PAGADIAN
CITY, Zamboanga del Sur, July 23 (PNA) -– The City Disaster Risk Reduction and
Management Office (CDRRMO) in partnership with the concerned stakeholders is
conducting an earthquake and fire drills on Friday in this city’s commercial
district.
Haron
Damada, CDRRMO chief, said Thursday the scenario will include earthquake and
tsunami then followed by a fire incident.
Damada
said that six coastal barangays which are vulnerable to tsunami as an after
effect of an earthquake will join Friday’s drill.
These
are the barangays of Sta. Lucia, Domagoc, Santiago, San Pedro, Kawit and White
Beach.
Damada
said the barangays of San Francisco and Gatas as well as several commercial
establishments in the city proper will join the drills.
He
said the earthquake and fire drills will be spearheaded by his office as well
as the Bureau of Fire Protection, police, military, Barangay Emergency Response
Team and two private hospitals.
He
advised the public not on Friday once they will hear the sound of the alarm
system at the City Commercial Center (C3), which will be used to signal the
start of the drills.
The
C3 alarm system can be heard as far as four kilometers away from the city
proper.
The
CDRRMO on Thursday held an orientation to the members of the local media
concerning the earthquake and fire drills.
“We
consider the important role of the media and we need their help and
coordination for them to disseminate the proper information in case of
emergency and calamities that may happen,” Damada said.
Meanwhile,
the CDRRMO and the provincial police office have joined Thursday’s nationwide
earthquake drill.
The
earthquake drill was held at Camp Abelon that houses the headquarters of the
provincial police headquarters in this city. (PNA)
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