# Q3B · Discuss in detail at least 10 key responsibilities of Emergency response person in ca…

Subject: Disaster Management

Exam: TEE

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Actual older TEE paper · 100 marks · Q1 compulsory; any four of Q2–Q7

### Q3B. Discuss in detail at least 10 key responsibilities of Emergency response person in case of Tsunami Disasters. [10 marks]

#### Answer

1. **Establish a safe situation picture.** Verify the incident, hazard and affected area before committing people or resources.
2. **Activate agreed arrangements.** Notify authorities and use the designated incident structure and contact procedures.
3. **Assess people and services at risk.** Identify critical facilities and groups needing assistance.
4. **Coordinate resources.** Request appropriate trained teams, transport, equipment and medical support.
5. **Control unsafe access.** Establish suitable cordons and protect escape and emergency access routes.
6. **Communicate clearly.** Send structured, time-stamped updates with confirmed facts and uncertainties.
7. **Support evacuation and accountability.** Arrange safe movement, assistance and headcounts; report missing people.
8. **Protect responders.** Check competence, PPE, communications, rest and changing hazards.
9. **Support relief and service restoration.** Coordinate water, shelter, urgent care and lifeline restoration with responsible agencies.
10. **Record, review and improve.** Maintain records and feed lessons into recovery, plans and future training.

| Do | Do not |
| --- | --- |
| Move promptly to designated safe high ground or inland on official or natural warning. | Do not go to the shore to watch unusual sea behaviour. |
| Learn and practise evacuation routes before an event. | Do not wait for a phone alert after strong/long coastal shaking if natural warning demands immediate action. |
| Assist others along safe routes without entering danger. | Do not assume ordinary buildings or parked cars provide suitable tsunami protection. |
| Stay in the safe area and monitor verified advice. | Do not return after the first wave; more waves may follow. |
| Return only after official clearance and avoid damaged services. | Do not enter debris-filled water or unstable buildings. |

A tsunami is a series of waves. Natural signs can include strong or long coastal shaking, sudden unusual sea-level change or a loud ocean roar; not every tsunami displays every sign at every location.

#### Real case and learning connection · Indian Ocean tsunami, 2004

The 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami shows how a large undersea disturbance can create destructive coastal waves. It also illustrates why coastal risk knowledge, detection, clear warnings and evacuation capability must work together; a monitoring instrument alone cannot move people to safety.