Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation, Ministry of Interior

One Tambon one Search and Recue Team :OTOS One Tambon one Search and Recue Team :OTOS

Community level (subdistrict and village)

To ensure the safety of life and the rapid and efficient search and rescue operation To establish efficient search and rescue team at every province, district and subdistrict (or Tambon) of the country To enchance capacity and efficiency of search and rescue team through technical training and drilling To build up the self-confidence of search and rescue team To provide first aid treatment and rapid transfer to the appropriate medical establishment

Complete in 2008 (begins in 2006) 7,255 SAR teams in 7,255 subdistricts (Tambon) of 75 provinces (excluding Bangkok) are established and trained (10 members per SAR Team) 4,380 trainers at district level and 430 trainers at provincial level

Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Academy (DPMA) DPMA Regional Campuses (total number : 6) Provincial Offices of DDPM (total number 75)

Prachinburi Chiangmai, Phitsanulok

Khonkaen Phuket, Songkha

 Department of Provincial Administration  Department of Local Administration  Subdistrict Administrative Organisations (SAO or Tambon Administration Organisations:TAO) in 7,255 subdistricts (Tambon)

OTOS instructor courses conducted by DPMA OTOS Training course conducted by DPMA Regional campuses (located in Songkhla, Phuket, Phitsanulok, Chiengmai, Prachinburi, Khonkaen) OTOS Training courses conducted by 75 Provincial offices of DDPM Cost : 50,000 Bath as training cost for 1 OTOS team

1. Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Centers : DPMC (Total number is 12 in 12 zones of DDPM ) with each DPMC locates in the following provinces: Pathumthani, Suphunburi, Prachinburi, Prachuabkirikan, Nakhonratchasima, Khonkaen, Ubonratchathani, Kampaengpeth, Phitsanulok, Lampang, Suratthani and Songkha. The main task of these DPMCs is to provide technical and logistical support as well as personel support to Provincial offices of DDPM in their jurisdiction.

2. Health Insurance Office 3. Office of Health Promotion and Support Fund 4. Thai Red Cross

Mister Early Warning Project : Village Volunteers keeping vigilance on such disaster as flash flood, landslide, debris flow in 2,355 villages of 51 provinces in four regions which are specified as disaster prone areas with one volunteer or Mister Early Warning in each village. DPMA is responsible for conducting training course for these volunteers.

Community Based Disaster Risk Management Project or CBDRM Project: - Financial and technical support from GTZ of Germany - Prototype Trainers (including 8 members of core team of instructors of DPMA and 120 CBDRM Trainers trained by DPMA and core team) - Field practitioner of CBDRM working with local residents in disaster prone-areas (official of Provincial offices of DDPM in each province)

A. Vulnerability Assessment : - carried out by local residents or inhabitants of disaster – prone villages according to CBDRM approach B. Planning : - Carried out by local residents and village committee. - incorporated into district and provincial civil defence plans C. Institutional Framework : - OTOS is a first responder unit or mechanism of disaster response at lowest level of national civil defence system of the country.

D. Information systems : - Risk Mapping by village committee - Weather forecast by Meteorological Department - Warning by Mister Early Warning in each village of the subdistrict (Tambon) - Alarming tools, (loudspeakers, siren, telephone etc.) - IT or internet linkage with local network - Rain guages installed in each subdistrict (Tambon)

E. Resource Base : - Disaster response assets provided by DDPM - Search and rescue apparatus provided by DDPM and Subdistrict (Tambon) Administrative Organization (SAO) - Volunteers (OTOS team members)

F. Warning Systems : - primitive tools (such as gong, wooden alarming stick etc.; fire crackers) - Trunk radio network - Telephone, celluphone - Village announcing tower (loudspeaker) - whistle, Ziren (manually operated) G. Response mechanisms: - One Tambon One Search and Rescue Team: OTOS - Disaster response plan developed by village committee.

H. Public education and training : - Handbooks produced by DPMA and distributed to local residents or villages in disaster prone areas according to each type of disaster threatening such areas - Training of villagers by CBDRM trainers from Provincial offices of DDPM and Trainers of DPMC - Pamphlet, brochures and manuals produced by DDPM and other agencies - Local radio network providing knowledge for villagers - Training of ‘Mister Early Warning” conducted by DPMA

I. Rehearsals and drills : - carried out by Subdistrict (Tambon) Administrative Organization (SAO) occasionally - conducted by the District Administration Office (District Officer of CEO of the district) at least 2 subdistricts (Tambon) a year in a district according to the District Civil Defence Plan - Financial and technical support from Provincial Office of DDPM and / or Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Center in each Zone of DDPM - Evacuation drill involving local residents and civil defence volunteers in the subdistrict. - Provision of shelters for evacuees or victims of disaster and administration of the shelter by village committee.

