scholarly journals Assessment of Vulnerability of Escape Building against Earthquake and Tsunami at Padang City

2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 253
Author(s):  
Billy Richard
Keyword(s):  
Emergency Management ◽  
Disaster Management ◽  
Screening Method ◽  
Federal Emergency Management Agency ◽  
Tsunami Hazard ◽  
Management Agency ◽  
Rapid Visual Screening ◽  
Vertical Evacuation ◽  
History Of ◽  
Visual Screening

Earthquake occurred in September 30th, 2009 was the worst in the history of earthquake in West Sumatera. Damages of buildings were the main causes of human casualties at that time. The Regional Disaster Management Agency (Badan Penanggulangan Bencana Daerah, BPBD) of West Sumatera has conducted tsunami and earthquake mitigation, one of them is to prepare the Temporary Evacuation Site (TES) as a vertical-evacuation building allowing people to escape from tsunami attack in Padang City. This research was intended for evaluating and mapping the vulnerability potentials of all escape buildings to the earthquake and tsunami hazard. The investigation used Rapid Visual Screening method based on FEMA P-154 (Federal Emergency Management Agency) for assessing vulnerability of the building towards tsunami. According to the category of the obtained vulnerability potential, there were 50%, 33%, 10%, and 7% of escape buildings identified safe, non-structurally vulnerable, structurally vulnerable from earthquake, and vulnerable to tsunami, respectively.

scholarly journals PENGURANGAN RISIKO BENCANA GEMPA BUMI-TSUNAMI DI PANGKALAN TNI AU PADANG AKIBAT MEGATHRUST MENTAWAI

2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Arwin Datumaya Wahyudi Sumari ◽  
Sutopo Purwo Nugroho ◽  
Tri Nur Addin
Keyword(s):  
Seismic Hazard ◽  
Emergency Management ◽  
Federal Emergency Management Agency ◽  
Management Agency ◽  
Rapid Visual Screening ◽  
Visual Screening

<p><strong>-<em> </em></strong>Berdasarkan data geologi, sejak tahun 2009 para ahli telah memperkirakan bahwa di Kepulauan Mentawai akan terjadi gempa bumi besar (<em>megathrust</em>) dengan magnitudo 8,9 skala Richter dan 10 menit setelahnya akan terjadi tsunami di kepulauan tersebut. Pada menit ke-35, tsunami setinggi 10 meter akan sampai di Kota Padang yang berjarak 2,5 km dari garis pantai, tergantung topografi daratannya. Pangkalan TNI Angkatan Udara (Lanud) Padang termasuk salah satu wilayah yang terancam oleh <em>megathrust </em>Mentawai karena terletak hanya ±800 meter dari garis pantai. Untuk mengetahui seberapa tinggi risiko bencana gempa bumi di Lanud Padang, telah dilakukan penelitian dengan cara menilai bahaya gempa bumi, kerentanan bangunan, dan kapasitas masyarakat, sedangkan untuk mengetahui seberapa tinggi risiko dan dampak bencana tsunami dilakukan penilaian bahaya tsunami dan waktu evakuasi tsunami. Metode yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah integrasi data dari sistem informasi geografis, citra potret udara, dan observasi di lapangan. Penilaian bahaya gempa bumi merupakan perpaduan informasi antara geologi Lanud dengan nilai indeks seismik Sumatera Barat. Penilaian kerentanan bangunan melalui observasi dengan menggunakan metode <em>Rapid Visual Screening </em>(RVS) <em>of building for potential seismic hazard</em> yang dikembangkan oleh <em>Federal Emergency Management Agency</em><em> </em>(FEMA). Penilaian kapasitas masyarakat melalui wawancara dan kuesioner terhadap variabel kesadaran dan kesiapsiagaan. Penilaian bahaya tsunami dilakukan dengan memadukan informasi mengenai elevasi permukaan lahan, kelas kerawanan tsunami Kota Padang dan ketinggian air landasan tsunami. Penilaian waktu evakuasi tsunami dilakukan dengan memadukan informasi mengenai simulasi evakuasi bahaya tsunami dan klasifikasi waktu evakuasi. Berdasarkan hasil analisa, penilaian risiko bencana gempa bumi menghasilkan 5 (lima) kelas indeks risiko yaitu sangat rendah (0-0,240), rendah (0,241-0,480), sedang (0,481-0,720), tinggi (0,721-0,960) dan sangat tinggi (0,961-1,200). Penilaian dampak bencana tsunami menghasilkan lima kelas indeks dampak yaitu sangat rendah (0-1,17), rendah (1,171-1,710), sedang (1,711-2,250), tinggi (2,251-2,790) dan sangat tinggi (2,791-3,360). Upaya pengurangan risiko dilakukan dengan menitikberatkan pada peningkatan infrastruktur dan peningkatan kapasitas dapat mengurangi akibat yang ditimbulkan oleh bencana gempa bumi-tsunami.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Kata Kunci:</strong> gempa bumi, kapasitas masyarakat, kerentanan bangunan, risiko, tsunami<strong><em></em></strong></p>

