Wokha, June 12 (DIPR): Five days training of trainers on community first responder organized by Wokha District Disaster Management Authority (WDDMA) in collaboration with Civil Defense & Home Guards and SDRF and supported by Nagaland State Disaster Management Authority began on June 12 at Town Hall, Wokha.
District Disaster Management Officer & State Relief & Rehabilitation Officer, Jonjibemo Odyuo while giving a brief introduction of the training said that the training has been organized with a view to train and upgrade skills individuals so as to enable them help their own community in times of any disaster or eventuality.
ADC, Wokha, K Thavaseelan, IAS, who also gave the opening remarks to the trainees, urged them to pay utmost attention and to be regular throughout the training. You will be able to save a lot of lives in times of disaster, with whatever you will be learning in the training, he said. He also highlighted the importance of Community First Responder and its roles.
18 Community First responder (CFR) TOTs assisted by SDRF team will be training the 50 volunteers during the five days training. On completion of the training the trainees will be imparting training in their respective sub-division and village levels which is scheduled to be held from 19th to 23rdJune, 2017 at four sub-division and five villages.
The following topics will be covered during the training: basic concept of disaster management & disaster management institutional structure in India and Nagaland; Incident Response system; Community First Responder role and characteristics; art of communication; emergency method of rescue; basic introduction to the body & First Aid and search & marketing system.
