue
operation.
Otherwise,
they give
precaution
 on how to
reach the
rescue
operation.

 Wounded
casualty is
to be
transporte
d with
utmost
safety to
avoid
further
risk. It may
happen
that the
trained
rescuers
have to
rescue the
causalities
from a
collapsed
structure,
to from a
confined
place, or
on the
uneven
ground
with
obstacles.
Different
techniques
are
required
for
different
ground
conditions.
The
knowledge
of First Aid
Services
and
adequate
transporta
tion of the
casualty is
important
for the
rescuers.
In case of
 shock or
serious
injuries,
the patient
needs
warmth,
which
could be
provided
by using
blankets.

 During
flood or
cyclones
availability
of boats
for rescue
is likely to
be
difficult.
Rafts could
be
improvised
from
locally
available
materials
and used
for rescue
and relief
activities.

 Flood and
cyclone
disasters
take
thousands
of human
lives every
year;
rescue
from
water
related
disasters is
one of the
important
challenges
for the
rescuer.
The
rescuers
must be
equipped
 with
swimming
and
floating
aids and
should
have
adequate
swimming
capacity
for
rescuing
the
drowning
casualty.
The
rescuers
must have
knowledge
and
practice of
swimming
in order
not to risk
himself
/herself
whilst
rescuing
the
victims.

After a disaster,
the initial search
and rescue
phase typically
lasts for hours
or even days. In
the moments
right after the
incident, quick
action is
AFTER THE necessary to
TYPHOON preserve lives
that are in
immediate
danger. That
stage typically
passes within a
few days, at
which point the
focus shifts to
helping the
survivors.