Abstract
To establish a standard operation procedure (SOP) for shelter management, this research analyzed current situations about shelter management in Japanese local governments, focusing on designation of shelters, operation manager and information sharing. The results indicate that some have non-designated shelters, which might lead to differences of support with designated shelters, local governments ask residents to operate shelters mainly, but this requirement is not shared among them, and system of information sharing is not developed primarily with the department of health and welfare. Besides, this research shows the importance of including the closing and after the closing of the shelters.
Highlights
IntroductionSchools and public halls become shelters, and many residents evacuate to these locations [1,2]
In this study, we focused on the status of prior arrangements regarding shelter management to examine the standard operation procedure of a smooth shelter management system
There is a study by Ariyoshi et al [8] as a nationwide survey on shelter management, the following results were obtained in this paper compared to these related studies in the past
Summary
Schools and public halls become shelters, and many residents evacuate to these locations [1,2]. Regarding these shelters, the Disaster Countermeasures Basic. Law was amended in 2013, requiring the basic municipalities to designate shelters (Article 49-7 of the Disaster Countermeasures Basic Law), and consider evacuees in locations other than designated shelters. It stipulates (Article 86-7) that aspects of the living environment in shelters must be improve, such as the distribution of food, clothing, medicines and the provision of health care services (Article 86-6).
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