PAGADIAN CITY, 13 Dec (PIA) – The Office of Civil
Defense (OCD-9) spearheaded in the conduct of a 3-day Basic/Intermediate
Incident Command System (ICS) training course from December 10-12, 2012 at Four
Queens Resort, this city – the 1st set of training for Zamboanga del
Sur.
The ICS is a standardized on-scene emergency management
concept specifically designed to allow its user(s) to adopt an integrated
organization structure, equal to the complexity and demands of a single or
multiple incidents. OCD 9 Regional Director Adriano D. Fuego said the training is
designed to equip local government units to heighten its vigilance in ensuring
that disaster risks are prevented or minimized and prepared to address and
respond to the needs of affected population when disaster or emergencies occur.
In his opening statement he said, the training is very
important especially now a days that Region 9 has become a typhoon path. It is the first time in history that Region 9
was placed under signal No. 3 brought by typhoon Pablo.
“It only shows that there is a need for us to prepare
and this ICS training is timely because this is the answer on how to
effectively response to disaster incidents.” Director Fuego added.
The training course involved eight (8) modules with the
following topics: Introduction to ICS, ICS Organization and Staffing, ICS
Incident Facilities, Organization and Managing Incidents and Events,
Incident/Event Assessment and Management by Objectives, Incident Resources and
Resources Management, Incident and Event Planning and Transfer of Command,
Demobilization and Closeout.
The training was facilitated by expert cadres of the
National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) and was
attended by 47 participants from the clustered municipalities of the first
district of Zamboanga del Sur, namely; Molave, Ramon Magsaysay, Tambulig,
Tukuran, Josefina and Dumingag. (NBE/CAL/PIA9)