Region 6 : The Civil Defence Commission (CDC) hosted training in Shelter Management, Damage Assessment, and Emergency Operations Centre Management.
The training for Regional representatives was conducted recently in the boardroom of the Regional Democratic Council, Region 6.
The CDC has reported that 30 persons where trained as Emergency Shelter Managers, 26 in Damage Assessment, and 24 as Emergency Operations Centre Managers. The training concluded with evaluations and exercises which were used as tools to measure the participants understanding of the material covered during the respective training programmes.
Additionally, the CDC handed over to the Regional Democratic Council, Region 6, an emergency box containing maps, states/charts, stationeries and other resources needed for the effective activation and operations of the Emergency Operation Centre during a disaster. The items are expected to contribute to the regions’ disaster preparedness and response capability.
The CDC has planned similar training sessions which will be conducted in November and December in Regions 1, 7 and 10. Training in Regions 7 and 10 will be in November while Region 1 will benefit from this programme in December. At the end of the current training calendar six regions (1, 3,4,6,7 and 10) would have benefited from DRM training in the areas of Shelter Management, Damage Assessment, and Emergency Operations Centre Management.
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