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, Maryland. Called the MultiHazard Safety Program for Schools, the weeklong course outlines a specific plan of action for all schools. As discussed in this class, FEMA remends the following actions for all school officials: ? Identify hazards likely to happen to your schools ? Mitigate against the hazards ? Develop a response plan, including evacuation route ? Plan for coping after a disaster ? Implement drills and family education ... T: Have you ever felt an earthquake? They can happen anywhere in the world, but pared to other natural disasters like tornadoes, hurricanes and blizzards, serious earthquakes seem to happen less frequently. No matter how little they happen, earthquakes can be incredibly damaging to the munities in which they happen. How much the munity is affected by earthquakes depends on many different factors. Earthquakes can be dangerous to humans. Scientists still can39。t predict when they might happen, and so they take us pletely by surprise. After an earthquake happens, the power may go out, roads may be damaged, water and gas lines can break, and phones might not work. There is no way to be 100% safe from the destructive forces of an earthquake, but there are many things you can do before, during, and after an earthquake to stay as safe as possible. But what do you think governments can do to help prevent natural disasters? Please discuss in groups and discuss the questions in Ex7 on Page 11. Step II Speaking Deal with Ex7. Ask students to work in pairs and discuss the questions in Ex7 on Page 11. They may refer back to the relevant parts of the text or the information they get outside class. Several minutes later, check the answers by having individually answer the questions. Suggested answers: 1. Different answers are acceptable.(. the severe winter storms, landslides and mudslides) 2. The Disaster Preparation and Local Action Now (Disaster PLAN) Act would reauthorize a Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) grant program that provides funding for states and local governments to protect themselves from the devastating effects of natural disasters – earthquakes, tsunamis, tornadoes, hurricanes, flooding and wildfires. This measure would help local munities identify and assess risks from natural disasters and put measures in place to reduce damage. There are things we can do to reduce the potential for disaster, enhance preparedness for the disasters that do occur and improve our ability to respond to and recover from them. We can modify behaviours and policies that place us at risk and that increase our vulnerability to disasters. Protecting us against disasters demands increased awareness, cooperation and mitment from everyone – governments, corporations, munity groups and individuals. The term “natural disaster” is somewhat misleading because it implies that dis