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The Hawaii National Guard State Partnership Program recently sent its own military disaster managers along with civilian disaster managers from the state, and county levels to Quezon City to help facilitate a large scale disaster exercise.
Quote: Col. James Barros, Hawaii Army National Guard Disaster Manager
The exercise was held at a command post level and field training level and included the Quezon City Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council (QCDRRMC) and the Batasan Hills Barangay Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office (DRRMO). The Hawaii National Guard State Partnership Program brought civilian disaster management professionals from state and county levels to evaluate the Philippine municipality response to a simulated earthquake a first for the state of Hawaii and major expansion of the State Partnership Program.
The Hawaii civilian disaster management professionals were from the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency, Maui County, and Honolulu County.
Quote: David Lopez, Hawaii Emergency Management Agency representative
The exercise started with a day long seminar focused on Hawaii’s and Quezon City’s approach on disaster and risk management. The Hawaii Civilian disaster management professionals each presented their respective response plans and methodology followed by a series of presentations from the Quezon City and Batasan Hills disaster managers.
Quote: Herman Andya, Maui County Emergency Management Agency Administrator
Teams of Hawaii National Guard disaster managers and search and rescue Soldiers also worked directly with their Batasan Hills Barangay counterparts in process development and hands on rescue techniques. In the Philippines the Barangays function similar to that of a city management office under the direction on a county office but with some level of independence.
Once the academics where done, the exercise transitioned in to a full scale mass casualty earthquake response drill. The earthquake drill was designed to test the Quezon City ability to communicate with a Barangay under a then favorable circumstance and to test the Barangay’s ability to prioritize it efforts and to know when it needed to request assistance.
Quote: Col. James Barros, Hawaii Army National Guard Disaster Manager
This is the first time a joint exercise from City and Barangay has been held in the Philippines. The final phase of the exercise had first responders from City and Barangay clearing ruble, retrieving survivors and victims from a collapsed structure, responding to a structure fire, and aerial evacuations. (U.S. Air National Guard Video by Tech. Sgt. Andrew Jackson)
| Date Taken: | 03.27.2019 |
| Date Posted: | 04.10.2019 18:00 |
| Category: | Package |
| Video ID: | 671394 |
| VIRIN: | 190327-Z-IX631-002 |
| Filename: | DOD_106626423 |
| Length: | 00:04:17 |
| Location: | QUEZON CITY, PH |
| Downloads: | 6 |
| High-Res. Downloads: | 6 |
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