The Social Education, Research, and Counseling Center (BP3S) of the Social Affairs Ministry is training 60 personnel from emergency response units (Tagana) from all provinces in disaster situation analysis.

The training has been organized from November 7–13, 2021 at the Tagana Centre, Babakan Madang sub-district, Bogor district, West Java province.

“The strength of the ministry in responding to a disaster lies in the regional emergency response centers since you (the emergency response personnel) are the closest to the location of the accident,” Social Affairs Minister Tri Rismaharini said in a statement received here on Tuesday.

Hence, the minister emphasized that Tagana should not only be able to disburse and provide aid packages to victims, but also carry out a disaster situation analysis.

“You have to know what to do on the site. You also must be able to analyze what the next steps are,” she remarked.

She cited the landslide in Sumedang district on January 9, 2021 as an example of the importance of disaster analysis.

“Initially, there were nine victims; however, there were many people who went to help without conducting any disaster analysis first. Thus, when the subsequent landslides occurred, it claimed 37 victims,” she pointed out.

During the training, head of BP3S, Hartono Laras, underlined the importance of training, saying natural disasters have continued to occur in various regions of Indonesia.

“In facing natural disasters, we need Tagana’s readiness; thus their capabilities must be improved from time to time,” he added.

Meanwhile, expert staff to the Social Affairs Minister for social change and dynamics, Adi Karyono, lauded the training conducted by BP3S.

“We have to increase our synergy and coordination with all related parties in the disaster management sector,” he added.

Source: Antara News