Mon, November 10 (MExN): A 5-day Training of Trainers on Community First Responder for Mon district, kicked off today, November 10 at DC office premises, Mon.
Speaking at a short program, the Deputy Commissioner Mon, who is also the chairman of the District Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) urged the participants, who would be master trainers, to take keen interest in the life saving training.
Stressing on the need to be prepared for any eventuality, the DC reasoned that even though some area of the district might not have faced serious natural or manmade disaster, it doesn’t mean that there will not be one in the future.
The DC also suggested the organizers to impart training at the block level also.
In his brief introduction of the training, Rendemo Shitio, District Disaster Management officer, Mon while acknowledging that the community is always the first responder in any disaster, lamented that they were untrained and have no regard for their own personal safety and at times even escalates the after effects of disaster and further endangers the victims.
The effective management of any disaster by the community before actual help arrives assists the local administration, he emphasized but added that such management is possible only when a well planned training course is imparted in a proper and effective manner.
Having realized such need, the Nagaland State Disaster Management Authority has embarked on the mission to train ‘Community First Responder’ (CFR) volunteers, as much as possible.
He further informed that the vision of the CFR training is to train as many people as possible across all the villages of the state through Master of Trainers (MoTs) at state level, and Training of Trainers (ToTs) at the district level and block level. The end result of the training is to have a Community First Responder Team across all the villages, comprising of ten members; one group leader, one liaison, four search and rescue members and four first Aid members.
The training is organized by District Disaster Management Authority, Mon in collaboration with CD & HG and supported by Nagaland State Disaster Management Authority. The training will be imparted on Basic concept of Disaster Management & Institutional arrangement of NSDMA, Role and Characteristic of Community First Responder, Emergency Method & Improvised method of search and Rescue, Basic Life Support System and Table-top Exercise & Mock Drill.
