Disaster response refers to the actions taken directly before, during, or immediately after a disaster. The objective is to save lives, ensure health and...

National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) is a specialized force in India, tasked with the responsibility of responding to natural and man-made disasters. It...

generally categorized into preparedness, response, mitigation, and recovery, although other terms such as disaster risk reduction and prevention are also...

he traded with the Fireflies, a rebel militia opposing the Federal Disaster Response Agency (FEDRA), an organization which controls the quarantine zone...

better prepared to handle disasters. It focuses on actions to reduce risk before a disaster occurs, rather than on response and recovery after the event...

preparedness to deal with any disaster, prompt response, assessing the severity or magnitude of effects of any disaster, evacuation, rescue, relief, rehabilitation...

Rubicon is an international non-government organization specializing in disaster response. Team Rubicon was formed in January 2010 following the Haiti earthquake...

protection Bylaw enforcement – Enforcement of local ordinance Civil defense – Disaster protection, wartime civilian protection, rescue aid Coast guard – Maritime...

guidelines for disaster management" and to ensure "timely and effective response to disaster". Under section 6 of the Act it is responsible for laying "down guidelines...

Operation Brahma is an ongoing disaster relief and rescue operation undertaken by the Indian government in response to the 2025 Myanmar earthquake. External...

international disaster response efforts. In 1964, OFDA was established under the Foreign Assistance Act with the appointment of a Foreign Disaster Relief Coordinator...

states and humanitarian agencies in disaster settings. This has led to the emergence of international disaster response laws, rules and principles (IDRL):...

April 1, 1979. The agency's primary purpose is to coordinate the response to a disaster that has occurred in the United States and that overwhelms the resources...

for her response to the disaster and attempts to downplay government culpability, and the Korean Coast Guard for its poor handling of the disaster, and the...

unofficially used by FEMA to inform disaster response. The index is based on Waffle House's reputation for having good disaster preparedness and staying open...

Central Industrial Security Force (CISF), Director General of National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), Additional Director General in CISF, Inspector General/Deputy...

duties. The Disaster Management Wing deals with disaster response and operates a Disaster Response Force (DRF) to manage and respond to disasters. It cooperates...

response to disasters. In December 2005, Government of India enacted the Disaster Management Act, 2005 which mandated the creation of state disaster management...

Caribbean region. Formed on September 1, 2005, as the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Response Agency (CDERA), it underwent a name change to CDEMA in September...

training in basic disaster response skills, and who agree to supplement existing emergency responders in the event of a major disaster. Sometimes programs...

Coast Guard Districts. It is expected to further facilitate timely response to disaster situations. The Project aims to strengthen and further develop the...

A natural disaster is the very harmful impact on a society or community brought by natural phenomenon or hazard. Some examples of natural hazards include...

attendance were the cabinet secretary, the National Disaster Management Authority, the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), and representatives of the ministries...

Disaster Response Route (DRR) is a network of pre-identified municipal and provincial roads in the Province of British Columbia, Canada that can best...

State Disaster Management Authority is an agency of the Department of Revenue & Disaster Management whose primary purpose is to carry out responses to natural...

or incorrect disaster planning and response decisions. People can develop an illogical fear in the face of a disaster. In extreme circumstances, fear can...

transportation, rotary and fixed-wing air ambulance services, and disaster response across the United States. The company was founded in 1991 through...

the deadliest railway accidents in India. National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and Odisha Disaster Rapid Action Force (ODRAF) were involved in the search...

State Disaster Response Force Uttarakhand or SDRF Uttarakhand is a specialised force of the Uttarakhand Police charged with conducting search and rescue...

Muralee was the Chief of Disaster Risk Reduction in the UN Environment Programme. An internationally renowned expert in disaster response, Muralee has been involved...