DisasterTypeCodeSimple : public <<enumeration>> class
Created: 2/2/2007 1:13:46 PM
Modified: 5/5/2008 12:46:26 PM
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<p>Type of disaster<br/></p><p><br/></p><p>Source:  FEMA MHZ dstr_type_d<br/></p>
Attribute Details
public
  Disease
Notes: outbreak or epidemic resulting in a significant<br />threat or loss of life
public
  Drought
Notes: a period of abnormally dry weather sufficiently<br />prolonged for the lack of water to cause a<br />serious hydrologic imbalance across the<br />affected area. 59
public
  Earthquake
Notes: sudden slip on a fault, and the resulting ground<br />shaking and radiated seismic energy caused by<br />the slip, or by volcanic or magmatic activity, or<br />other sudden stress changes in the earth. 52
public
  Flood
Notes: a rising and overflowing of a body of water<br />beyond its normal confines. 60
public
  Fire
Notes: the destructive act of something burning. 20
public
  Food
Notes: a catastrophic event that wipes out major<br />portions of the national food supply
public
  Hazmat
Notes: a catastrophic event involving hazardous materials
public
  Hurricane
Notes: a circular storm that originates over the tropical<br />oceans with winds that may intensify making it a<br />hurricane in the western hemisphere and a<br />typhoon in the eastern 69.
public
  PowerOutage
Notes: a catastrophic loss of power such as a black out
public
  SevereStorm
Notes: a form of severe weather producing lightning,<br />thunder, strong gusts of wind, heavy rainfall,<br />and sometimes hail. 67
public
  Snow
Notes: precipitation composed of white or translucent<br />ice crystals in hexagonal forms. 66
public
  Terrorism
Notes: loss of life or property as the result criminal<br />activity, often ideologically motivated
public
  Tornado
Notes: a violently rotating column, or funnel, of air<br />extending from the base of a thunderstorm 68.
public
  Other
Notes: Other disaster type
Object Type Connection Notes
DisasterTypeCode Class Generalization