Vision
A cultivated culture of resiliency and preparedness among the constituents of Caloocan city who
are molded to be well prepared, conscientious and properly equipped in dealing with man-made
and natural disasters in line with the priorities of the country for disaster preparedness
Mission
The Caloocan City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office shall continuously enhance
and upgrade the city’s risk reduction capabilities and disaster preparedness by supporting
activities, projects and policies geared towards developing comprehensive disaster and risk
reduction and management programs and propagating a risk conscious and disaster resilient
community.
FAQS
1. Does the City have a developed Disaster Risk Reduction and Management plan for
disaster?
Yes
2. Does the City conduct various capacity building activities on what areas?
? Conduct capability training in Barangay level
? Government and private establishments
? Hospitals
? Different sectors: Home Owners Association
Barangay Health Workers
Barangay BDRRMC Officer
For 4P’s Parent leaders
For PWDs and Senior Citizen
3. Does the City had an established institutional protocol / mechanism for disaster response
operation?
Yes, by adapting the Disaster Risk Reduction Management protocol for
response.
4. What are the City existing procedures on Disaster communication (EWS)?
? By using Satellite image for monitoring
? Telephone, Telefax, Handheld radio and Cell phone
? Mobile responder (Ambulance and Emergency response vehicle)
? Social media (e-mail and facebook)
5. What are the capability / training of the city disaster risk reduction responder for multi-
hazard?
? Basic life support (BLS)
? Basic Incident Management (ICS)
? Urban search and rescue technician
? Vehicular extrication course
? Water Swift Rescue Response Training
? Training for information and awareness of Command and Control Center (C3)
personnel I-smart training for new personnel
? Training for information and awareness for C3 personnel on Risk Communication
? Training for Post Disaster Needs Assessment (PDNA) and Rapid Damage and Need
Assessment (RDANA)
