Small Steps Lead to Big Changes

     When I went to our Barangay hall and I asked for someone for an interview, they gladly obliged and even gave me a HUGE and THICK bounded documents containing the plan when a disaster came. I saw a printed powerpoint presentation, which is an evidence that our barangay officials really planned and talked to people about this. In the presentation, there are 4 quadrants. When I asked the official what does that mean, she told me that these are evacuation places where people can go. With every quadrant, there are 5-6 streets covered. One quadrant also contains the Triage/Treatment area. Not only that, but ever quadrant has an assigned 2 barangay officials to officiate.

            We saw the assigned safety officer of the Barangay for further information but unfortunately, he has a more important task to do that day. 

            The presentation also contains the lists where people will know to whom will them ask help because listed there are names assigned for the Search and Rescue, Evacuation and Relief, Mobilization, and Assesment. 

            There are existing equipment and supplies that we can use. Example of these are chainsaws, generator, handheld radios, fire extinguisher, tents, stretchers, oxygen tanks, and many others.

            In the aspect of informing people about that to do, there are seminars, collaboration meetings, quarterly training in different areas, earthquake drills, simulation exercises, and also a post disaster plan where there are different tasks assigned to the officials.