DRRM Course for

Public Sector Employees

MODULE 3C
Overview of
Disaster Response
Module Objectives

Upon completion of this module, the

participants will be able to:
1. Define and describe Disaster Response;
and
2. Identify the different programs, projects
and activities of the NDRRMC on Disaster
Response.
 Module Objectives

I. WHAT IS DISASTER
RESPONSE?
DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND
DEVELOPMENT

Vice Chairperson for Disaster

Response
Disaster Response in RA
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Disaster Response is the provision of
emergency services and public assistance
during or immediately after a disaster in order
to save lives, reduce health impacts, ensure
public safety and meet the basic subsistence
needs of the people affected.
Module Objectives

II. PROGRAMS UNDER

DISASTER RESPONSE
Programs under Disaster
Response
1. Rapid Damage Assessment and Needs
Analysis
2. Incident Command System
3. Cluster Approach
4. Disaster Relief
5. Psychosocial Analysis
Module Objectives

RAPID DAMAGE
ASSESSMENT AND NEEDS
ANALYSIS
What is RDANA?

• Is a disaster response tool that is conducted

immediately in the early and critical state of
a disaster as soon as the conditions allow
disaster survey teams to operate;
• Aims to determine relief and immediate
response requirements.
Why conduct RDANA?

• RDANA relays the “situation on the ground”

to the local government;
• RDANA determines the type and extent of
damage brought about by a disaster, its
secondary threats, the critical needs of the
affected population, and local response
capacity.
When to Conduct RDANA?

The RDANA Team should be deployed in

disaster stricken areas as soon as possible
following the onset of an emergency.

RDANA ASAP
TEAM
Where to Conduct
RDANA?
In disaster stricken areas that need rapid
assessment of the impacts and require
immediate response operations

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How to Conduct RDANA?

The RDANA Team provides a “snapshot” of the

immediate disaster situation by concentrating
on the following:
• Scale and severity of the disaster;
• The most affected areas;
• The impacts on the most vulnerable
populations; and
• The immediate needs arising from the
disaster
Module Objectives

INCIDENT
COMMAND SYSTEM
What is ICS?

ICS is a standard, on-scene, all-hazard incident

management concept that can be used by all
DRRMCs member agencies and response groups
What is ICS?

ICS allows its users to adopt an integrated

organizational structure to match the
complexities and demands of single or multiple
incident without being hindered by agency or
jurisdictional boundaries.
Purpose of ICS

The purpose of ICS is to help to ensure:

• The safety of responders and others.
• The achievement of tactical objectives.
• The efficient use of resources.
Incidents/Events managed
by ICS

• Natural hazards: typhoons, floods, tornadoes,

earthquakes, volcanic eruption, tsunami
• Human and animal disease outbreaks
• Hazardous materials incidents
• Planned events (fiestas, concerts, conferences,
etc)
• Terrorist activities
Module Objectives

CLUSTER
APPROACH
 Cluster Approach

• Cluster Approach designates government

cluster leads in all the areas of humanitarian
activities

• Legal Bases:
oNDCC Memo No. 5, 2007 (10 May 2007)
oNDCC Memo No. 12, 2008 (6 October 2008)
 Cluster Approach

• Defines leadership roles among government

cluster leads in crafting operational strategies
throughout the phases of disaster
management.
• Identifies deliverables at the regional and
provincial level.
• Facilitates a process that will ensure a well-
coordinated and effective humanitarian
response.
 NDCC Memo 5, s 2007
CLUSTER GOVERNMENT LEAD FOREIGN COUNTERPART
Nutrition DOH United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)
Water, Sanitation and DOH United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)
Hygiene (WASH)
Health DOH United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)
Emergency Shelter DSWD International Federation of the Red Cross
(IFRC)/UN Habitat
Camp Coordination and OCD International Organization for Migration
Management (IOM)

Protection DSWD United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)

Early Recovery OCD United Nations Development Programme
(UNDP)
Food DSWD World Food Programme (WFP)
Logistics OCD World Food Programme (WFP)
Agriculture DA Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
Livelihood DSWD International Labor Organization (ILO)
NDCC Memo 12, s 2008

CLUSTER GOVERNMENT LEAD

Food and NFIs DSWD
Camp/IDP Management, Emergency Shelter DSWD
and Protection
Permanent Shelter and Livelihood DSWD
WASH, Health, Nutrition and Psychosocial DOH
Services
Logistics and Emergency Telecommunications OCD/OpCen
Education DepEd
Agriculture DA
Early Recovery OCD
Module Objectives

DISASTER
RELIEF
Disaster Relief

Food packs distribution

Transportation Assistance

Provision of Family Kitchen

Kits
Disaster Relief

Non-Food Items (NFIs)

One-Stop-Shop

Supplementary feeding
Early Rehabilitation and
Recovery

Cash-for-Work

Cash for Asset Rebuilding

Shelter Kits
Early Rehabilitation and
Recovery

Transitional Shelter
Developmental Infrastructure

Core Shelter Assistance

Livelihood Assistance
 Checklist for Disaster Relief
Activate of relief distribution points/centers
Develop/Implement systems for Search, Rescue and
Retrieval
Care/Management of the dead and missing
Activate of evacuation systems
Activate temporary shelter
identify standard-based relief shelters and sites
Provided temporary shelter facilities
Provide areas for children and livestock
 Organize a medical consultation and nutritional
assessment
Assess water quality, make quick fixes on damages and
clear road of debris
Determine existing and available hospital services
Module Objectives

PSYCHOSOCIAL
ANALYSIS
 Psychosocial Analysis

Psychosocial Analysis refers to an interrelation

between psychological and social factors,
between the mind and society. A psychosocial
approach, therefore, tends to respond to
people’s interconnected social and psychological
needs, addressing them in an integrated
manner.

