Emergency response aims to provide support immediately following a disaster by mitigating damage, restoring essential services, and caring for those affected. Key aspects of response include coordination, command structures, readiness, information management, security, sectoral management, assessment, logistics, budgeting, and action planning. Response follows a cycle of alert, action, and stand-down phases with ongoing assessment and coordination between organizations. Common challenges include inadequate preparedness, slow response activation, logistical problems, and poor coordination, highlighting the importance of effective warning systems, resource readiness, information management, and inter-organizational coordination for response.

1. Disaster Management Services
EMERGENCY RESPONSE
CONCEPT

2. RESPONSE are measures/
activities which are undertaken
immediately prior to and
following a disaster.

3. RESPONSE OBJECTIVES
- provide foundation for subsequent
recovery
- mitigate further damage and loss
- restore essential life support and
community systems
- alleviate hardship and suffering
- limit casualties

4. FACTORS to CONSIDER in
EMERGENCY RESPONSE:
•identification of response requirements
•the capacity for sustained operations
•the ability to take pre-impact action
•severity and extent of disaster
•type of disaster

5. KEY ASPECTS OF EMERGENCY RESPONSE
• Coordination
• Command and Structures
• Personal and Team Readiness
• Information Management
• Security and safety
• Sectoral Response Management
• Analyze and Assessment (Rapid, Detailed and Continuous)
• Logistics
• Budget
• Strategies or Plan of Actions

6. FIVE COMPONENTS IN
EMERGENCY RESPONSE
1. Food
2. Health
3. Water and Sanitation
4. Shelter
5. Psycho-social Support

7. Reporting
Let-down phase
Action Planning
Operation
assessment
On going reassessement
according to needs
Readiness
Response Cycle
• Alert Phase
• Coordination
• Deployment
• Reporting
• Planning
• Coordination
• Monitoring
• Reporting
• Action Phase
• Implementation
• Coordination
• Monitoring
• Debriefing
• Review & Evaluation
• Coordination
• Inventory
• Reporting
Early Notification
• Analysis of the Situation
• Needs Assessment

8. GENERAL GUIDELINES
IN DISASTER RESPONSE
• Gather initial information
• Activate Response Systems (alert and mobilization)
• Identify type of operations and logistical/budget requirements
• Gather needed materials and equipment
• Gather background information and reference map of the
area, where disaster occurred.
• Conduct briefing or pre-plan prior to response.
ALERT PHASE

9. ACTION PHASE
• Coordinate with local authorities and other agencies in the
area.
• Conduct Situation Assessment and Needs Analysis (SANA)
• Implement Service Delivery Plan, (Relief, Welfare, Health and
others)
• Establish Base Camp, Emergency Health Station, Welfare
Desk, Temporary Warehouse, and Command Post
• Establish communication with your base station and NHQ
• Submit Operational Progress Report to OpCen
• Develop Plan of Actions based on assessment result
• Monitor, review & evaluate, and frequent reporting of
implemented Plan Actions

10. • Conduct post operation assessment.
• Conduct inventory of equipment and materials used in the
operations.
• Conduct defusing or Critical Incident Stress Debriefing (CISD)
to all personnel involved in the operation.
• Prepare and submit operational report.
• Initiation of Preparedness for Response Activity
STAND-DOWN PHASE

11. PROBLEM AREAS
IN RESPONSE
 BACKGROUND FACTORS
 INADEQUATE PREPAREDNESS
 WARNING FACTORS
 SLOW ACTIVATION OF THE RESPONSE
SYSTEM

12. PROBLEM AREAS….
 EFFECTS OF IMPACT AND CRISIS
PRESSURE
 DIFFICULTIES IN SURVEY , DAMAGE
AND NEEDS ASSESSMENT
 INACCURATE AND/OR INCOMPLETE
INFORMATION FROM SURVEY
 CONVERGENCE

13. PROBLEM AREAS….
 LOGISTICAL PROBLEMS
 INADEQUATE RELIEF COMMODITIES
 POOR INFORMATION MANAGEMENT
 POOR COORDINATION OF RESPONSE
OPERATIONS

14. PROBLEM AREAS….
 PROBLEMS WITH THE MEDIA
 INTERNATIONAL AND NATIONAL
ASSISTANCE

15. REQUIREMENTS FOR
EFFECTIVE RESPONSE
Coordination of Response Operations
Activation of the Response System
Warning System
Readiness of Resource Organizations
General background of preparedness

16. Information Management
Survey and Assessment
Communication Management
REQUIREMENTS……..