Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation

DDPM

National Disaster Warning Center

NDWC

-Introduction to DDPM , NDWC

:-Vision, Mission and Roles

-Concept of operation

:-Monitoring, Decision making

and Dissemination-Disaster Risk

Reduction

Outline

Overview: the Disaster management system in Thailand based on

* The 2007 Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Act

* The National Plan on Disaster Prevention and Mitigation 2015

* The National Committee on Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (Chaired by Prime Minister, DDPM is the Secretariat & executive arms)

Thailand Disaster Management System

Disaster Management Strategies

1. Main streaming Disaster Risk Reduction into planning and development at all levels.

2. Effective & integrated emergency management system.

3. Sustainable disaster reconstruction and recovery with “Build Back Better” approach

4. International Cooperation

Thailand Disaster Management System

Principles of DDPM Act 2007

- Determine incident commander in every level of situation (national / provincial / local )

- Determine authorities and procedures for relevant agencies and officers in disaster management .

- Prepare DPM plan for every level (national /provincial / local )

Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Plan

2017

updated version

2002: established DDPM and transferred duties concerning

disaster prevention and mitigation that scattered in 5 other departments to

DDPM

2004: Indian Ocean tsunami occurred,killing 5,395 Thais.

Thailand realized there was no appropriate procedure in dealing with big

scale disaster.

2007 : DPM Act came into force ,state that DDPM is a main in

charge government agency to integrate and collaborate with relevant agencies in disaster management

Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM)

TARGET :

The people will be systematically, rapidly, thoroughly and equitably benefited from DDPM’s prevention, rehabilitation and other civil defense activities.

VISION : Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation, Ministry of Interior, is the principal government agency to carry out the task and responsibility of disaster prevention and mitigation so as to sustain Thailand’s habitability and safety.

MISSION :

1. Materializing disaster and civil emergency prevention and warning systems and creating preparedness in all areas.

2. Directing and implementing disaster and civil emergency mitigation activity systematically, rapidly, equitably and thoroughly.

3. Procurement of materials, equipment, and vehicles, indispensable for disaster prevention, mitigation, suppression and for relief operation.

4. Rehabilitation of damaged public utilities, physical and mental recuperation of disaster victim, and restoration of livelihood. All these activities are carried out on thorough, equitable and rapid basis, and be in harmony with the needs of the victims.

5. Mainstreaming and collaborating disaster prevention and mitigation system, program, the implementation evaluation with other national and international agencies.

Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation

Emergency and Incident Management

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Disaster Statistical Data

• An emergency and incident management in Thai context is classified into four levels based on a wide range of parameters

Mechanism for Disaster Management

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Tsunami26 Dec 2004

11 Jan 2005Appointment of

the Committee for the Development

of an Early Warning System.

2009

8 April 2005Appointment of Sub-Committee

on National Disaster Warning

Center Administration.

2005

30 May 2005NDWC was officially

opened and under the Prime Minister's Office.

2007NDWC Was moved under office of The

Ministry of ministry of information and communication technology MICT

2007

2009Cancellation of the Prime Minister’s

regulations governing the administration of the National Disaster Prevention and Regulation Act of 2005 (No. 2). Using Act

2007 the National Disaster Warning Center was an agency under the Ministry of ICT.

Timeline of NDWC

16 Sep 2016 The Improvement Ministries

(No. 17) Act 2016, Section 18 and 19 to transfer the National Disaster

Warning Center. To the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation, Ministry of Interior.

2016-2017

Geological Disaster

Meteorological Disaster Forest Fire

NDWC LOGO

➢ Dissemination of Warning Message

➢ Study Analyze and research the intensity of hazard

➢ Pass on Knowledge to People in Risk Area

➢ Coordinating and Planning

Role and Responsibility

• NDWC is running under Department of Disaster

Prevention and Mitigation, Ministry of Interior

• NDWC is responsible end-to-end multi-hazards

including earthquake and tsunami: Substance

Analysis and

Decision

DataOutput

Royal Thai Government

Agencies

International Agencies

Data Input

Central Government

Local Government

Rescue Units

Effected Communities

People

Input Analysis Output14-15 May, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia

NDWC Contact Center

Validate Seismic and Earthquake Information

Determine possibility of tsunami generation

Assess Tsunami risk to Thailand

Estimate times of arrival of first wave in Thailand

Assess potential impacts - Hazard and Risk Analysis

Central Government

Local Government

Rescue Units

Affected Groups

General Public

SMS, FAX

Email, TV

Radio, Hotline

Warning Towers

Thai Organizations(Domestic)

Input

Contact CenterInput

International Organizations

Input

Evaluation and

Decision

DisseminationMethods

InformationUsersOutput

Amateur Radio

General Public

Warning Allied Network

NDWC

344 Warning Tower

271Local Gov. in Risk area

654 Small Tower1590 Radio – Chief of village

ProvincesCity Hall

ProvincesGovernment Radio

Station

Warning System

ศูนย์เตือนภัยพิบัติแห์งชาติNDWC ICT System

Emergency Call Center 1784

Fax

WebSite

SocialNetwork

Thai Government Agencies

InternationalAgencies

Warning Tower344 set

CSC 306 set Small WarningTower

TAR 1,590 set

Province Radio Stations

NDWC Communication System

Civil Volunteer

VRA

Public Sector

Frequency

Rescue Units

Local Radio Stations

EVAC 179 set

Tsunami Buoy

Thailand Tsunamis Buoy

*THAILAND Buoy

23461

at 9 N 89 E Deploy 2006

A

DeployJAN 2017

x

A: 9.32N 95.40 E

Tsunami Buoy in Andaman sea

Tidal gauge stations in Thailand

Royal Thai Navy22 Stations

9 Stations

5 Stations

Operational processes

Criteria For Tsunami

1.Red 2.Blue 3.Out of Blue

Sequence of event or data

Operating Procedure

Input Supervisor Analysis Output

1. Receive earthquake information from Meteorological Department, Hydrographic Department, Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand and Global Seismic Network Through internet, telephone and Fax

Activate siren for alerting officers

Examine Operation readiness of NDWC officers and equipment

Prepare a comparative table of earthquake data

Call centers receive information from different agencies, assess earthquake information with local Provincial Disaster Prevention and mitigation and report to experts for data analyses

Examine output before disseminating to Executive Directors and NDWC officers

Inform Executive Director and Vice Executive Directors on earthquake information through SMS and telephone

Open Websites, namely, GEOFON, EMSC, KJC, RECPUMA, IRIS, USGS

Control work stations Preliminary Estimate Time of Arrival (ETA) Preparation

Output file SMS, FAX, e-mail for disseminating output notification on earthquake to receivers

Turn on all TV Channels to monitor situation Monitor information from Meteorological Department

Distribution form

Standard Operating Procedure for Earthquake

Operational processesExample of

4353 Sukumvit Rd. BangNa Bangkok. 10260Tel: 0 2399 4114, 0 2399 0881-4

Fax: 0 2399 1133http://ndwc.disaster.go.th/in.ndwc-9.283/

National Disaster Warning Center

THAILAND

Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation

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