Tacloban councilors, staff complete disaster preparedness training

TACLOBAN CITY, Oct. 21 (PNA) -- Members of the city council and their staff have completed the disaster preparedness and risk reduction training in the bid to prepare themselves for destructive impacts of natural calamities.

Vice Mayor Jerry Yaokasin said that establishing the proper workplace security and planning for disasters is a vital component in minimizing impacts of disasters.

“We’re talking about floods, earthquakes and typhoons. It’s a fact that Mother Nature sometimes strikes like super typhoon Yolanda and we’ve learned a lot from it,” Yaokasin told PNA.

“The weather is out of our control, but what we can do and must do is to take steps to minimize these sorts of risks by undergoing a life support emergency trainings,” he said.

The official said that a prompt evacuation warning to employees, shelter or lockdown can save lives. Employees trained to administer first aid can be lifesaving, he added.

The training, which include basic life support system, has covered all city council employees. Rescue teams of the Tacloban Rescue Unit led the training that concluded last week. (PNA)
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