Risk assessment of threats in Czestochowa county based on the FEMA methodology

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 ◽  
pp. 53-68
Author(s):  
Monika Kowalczyk ◽  
Urszula Nowacka
Keyword(s):  
Risk Assessment ◽  
Risk Analysis ◽  
Emergency Management ◽  
Federal Emergency Management Agency ◽  
Management Agency ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages ◽  
History Of ◽  
Detailed Assessment

The article presents a description of the methodology of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, which allows for a detailed assessment of each threat separately, in a numerical manner. The FEMA methodology uses four criteria: history of the event, vulnerability, probability and maximum threat. The aim and method of research was determined and the risk analysis of threats in Częstochowa County was estimated on the basis of FEMA methodology. The conducted research allowed to draw attention to the advantages and disadvantages of the FEMA methodology.

scholarly journals When disaster management agencies create disaster risk: a case study of the US's Federal Emergency Management Agency

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Aaron Clark-Ginsberg ◽  
Lena C. Easton-Calabria ◽  
Sonny S. Patel ◽  
Jay Balagna ◽  
Leslie A. Payne
Keyword(s):  
Emergency Management ◽  
Disaster Management ◽  
Disaster Risk ◽  
Federal Emergency Management Agency ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Marginalized Populations ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Management Agency ◽  
Organizational Perspective

PurposeDisaster management agencies are mandated to reduce risk for the populations that they serve. Yet, inequities in how they function may result in their activities creating disaster risk, particularly for already vulnerable and marginalized populations. In this article, how disaster management agencies create disaster risk for vulnerable and marginalized groups is examined, seeking to show the ways existing policies affect communities, and provide recommendations on policy and future research.Design/methodology/approachThe authors undertook a systematic review of the US disaster management agency, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), examining its programs through a lens of equity to understand how they shape disaster risk.FindingsDespite a growing commitment to equity within FEMA, procedural, distributive, and contextual inequities result in interventions that perpetuate and amplify disaster risk for vulnerable and marginalized populations. Some of these inequities could be remediated by shifting toward a more bottom-up approach to disaster management, such as community-based disaster risk reduction approaches.Practical implicationsDisaster management agencies and other organizations can use the results of this study to better understand how to devise interventions in ways that limit risk creation for vulnerable populations, including through community-based approaches.Originality/valueThis study is the first to examine disaster risk creation from an organizational perspective, and the first to focus explicitly on how disaster management agencies can shape risk creation. This helps understand the linkages between disaster risk creation, equity and organizations.

scholarly journals UPDATE: THE NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE PROGRAM AND THE COAST

1984 ◽  
Vol 1 (19) ◽  
pp. 15
Author(s):  
William G. Fry ◽  
Perry A. Rhodes
Keyword(s):  
Emergency Management ◽  
Coastal Zone ◽  
Federal Emergency Management Agency ◽  
Flood Insurance ◽  
National Program ◽  
National Flood Insurance Program ◽  
Management Agency ◽  
Insurance Program ◽  
History Of ◽  
Proper Perspective

This report will update the coastal zone practitioner on the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) as it affects the implementation of manmade changes along the coastline. It is our intent to place in proper perspective this fast-changing and often difficult to interpret national program. Readers will achieve an overall understanding of the NFIP on the coast, and will be in a position to apply the program's requirements in their efforts. We will begin with a history of the application of the NFIP to the coastal zone. The history of the problems encountered will lead into current regulations, methodologies, and the changes the Federal Emergency Management Agency plans for the future.

Enhancing Community Disaster Resilience Through Mass Sporting Events

2011 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 310-315 ◽  
Author(s):  
Danielle M. McCarthy ◽  
George T. Chiampas ◽  
Sanjeev Malik ◽  
Kendra Cole ◽  
Patricia Lindeman ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Emergency Management ◽  
Disaster Preparedness ◽  
Disaster Response ◽  
Federal Emergency Management Agency ◽  
Disaster Resilience ◽  
Sporting Events ◽  
Practical Application ◽  
Complex Action ◽  
Management Agency ◽  
Communication And Coordination

ABSTRACTDisaster response requires rapid, complex action by multiple agencies that may rarely interact during nondisaster periods. Failures in communication and coordination between agencies have been pitfalls in the advancement of disaster preparedness. Recommendations of the Federal Emergency Management Agency address these needs and demonstrate commitment to successful disaster management, but they are challenging for communities to ensure. In this article we describe the application of Federal Emergency Management Agency guidelines to the 2008 and 2009 Chicago Marathon and discuss the details of our implementation strategy with a focus on optimizing communication. We believe that it is possible to enhance community disaster preparedness through practical application during mass sporting events.(Disaster Med Public Health Preparedness. 2011;5:310–315)

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