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Relief Camp

The document discusses relief operations during disasters including setting up relief camps, obtaining and distributing relief materials. It provides details on organizing relief camps, relief and evacuation kits, necessary items like food, water, sanitation and health supplies, clothing, bedding, and evacuation kits. The document emphasizes proper planning and preparation of relief kits tailored to needs with a focus on essential supplies and their replacement.

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Relief Camp

The document discusses relief operations during disasters including setting up relief camps, obtaining and distributing relief materials. It provides details on organizing relief camps, relief and evacuation kits, necessary items like food, water, sanitation and health supplies, clothing, bedding, and evacuation kits. The document emphasizes proper planning and preparation of relief kits tailored to needs with a focus on essential supplies and their replacement.

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Suchi Usha
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RELIEF OPERATIONS

Major operations

 Setting of relief camps

 Obtaining relief materials

 Distribution of materials
Relief operations

 Setting up of a proper back office for managing supplies


 Setting up a relief camp
 Analyzing the survey reports and deciding the kind of supplies required and
communication of these requirements to relief woerkers or agencies
 Maintaining records
 Identifying and directing areas where relief material may not reach due to their
remoteness
 Taking care of expiry related information about medicines
Relief camp

 Shelter/Accommodation
 Drinking water/ Food
 Temporary toilet facilities
 Generators/ Petromax/ GEB connection
 Transit Medical camp
 Vehicles
 Communication Facilities
 Manpower/ Staff/ Volunteers
Relief and Evacuation Kits

 Points to be considered:
 Number and ages of people for whom the kit is being prepared
 Space available for storing and transporting the kit
 Any special health problem associated with the disaster
 Types of kits
 Relief supplies: Prepared according to the need of victims and nature of disaster
 Evacuation: Supplies which are apt to need for evacuation in an easy-to-carry container
Water

 Prefer plastic containers


 Avoid those which will decompose or break (glass bottles or milk cartoons)
 Normal usage of two liters a day at room climates. Children, nursing mothers may
need more.
 Purification:
 Boiling
 Purification tablets
 Bleach purification
Food items for disaster relief
supply kit

 Ready-to-eat food, fruits and vegetables


 Canned juices, milk, soup
 Staples (sugar, salt, pepper)
 High energy foods (peanuts, biscuits)
 Foods for infants, elderly persons or persons on special diets
 Comfort/ Stress foods like cookies, hard candy, sweetened cereals, instant coffee, tea
bags
Items in Kitchen kit

 Paper cups, plates and plastic utensils


 Multi purpose knife
 Household liquid bleach to treat drinking water
 Sugar, salt, pepper
 Aluminum foil and plastic wrap
 Resealing plastic bags
 A small vessel, spoon, small cooking stove and a can of cooking fuel
 Matchbox in waterproof plastic bag
Sanitation/ Health kit

 Hand towel and Wash cloth


 Hair comb(regular)and Nail clipper
 Bathing soaps
 Tooth paste and tooth brush
 Plastic garbage bags
 Disinfectant
 Feminine supplies
 Plastic bucket with tight lid
 Household chlorine bleach
Clothing and Bedding kit

 One completer change of clothing

 Sturdy shoes

 Rain gear

 Bedding pack with two flat double bed sheets, two pillow cases, two pillow or inflatable

rubber pillows, blankets


Baby kits

Item Quantity
Cloth diapers 6
Shirts 2
Baby wash clothes 2
Gowns 2
Diaper pins 2
Sweater 1
Receiving blankets 2
Evacuation kits

 Store 4l of water per person per day


 High energy foods and comfort/stress foods
 Sanitation kit, first aid kit
 Multipurpose knife
 Flashlight, battery operated radio and extra batteries
 Clothing and bedding
 Personal identification, cash and credit card
 Copies of important documents in a watertight container
 Emergency contact list and phone numbers and those you could go
 Extra set of car keys and house keys
Final suggestions

 Store the evacuation kit in a convenient place

 Keep items in airtight plastic bags

 Change stored water every three months so that it stays fresh

 Change stored food items every six months

 Review the kit once in a year, Replace batteries, update clothes etc

 Update your medical supplies on the basis of your health

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