Jamaica
Jamaica Jamaica
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Special thanks for their continuing and invaluable assistance in the preparation of this report are expressed to the staff of Jamaica's Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Relief Coordination, specifically to Mr. Franklin McDonald, Cmdr. Richard Harvey, Mr. Keith Ford, and Ms. Suzanne Haik, and to Cpl. Willis Hill, Jamaican Defense Force. Other individuals throughout the Jamaican Government Service were also generous with their time and expertise. We hope that this publication will prove to be of assistance to them and others in the international disaster relief community.
JAMAICA. Contents CONTENTS Acknowledgements~o-~osgosoooo00., ei:~ s e i±'rs 1. Gbneral Information. 1-9 1*1 Geographic codes ..... ................................. 1 1.2 Time zones.c ............... ..........• ..... oo. eo.ooo..•ooo 1 1.3 Host country mission•........ ........... ........... ......• 1 1.4 U.S. mission to Jamaica..................................... 1 1.5 Currency............... e...e..e. e.... ............ 2 1.6 Travel and visa information ...... 2 1.7 Calendar and holidays.................................. .. 2 1.8 Treaties and agreements..... ............. g..•...0...e.. 2 1.9 International organization memberships -ecoeeccoee. 3 1I*i0 1•1 Governmuent n e t ...................... os o o e o o o t o o ........... s eooe oeoo .gs.... eo '*oooo .......... 00000e 3 1.11 Ethnic and sociocultural groups................... 4 1.12 Languages.....e.0000e0e000e0...ecc0c..e0cec....e..ce0c0ccc 4 1.13 Religions...o. *ee*ee e e e e o e0000c0c0000•000 SONe* 0 4 1.1 a h eeg ooo o eeoeeoeeoo0o0ooooo0oooooeooeoo oooo• l1 o e•G Helthions ....................................... q ....... Oes ... 6 1.15 Population............................. eec. eec... cee. e e see 5 4 16 Heal tho6 1.17 Economy ........ ............. • ................. . 1.1 Co m n t o eeooo eoooooooo~oo o o oeoooooo oo oooooooo f e . 1.19 Transportation.s. .... e ..... .......... •.... c0 .0. 0.00 8 8 2 Vulnerability.... ooDisaster 10-20 2.1 Overview of physical environment.. ....... . ............. 10 2 Hazard analysis. .cse .ieisee .o e2 cee .. eec.... c 1 2.3 Disaster history. eec e e e ec ce e . cc .... .. e ec. .... 15 2.4 Vulnerability of infrastructure......................... 17 3o Disaster Preparedness and Assistance.c......sceg.,segg6cc..c e 21-37 3 1 Jamaica disaster plan...... ............ ....... 0 21 3.2 Office of disaster preparedness (ODP) resources.•.......... 26 3.3 Medical facilities " . " 26 3 4 Airports ...... 29 3.5 Communications.. . cc c c ce c .......... a . 0e... 0 0 ..a 0 e0 a 30 3.6 Road clearing and constructiono........ .............. . * 31 3.7 Search & re services 32 3.8 Fire services ....... ........ .e.c. ...... .. . . .... ..... 32 3.9 Public information. o. ...... ... . 32 3.10 Voluntary agencies. ........... e.....c........ .e.. . 33 3.11 U.S. mission disaster plants ........ ............ ece*@goes* 35 3.12 Mitigation efforts. c e c e ccg c e e .. 'cee. g c.... c . g 35 Bibliography . 38 Figure 1 - Hurricane Tracks 1880-1980 Figure 2 - Hurricane Hazards in Jamaica Figure 3 - Dinaster Prone Areas of Jamaica .iii
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Contents<br />
CONTENTS<br />
Acknowledgements~o-~osgosoooo00., ei:~ s e i±'rs<br />
1. Gbneral Information. 1-9<br />
1*1 Geographic codes ..... ................................. 1<br />
1.2 Time zones.c ............... ..........• ..... oo. eo.ooo..•ooo 1<br />
1.3 Host country mission•........ ........... ........... ......• 1<br />
1.4 U.S. mission to <strong>Jamaica</strong>..................................... 1<br />
1.5 Currency............... e...e..e. e.... ............ 2<br />
1.6 Travel and visa information ...... 2<br />
1.7 Calendar and holidays.................................. .. 2<br />
1.8 Treaties and agreements..... ............. g..•...0...e.. 2<br />
1.9 International organization memberships -ecoeeccoee. 3<br />
1I*i0 1•1 Governmuent n e t ...................... os o o e o o o t o o ........... s eooe oeoo .gs.... eo '*oooo ..........<br />
00000e 3<br />
1.11 Ethnic and sociocultural groups................... 4<br />
1.12 Languages.....e.0000e0e000e0...ecc0c..e0cec....e..ce0c0ccc 4<br />
1.13 Religions...o. *ee*ee e e e e o e0000c0c0000•000 SONe* 0 4<br />
1.1<br />
a h eeg ooo o eeoeeoeeoo0o0ooooo0oooooeooeoo oooo•<br />
l1<br />
o e•G<br />
Helthions .......................................<br />
q<br />
.......<br />
Oes<br />
... 6<br />
1.15 Population............................. eec. eec... cee. e e see 5<br />
4<br />
16 Heal tho6 <br />
1.17 Economy ........ .............<br />
• ................. .<br />
1.1 Co m n t o eeooo eoooooooo~oo o o oeoooooo oo oooooooo f e .<br />
1.19 Transportation.s. .... e ..... .......... •.... c0 .0. 0.00 8<br />
8<br />
2<br />
Vulnerability.... ooDisaster <br />
10-20<br />
2.1 Overview of physical environment.. ....... . ............. 10<br />
2 Hazard analysis. .cse .ieisee .o e2 cee .. eec.... c 1<br />
2.3 Disaster history. eec e e e ec ce e . cc .... .. e ec. .... 15<br />
2.4 Vulnerability of infrastructure......................... 17<br />
3o Disaster Preparedness and Assistance.c......sceg.,segg6cc..c e 21-37<br />
3 1 <strong>Jamaica</strong> disaster plan...... ............ ....... 0 21<br />
3.2 Office of disaster preparedness (ODP) resources.•.......... 26<br />
3.3 Medical facilities " . " 26<br />
3 4 Airports ...... 29<br />
3.5 Communications.. . cc c c ce c<br />
.......... a<br />
. 0e... 0 0 ..a 0 e0 a 30<br />
3.6 Road clearing and constructiono........ .............. . * 31<br />
3.7 Search & re services 32<br />
3.8 Fire services ....... ........ .e.c. ...... .. . . .... ..... 32<br />
3.9 Public information. o. ......<br />
... . 32<br />
3.10 Voluntary agencies. ........... e.....c........ .e.. . 33<br />
3.11 U.S. mission disaster plants ........ ............ ece*@goes* 35<br />
3.12 Mitigation efforts. c e c e ccg c e e .. 'cee. g c.... c . g 35<br />
Bibliography . 38<br />
Figure 1 - Hurricane Tracks 1880-1980<br />
Figure 2 -<br />
Hurricane Hazards in <strong>Jamaica</strong><br />
Figure 3 -<br />
Dinaster Prone Areas of <strong>Jamaica</strong><br />
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