IDRN 1500 - Community Based Disaster Management 

Length: 3 Days

Type: Direct Instruction

Prerequisites:  IDRN 1300

Description:   IDRN 1500 is the final level of training offered by the IDRN. It is a higher level of training providing more theoretical and conceptual aspects of Disaster Response. The goal of IDRN 1500 is to introduce the trainees to the fundamentals of Community Based Disaster Management (CBDM) as an integrated network system. All communities are vulnerable to a variety of hazards. CBDM provides a structure for anticipating and dealing with Preparedness, Prevention, Response, Recovery and Mitigation of those hazards.

International disaster response involves participants at all governmental levels:  the private sector, non-governmental (voluntary) organizations, and individuals. Activities are geared according to phases before, during, and after an emergency or disaster events. The effectiveness of CBDM rests on the ability of this network to collaborate its efforts while simultaneously mobilizing assets and resources across all sectors. The IDRN 1500 Curriculum provides numerous techniques and methodologies for increasing network capacity and operating effectively at the community level. All of these processes occur while dialoging and engaging all sectors involved in response initiatives. 

The IDRN 1500 Course is tailored towards community leaders and decision makers. It creates awareness of the “bigger picture” of disaster response and shows local leaders how they fit into the larger process. In addition, it shows how leaders and organizations can engage with the professional and international response community.

Training Schedule, Day1:

• 09:00 – 09:15        Intro and Review

• 09:15 – 10:00        Module 1:  Current Global Disaster Environment

• 10:00  – 11:00       Module 2:  Strategic Structures for Disaster Management

• 11:00 – 11:15        Coffee Break

• 11:15 – 12:00        Module  3:  Conflicting Objectives in Disaster Management

• 12:00 – 13:00        Lunch Break

• 13:00 – 14:00        Module  4:  Linking Risk Reduction to Community Development

• 14:00 – 15:00        Module  5:  Developing Risk Analysis

• 15:00 – 15:30        Module  6:  Risk Analysis Exercise

• 15:30 – 15:45        Coffee Break

• 15:45 – 17:00        Module 7:  Participatory Assessment of Disaster Risk

Training Schedule, Day 2

• 09:00 – 09:15        Review

• 09:15 – 10:00        Module 8:  Planning Issues of Evacuation Operations

• 10:00  – 11:15       Exercise:  Flood Evacuation Planning Exercise

• 11:15 – 11:30        Coffee Break

• 11:30 – 12:00        Module  9:  Exercise Debrief

• 12:00 – 13:00        Lunch Break

• 13:00 – 14:00        Module  10:  Major Incident Management

• 14:00 – 15:00        Module  11:  Casualty Handling & Tracking

• 15:00 – 15:15        Coffee Break

• 15:15 – 16:00        Module  12:  Managing External Assistance

• 15:45 – 17:00        Module 13:  Overcoming Barriers to Integration

Training Schedule, Day 3:

• 09:00 – 09:15        Review

• 09:15 – 10:00        Module 14:  Issues of Leadership & Integration

• 10:00  – 11:00       Exercise:  Issues of Communication & Media

• 11:00– 11:15         Coffee Break

• 11:15 – 12:00        Module  15:  Lessons Learned and Best Practices

• 12:00 – 13:00        Graduation

• 13:00 – 14:00        Module  4:  Major Incident Management

• 14:00 – 15:00        Module  5:  Casualty Handling & Tracking

• 15:00 – 15:15        Coffee Break

• 15:15 – 16:00        Module  6:  Managing External Assistance

• 15:45 – 17:00        Module 7:  Overcoming Barriers to Integration