Reference: http://www.iom.int/jahia/webdav/shared/shared/mainsite/activities/health/mental-
health/Psychosocial-Needs-Assessment-Emergency-Displacement-Early-Recovery-Return-IOM-Tools.pdf
Needs for Psychosocial
Analysis
Mental Health and Psychosocial Services (MPHSS)
• Normalize victim’s feelings, overcome trauma
and find ways to cope with their ongoing stress
• Address the psychosocial needs of affected
population.
• Preserve the dignity of evacuees especially the
elderly, person with disabilities, women and
children.
• Ensure gender roles and rights
Checklist of TODOs for
Psychosocial Analysis

Ensure coordination among heads of

MPHSS

Development and conduct of psychosocial

programs and/or referral systems

Conduct of traumatic and/or psychological

stress debriefings
Checklist of TODOs for
Psychosocial Analysis

Provide the following intervention:

Restore basic services and security (food, water,
shelter etc)
Give community and family support (family
reunification, mourning and healing
ceremonies, livelihood activities etc)
Give focused and non-specialized support
(critical incident stress debriefing, grief
counseling etc)
Offer specialized services (Psychotherapy,
hospitalization, etc.)
Module Objectives

NATIONAL DISASTER
RESPONSE PLAN
National Disaster
Response Plan
• Guide of NDRRMC Member Agencies in
preparing agency-level Response Plan
• Based on actual experiences and
observations of national agencies involved in
the response operations done for disasters
from 2010-2013
 Legal Basis of the NDRP
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Prevention and Mitigation Mitigation Preparedness
Preparedness
NDRRMP Response Recovery
Rehabilitation and Recovery NDRP

NDRRMC
Member Department DRRMPs NDRRMCs Department
Organizations
Manual of Operations
DRRM Implementing Plan DRP (Central Office)

RDRRMCs Department
RDRRMCs (OpCens)
Regional DRRMPs Manual
ManualofofOperations
Operations
(Regional
(RegionalOffices)
Offices)

National Governments LEVEL

Local Governments LEVEL

P/C/M/B DRRMPs Manual(s) of Operations/Contingency Plan(s)

(LGUs’ Offices)

NDRP in Perspective
 CONCEPT OF NATIONAL
Concept of National DISASTER RESPONSE
Disaster Response SYSTEM
System
During-
Pre-Disaster Post-Disaster
Disaster
 PAGASA Early Warning
Triggers for Request from LGUs
 NDRRMC Advisory
Activation  Pre-Disaster Risks & Reports or NO reports
Damage Assessment of Incident/Disaster
CLUSTER PDANA
APPROACH Early Recovery
RDANA

FOOD/NFI Mobility Resources

Team NDRRMC
CCCM Deployment
OPERATION PROTOCOL
HEALTH
1. Rationale
Education
2. Objective
ETC
3. Concept of Operations
Logistics
4. Operations Flow (from LGU to NGAs)
SRR 5. Lead Cluster Agencies
MDM 6. Cluster Member Agencies
7. Roles and Responsibilities

Coordination, Collaboration, Communication and Cooperation

International Humanitarian Community

 Organizational Structure

Chairperson, NDRRMC

Vice Chairperson for

Response (DSWD)

DepEd DOH DND-OCD DTI DILG

WASH, Health, Nutrition, Emergency

Education Logistics Support Management of
& Psychosocial Services Coordination Livelihood
the Dead and
Missing (MDM)

DSWD DND-AFP DOST DFA

FNI Cluster
Emergency
Search, Rescue
Telecom Support Humanitarian Services
IDP Protection & Retrieval
Coordination
Camp Coordination,
and Management
 Operation Protocol
Selected
Incident Emergency
Command Operations Center
NGO, Posts at LGU
(EOC) at LGU
INGO,
CSO ACTION: Without
Report
ACTION: With ASSUMPTION:
EOC INSTALLED by
Report
the Rapid Response
AUGMENTATION:
Pre-Disaster
Action- Affected LGUs are RDANA Team will function
with members of the
Activation of the with capacity but
National Response
PDRA Core needing
Cluster with or
Group. augmentation
without LCEs of the
Warning affected LGUs.

Agency
RESPONSE FOCAL PERSON OR
NDRRMC RAPID RESPONSE
 PAGASA CLUSTER
 MGB TEAM (RRT)
 PHIVOLCS ACTION:
ACTION:
NDRRMC will activate the
Response Clusters based on
Response Cluster will act on ACTION:
REPORTS or NO REPORTS Response Cluster Focal
REPORTS or NO REPORTS
status from the affected LGUs Person or RRT coordinates
from the affected LGUs.
through the focal with the affected LGUs for
persons(Region, Province, appropriate deployment
LEGEND: City/Municipal) or the and submits status to Head
Direction of deployment of the RRT at the of Response Cluster.
action and affected areas.
Information
 Team NDRRMC Rapid Deployment Team
Coordination and Command and Control
Collaboration
NDRRMC INCIDENT
OPCEN MANAGEMENT
TEAM

NATIONAL LEVEL

REGIONAL LEVEL
(Disaster Area)

TEAM INCIDENT
NDRRMC MANAGEMENT
OPCEN TEAM

INCIDENT INCIDENT
COMMAND POST 1 COMMAND POST 2
Module Objectives

Upon completion of this module, the

participants will be able to:
1. Define and describe Disaster Response;
and
2. Identify the different programs, projects
and activities of the NDRRMC on Disaster
Response.
Module Objectives

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