ROLES OF HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS IN STO. NIO HEALTH CENTER: FIRE DISASTER PREPAREDNESSCHAPTER ITHE PROBLEM AND ITS SETTINGIntroductionReview of Related LiteratureStatement of the ProblemTheoretical/Conceptual FrameworkSignificance of the StudyScope and elimitation of the Studyefinition of Term!INTRODUCTIONi!a!ter refer! to an event !uch a! a flood" tornado" fire or !ituation that i! of greater magnitude than an emergency# di!rupt! e!!ential !ervice! !uch a! hou!ing" tran!portation" communication!" !anitation" water and health care# and re$uire! the re!pon!e of people to %&orld 'ealth (rgani)ation" *++*,-The unpredictable occurrence of di!a!ter!" whether man.made or natural" con!e$uently make! it uncontrollable and inevitable- Further" it! deva!tating impact on human life and propertie! nece!!itate! man/! preventive and collaborative effort! to minimi)e or prevent greater damage! a! it occur!- 'ealth care provider! have been a part of di!a!ter preparedne!! and re!pon!e a! long a! nur!e! have e0i!ted-. 1ecau!e 'ealth care provider! contribute !pecific !kill! in time! of fire di!a!ter- They !erve not only a! fir!t re!ponder! to !ome event!" but al!o embrace a population.ba!ed vi!ion with the nece!!ary !kill! and competencie! to develop policie! and comprehen!ive plan!" conduct and evaluate di!a!ter re!pon!e drill!" e0erci!e! and training!- Public health nur!e! are integral member! in di!a!ter operation! and command center!" in leader!hip and management role!" a! well a! in the field where they provide frontline di!a!ter health and core public health !ervice!-Preventing" preparing for" re!ponding to" and recovering from di!a!ter! and emergencie! ha! become a priority for everyone- %www-nur!ingtheorie!-weebly-com" *+22,The ob3ective of di!a!ter preparedne!! i! to en!ure that appropriate !y!tem!" procedure" and re!ource! are in place to provide prompt effective a!!i!tance to di!a!ter victim!" thu! facilitating relief mea!ure! and rehabilitation of !ervice!- The ob3ective of di!a!ter preparedne!! i! to en!ure that appropriate !y!tem!" procedure" and re!ource! are in place to provide prompt effective a!!i!tance to di!a!ter victim!" thu! facilitating relief mea!ure! and rehabilitation of !ervice!- The purpo!e of the !tudy i! to !how the role! of health role!" preparedne!! and management competencie! of the health care provider! in a Sto- 4i5o barangay health center in 6amboanga city a! applied in fire di!a!ter !ituation!- to provide health care provider! with the knowledge and immediate action needed to care for patient! with a variety of acute illne!!e! and in3urie!- The !tudy will al!o review ba!ic principle! of patient management" di!a!ter management" and !elected profe!!ional i!!ue! common to fire di!a!ter preparedne!!-The great challenge! of health care provider! face in re!ponding to manmade fire di!a!ter! in compari!on with the little time !pent in teaching or learning thi! content during the ba!ic nur!ing education program make! thi! !tudy a timely one and relevant to the need! of nur!ing !tudent!" a! it provide! further information that would !omehow enhance knowledge" !kill! and attitude in relation to their future nur!ing career- Further" thi! !tudy al!o enriche! the re!earcher!/ e0perience! in conducting inve!tigation! and preparing re!earch- REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE4ur!ing i! the protection" promotion" and optimi)ation of health and abilitie!" prevention of illne!! and in3ury" alleviation of !uffering through the diagno!i! and treatment of human re!pon!e" and advocacy in the care of individual!" familie!" communitie!" and population! %7merican 4ur!e! 7!!ociation,-Community/public health nur!e! !upport the mi!!ion of public health to carry out the !ociety/! intere!t in a!!uring condition! in which people can be healthy- Thi! focu! target! population! and communitie! and include! 8re!ponding to di!a!ter! and a!!i!ting communitie! in recovery %Public 'ealth Function! Steering Committee" 299:,-i!a!ter! take a variety of form! to includeearth$uake!"t!unami!or regular!tructure fire!- That a di!a!ter or emergency i! not large !cale in term! of population or acreage impacted or duration doe! not make it any le!! of a di!a!ter for the people or area impacted and much can be learned about preparedne!! from !o.called !mall di!a!ter!-The Red Cro!! !tate! that it re!pond! to nearly