NCC ‘B’ and ‘C’ Certificate Exam Paper III- Miscellaneous: NCC Disaster Management.
- A Disaster can be defined as any occurrence that causes damage, ecological disruption, loss of human life, or deterioration of health and health services on a scale sufficient to warrant an extraordinary response from outside the affected community or area.
- Disasters can be classified as natural and artificial disasters.
- Natural Disasters are of the following types: Wind Related, Water Related, and Earth Related. Wind-related events include storms, cyclones, tornadoes, tide waves, blizzards, etc. Water-related Issues include floods/flash floods, cloudbursts, Excesses, rains, Droughts, etc. Earth-related events include earthquakes, landslides, tsunamis, avalanches, volcanic eruptions, etc.
- Artificial disasters are Accidents, Industrial Mishaps, Fires, Forest Fires, Contamination/Poisoning, and Terrorist Activities.
- On 23 December 2005, the Government of India took a defining step by enacting the Disaster Management Act of India, which envisaged the creation of the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), headed by the Prime Minister.
- At the national level, the NDMA is the apex body for disaster management and is headed by the Prime Minister of India.
- The National Executive Committee (NEC) is the executive committee of the NDMA. It is mandated to assist the NDMA in the discharge of its functions and also ensure compliance with the directions issued by the Central Government.
- At the State level, the State Disaster Management Authority (SDMA) will be headed by the Chief Minister, who will lay down policies and plans for Disaster Management in the State.
- District Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) will be headed by the District Collector, Deputy Commissioner, or District Magistrate, as the case may be, with the elected representative of the local authority as the Co-Chairperson.
- For specialized response to a threatening disaster situation or disasters/ emergencies, both natural and man-made, the Act has mandated the constitution of a National Disaster Response Force (NDRF).
NCC ‘B’ and ‘C’ Certificate Exam Paper III- Miscellaneous: NCC Disaster Management.
- Presently, the NDRF comprises twelve battalions.
- Employment of NCC Cadets during Natural Disasters includes Immediate Action, Initial Law and Order, Cordoning, Casualty Management, Traffic Flow, Emergency Vehicle, Rescue Services, Adequate Reserve, and Maintain Records of Incidents.
- The groups of NCC cadets that need to be created for assistance are the Traffic Control Group, Relief Group, Shelter Management Group, Evacuation and Rescue Groups, First Aid Medical Groups, Sanitation Groups, and Carcass Disposal Groups.
- Parliament enacted the Civil Defence Act of India in May 1968.
- Civil Defence Measures consist of Protective Preventive measures, Control measures, and Restorative measures.
- The Civil Defence Corps has the following 12 services in which volunteers are trained: Headquarters Service, Warden’s Service, Fire Fighting Service, Casualty Services, Communication Services, Rescue Services, Welfare Services, Depot and Transport Services, Salvage Service, Corpse Disposal Service, Supply Service and Repair and Demolition Service.
- Fire is the outcome of either heating or overheating a combustible substance to the required temperature or igniting an inflammable material. Three elements are essential for creating fire and its continuation: Oxygen, sufficient heat to raise the fuel temperature to its burning point or ignition temperature, and Combustion or burnable material (solid, liquid, or gas).
- Starvation, Cooling, and Smothering can extinguish the fire.
- House Fire Parties consist of four persons who carry stirrup pumps and water buckets.
- Auxiliary Fire Services consists of eight persons with a Trailer Pump that can throw water at the fire from a distance.
- Fire Fighting Equipment can be divided into four categories: Fire Extinguishers, Stirrup Pumps, Buckets, Fire Beaters, and Hooks.
- Fire extinguishers are grouped as soda acid extinguishers, foam type or dry chemical powder extinguishers, and CTC carbon dioxide and dry chemical extinguishers.
- The stirrup pump is excellent first-aid firefighting equipment for small fires.
- Buckets are ideal for storing water and sand to fight small fires. One person could easily carry them from one place to another.
- Fire Beaters / Hooks are made of rectangular wire nets, and iron hooks fitted on bamboo poles are ideal for separating the burning and unburnt combustible material and extinguishing it by beating small fires.
NCC ‘B’ and ‘C’ Certificate Exam Paper III- Miscellaneous: NCC Disaster Management.
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