A Survey on Evaluation of Alertness on Disaster Management for School-Going Students in Gujarat

Disasters are normally categorized into two categories: Rapid onset and slow onset disasters. Most of the disasters except for drought, insect infestation and epidemics are classified as rapid onset disasters as they strike with little or no warnings, i.e. giving no time to mitigate their effects. The traditional features of disasters show them to be continuous, unpredictable, and requiring rapid response, with unknown frequency, and thus hazardous.