TY  - BOOK
AU  - 3F RESEARCH GROUP SY 2000-2001
TI  - DISASTER PREPAREDNESS ASSESSMENT: THE CASE OF THE BARANGAY SECURITY AND DEVELOPMENT OFFICERS (BSDO)  RESCUE VOLUNTEERS IN THE PAYATAS TRAGEDY
AV  - MCFM20010003 
PY  - 2001///
CY  - QUEZON CITY
PB  - FEU-NRMF
N1  - zara'at
N2  - ABSTRACT:       The rescuers who are the immediate persons involved in crucial matter-of-life-and-death situations should not only be expected to the well-equipped with the needed skills,  they  should  be  appropriately  prepared  in  terms  of  physical  and  emotional  aspects.  With an adequate level of preparedness, disasters and its ripple effects can be managed. This study aims determine the  level  of  preparedness  of  the  Barangay  Security  and  Development  Officials  (BSDO)  rescue volunteers before, during and after the Payatas rescue operations.  Using the Likert scale, based on the computed grand weighted mean value of 2.40 for the three (3) aspects of disaster preparedness and across the three (3)  phases of the rescue operation, the Barangay Security and Development Officials  (BSDO)  rescue volunteers were shown to be not so prepared for the Payatas  rescue   operation:   Among  the  problems  encountered  by  the  volunteers before,  during  and after  the  operations,  the  most  number  of  the  respondents  identified  lack  of  prophylaxis and medical care,  insufficient  knowledge in doing  the  rescue  work  and  the  absence  of follow-up  training.  The  top  suggested  course  of  action  based  on  the  rescuers`  felt  needs  was  to  provide  regular  training  regarding  rescue  operations  and  on  First Aid. The rescue volunteers showed a relatively low level of preparedness to effectively respond to disaster situations such as the Payatas trash slide.  They were the least prepared in terms of the physical aspect of rescue preparedness and in terms of the needed skills.
ER  -