3. Objectives
Upon completion of this lesson, you will
become familiar with:
1. Define leadership.
2. List the types of leadership.
3. Describe the qualities of leadership.
4. Define emergency and list the types of
emergencies.
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4. Objectives
5. List the phases of emergency.
6. Describe the effects of emergency.
7. Define emergency management and
describe the emergency preparedness.
8. List the phases of emergency
management
9. Describe the incident command system.
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5. Leadership
Leadership is the ability to develop a
vision that motivates others to move with
a passion towards a common goal. So
leadership is a process by which a person
influences others to accomplish an
objective and directs the organization in a
way that makes it more cohesive and
coherent.
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7. Autocratic Style
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• A leadership style where the leader
makes all decisions independently or
without consulting with others
• Advantages: good in certain
circumstances, such as urgent tasks or
military actions
• Disadvantages: poor decisions, poor
level of employee motivation
9. Democratic Style
• A leadership style where a leader
encourages employee participation in
decision-making
• Persuasive or consultative
• Advantages: better decisions, employee
motivation
• Disadvantages: delayed decision, long
consultation
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11. Laissez-faire Style
• A leadership style where employees are
encouraged to make their own decisions
within limits.
• Advantages: more freedom for
employees
• Disadvantages: few guidelines, poor
motivation, maybe a mess
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13. Qualities of leadership
Key leadership
qualities
positive self image Clear vision
Innovative ideas
to problems
Quickly sense and
respond to changes
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15. Emergency
Any situation which require an immediate
response, sometimes life or lives can be
at risk due to the emergency situation.
Examples: Road traffic accident, Hard
fall or high impact injuries, Drowning,
Domestic fire
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17. Types of Emergencies
1. Natural Emergencies
2. Manmade Emergencies
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18. Natural Emergencies
A natural emergency is an adverse
event resulting from natural processes.
Examples: Heart Attack, Snack bite,
Fog,
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20. Manmade Emergencies
A manmade emergency is caused directly
and principally by one or more identifiable
negligent human actions.
Examples: Road traffic accident,
Drowning, Bomb blast, Poisoning, Falling
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28. Effects of Emergency
1. Environmental Effects
2. Effects on Health
3. Economic Effects
4. Administrative Effects
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29. Environmental Effects
• Transportation
• Structures
• Communication Systems
• Utilities
• Water Service
• Fuel Supplies
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30. Effects on Health
• Casualties
• Disease Transmission
• Food, Shelter, and Primary health care
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31. Economic Effects
• Destroy economies
• Economic activities are severely curtailed
• People must leave their jobs and devote
their time to disaster-related activities.
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32. Administrative Effects
• Disruption of formal organizations
• Disruption of local administration
• Effects on community leadership
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33. Emergency Management
Emergency management seeks to
promote safer, less vulnerable
communities with the capacity to cope with
hazards and disasters. Emergency
management is the managerial function
charged with creating the framework within
which communities reduce vulnerability to
hazards and cope with disasters.
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34. Emergency Preparedness
• Identify hazards and assess risk.
• Assess capabilities and resources.
• Develop an emergency plan and
procedures.
• Integrate the plan with the community
plan.
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35. Emergency Preparedness
• Conduct training.
• Public relations.
• Conduct Drills and Exercises.
• Develop Plan Audit Procedures.
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40. Incident Commander
The Incident Commander (IC) is the person
in charge at the incident who must be fully
qualified to manage the incident. As
incidents grow in size or become
increasingly complex, a more highly
qualified IC may be assigned by the
responsible jurisdiction or agency.
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41. Incident Commander
The sole function of the IC is to manage the
incident by assigning tactical resources and
overseeing operations, delegating authority
to others as required. The IC should not
become involved in hands on activities.
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42. Incident Command Post
The Incident Command Post (ICP) is the
location from which the IC oversees all
incident operations. There is only one ICP
for each incident or event.
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43. Objectives
Upon completion of this lesson, you will
become familiar with:
1. Define leadership.
2. List the types of leadership.
3. Describe the qualities of leadership.
4. Define emergency and list the types of
emergencies.
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44. Objectives
5. List the phases of emergency.
6. Describe the effects of emergency.
7. Define emergency management and
describe the emergency preparedness.
8. List the phases of emergency
management
9. Describe the incident command system.
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