Vision Public and Government Officers are well prepared for “Disaster Prevention and Mitigation”

Mission  To be principal academy providing disaster prevention and mitigation knowledge and training;  To upgrade training program according to international standard;  To rectify disaster management related handbooks and instruction materials before disseminating to the general public

Mission (cont…)  To conduct training programs and provide theoretical and technical training for the staff and employer of public and private sector as well as staff of local government, local residents, volunteers, turning them into instructors, expert and specialists in disaster management  To seek international cooperation and assistance in terms of technical aspect  To identify appropriate goal and policy in human resource development (HRD) in disaster management

DPMA Director Deputy Director Technical Affairs Chief of Technical Section Chief of Technical Support Section Deputy Director Administration Affairs Chief of Administrative Section Chief of Policy & Planning Section Deputy Director Training & Development Affairs Chief of Internal Training Section Chief of External Training Section 6 Regional Campuses

6 Regional Campuses 6 regional campuses of DPMA Scattering all over Thailand RegionCampus Specific Training Course EasternPRANCHINBURI FIRE, HAZMAT Lower Southern SONGKHLA MARINE RESCUE Upper Northern CHIANG MAI MUD SLIDE North Eastern KHONKAEN FLOOD, DROUGHT Upper Southern PHUKETTSUNAMI Lower Northern PHITSANULOKFIRE/RESCUE

Main Tasks  Training & Development  Regional Campus Management  International Cooperation

Training and Development DPMA has carried out various training programmes as follows;  DDPM Staffs  Staff of local Governments  Staff of other Government agencies  Civil Defense Volunteers  Local Residents

Training Programmes  Rescue & Fire Fighting  HAZMAT  Municipal Civil Defense Volunteers Commander  Marine Search & Rescue  Incident Commands System (ICS)

Rescue & Fire Fighting

International Cooperation  Japan  Germany  Sweden  ADPC  UNDP

The current achievement of DPMA: Training courses carried out by DPMA and its 6 campuses (in 4 regions) in the fiscal year 2006.

Internal Training Course: Total Number of trainee: 21,960 persons Component of internal training courses: comprise  Training of trainers course for disaster prevention and mitigation  Trainers of OTOS  Operation of Disaster Relief Equipment and Vehicle  Safety Driving Promotion Course  Integrated Safety Driving Course  Training of Trainers for Safety Driving Course

External Training Courses: Total number of trainee:5,120 persons Comprising the following courses  Civil Defense Volunteers Course  Basic Fire Fighting Course  Advanced Fire Fighting Course  Disaster Responder Course  Municipal Civil Defense Volunteer Commander Course  Sub-district Civil Defense Volunteer Commander Course Grand total of DPMA trainee of 2006: 27,080 Persons

Specific Training Course in Information Technology Human Resource Development Course: 2 classes, Total number of Trainee: 87 persons Total number of Trainee: 87 persons 2. Intermediate Disaster Management Administrators Course: 1 class, Total number of Trainee: 45 persons Total number of Trainee: 45 persons 3. Disaster Management Administrative Officers Course: 1 class, Total number of trainee: 45 persons Total number of trainee: 45 persons 4. Trainer’s Potentiality Development Courses: 2 classes, Total number of trainee: 84 persons Total number of trainee: 84 persons

5. Disaster Response Trainer’s Potentiality Development Courses: 2 classes, Total number of trainee: 101 persons 6. Fire Fighting Trainer’s Potentiality Development Courses: 2 classes, Total number of trainee: 80 persons 7. CBDRM TOT Course: 1 class, Total number of trainee: 59 persons 8. Teamwork Development Course: 6 classes, Total number of trainee: 309 persons 9. Disaster Prevention Skill Development course: 5 classes, Total number of trainee:280 persons 10. Chemical Hazard Management Course: 1 class, Total number of trainee:62 persons

11. Rescue and Disaster Relief Course: 1class, Total number of trainee: 435 persons 12. Basic Emergency Response Instructor Course: 3 classes, Total number of Trainee:72 persons 13. Emergency and Educational Communication Vehicle: EECV training Course: 2 classes, Total number of trainee: 100 persons Grand total: 1,749 persons Specialized Training Courses assigned to be carried out by DPMA by other agencies: 1. Basic Help for Victims of Road Accident Training Course:120 classes. Total number of trainees:5,070 persons 2. Road Accident Countermeasure Course : 192 classes (Conducted by 6 campuses of DPMA), Total number of trainee: 13,696 persons Grand Total: 18,766 persons

Workshop hosted by DPMA in the fiscal year Performance Development of Public Sector: 2 times, Total number of participants:141 persons 2. Development of Guidance for Policy Formulation and Disaster Countermeasures: 1 time, Total number of participants:149 persons Grand Total: 290 Persons