The Civil Defence Commission (CDC) has trained more than 70 officials from varying fields in Region Four in Disaster Risk Management over the past two weeks and plans to initiate its voluntary arm on Disaster Risk Reduction Day 2013.
“The Officials received training in the specific areas of Shelter Management, Damage Assessment and Needs Analysis and Emergency Operations Centre Management,” a press release from the Government Information Agency (GINA) said.
Recently the Commission has intensified its work; hosting a number of capacity hosting and training sessions in several areas of Disaster Risk Management such as Exercise Flood Gate 2012. Operations and Training Officer Major Kester Craig said that based on feedback from participants, the CDC realised the
