2.3 Government officers

Number of samples: 120

Q1. Is there any training/seminar available in your office to study about naturaldisasters?

No
12Answer
Yes
No

Number Percentage
20
16.67
100
83.33
120
100.00Total

Q1. Is there any training/seminar available inyour office to study about natural disasters?
(N=120)16.67%`83.33%
Yes

No

Many of the respondents (83.33%) said that there was no training in their office tostudy about natural disaster. This was because they never think that they will havesuch big disaster and this kind of training/seminar was not the priority in theiroffice.

1Q2. Is there any emergency drill for natural disaster in your office?

c1
2Answer
1. Yes2. No

Number Percentage
20
16.67
100
83.33
120
100.00Total

Q2. Is there any emergency drill for natural
disasters in your office? (N=120)
16.67%

83.33%Yes

No

Many of the respondents (83.33%) said that there was no emergency drill fornatural disaster in their offices. This was because they never think that they will
have such big disaster and this kind of drill was not scheduled in their office.
Q3. When tsunami occurred on 26th December 2004, do you think you responded
adequately/properly enough on your role/mandate?

No
1
Yes
2
NoTotalAnswer

Number Percentage
7058.33
50
41.67
120
100.002

Q3. When Tsunam i occurred on 26th Decem ber 2004,
do you think you responded adequately/properly
enough on your role/m andate? (N=120)

41.67%

58.33%Yes

No

About 58.33% of the respondents answered that they quickly responded to thecommunity as on their mandate. They have worked properly even withlimited effort.

Q4. (Related to Q3.) Is there any reflection/regret/future task for you?

No
1
2Answer
Yes
NoTotal

Number Percentage
2621.67
94
78.33
120
100.00Q4. (Related to Q3.) Is there any
reflection/regret/future task for you? (N=120)

21.67%

78.33%

Yes

No3

their

Q5. When Tsunami occurred on 26th December 2004, do you think you responded
adequately/properly enough to the requests from the residents?

No
1
2AnswerNumber Percentage
83
69.17
37
30.83
120
100.00Yes
NoTotalQ5. When Tsunam i occurred on 26th Decem ber 2004,
do you think you responded adequately/properly
enough to the requests from the residents? (N=120)

30.83%

69.17%

Yes

NoAbout 69.17% of the respondents said that they already responded properly to therequest from the residents. This was proved that they worked to serve theresidents even some of them were among the victims of tsunami that lost some of
their family and they also lost their houses, but they still go to work as needed.

4Q6. When Tsunami occurred on 26 December 2004, was the system ofinformation collection and dissemination successfully functioned?

No1
2AnswerNumber Percentage9377.50
27
22.50
120
100.00Yes
NoTotalQ6. When Tsunam i occurred on 26 Decem ber 2004,
w as the system of inform ation collection anddissem ination successfully functioned? (N=120)

22.50%

77.50%
Yes

NoAbout 77.50% of the respondents answered that the system of informationcollection and dissemination successfully functioned even in the emergency
situation. Some the destroyed offices were combined to other buildings that still ingood condition.

Q7. After the occurrence of Tsunami, did you collect the information about damage
situation of residents?

No1
2AnswerNumber Percentage
8369.173730.83120
100.00Yes
NoTotal5

Q7. After the occurrence of Tsunam i, did you collectthe inform ation about dam age situation ofresidents? (N=120)

30.83%

69.17%
Yes

NoQ8. Is there any opportunity to exchange opinions with community?

No
1
2AnswerNumber Percentage
108
90.00
1210.00
120
100.00Yes
NoTotalQ8. Is there any opportunity to exchange
opinions w ith com m unity? (N=120)

10.00%

90.00%Yes

No

About 90% of the government officers that they were discussed and exchanged
the information with community. This situation was because even in theemergency situation the government still pay attention with the community. Some6

cases that the candidate officers in the studies they were called home to served
the people.

Q9. Do you think the evacuation drill with community will be needed?

No1
2AnswerNumber Percentage
95
79.17
25
20.83
120
100.00Yes
NoTotalQ9. Do you think the evacuation drill w ith
com m unity w ill be needed? (N=120)

20.83%

79.17%

Yes

NoQ10. What kinds of countermeasures for natural disasters would be needed in thefuture?

NoAnswer

NumberPercentage

1

Establishment of early warning system for natural disaster

99

17.19

268

11.81

77

13.37

4

Enhancement of emergency information dissemination system
Strengthening capability of search and rescue and emergency
medical service
Improvement of public information on disaster risk management(including distribution of Hazard Maps)

37

6.42

5

Strengthening of government’s response capability for disaster

28

4.86

6Raising public awareness on disaster at the community level

40.69

377

Fostering community leaders for disaster management

40.69

8

Promotion of school education on disaster reduction

46

7.99

9

Development of evacuation places and routes
Designating places for emergency evacuation such as highbuildings and hills

10

1.74

20

3.47

39

6.77

12

Displaying tsunami warning/evacuation signs
Designating potential risk areas (ex. Assessment, analysis andpublication of Tsunami inundation area maps)

35

6.08

13

Building Infrastructures for disaster prevention, such as Sea walls.

54

9.38

14

Planting trees along the coast

48

8.33

15

Conducting emergency drills

61.04

16Others

10.17

17

No idea00.00

5761001011Total

Q10. What kinds of countermeasures for natural disasters would be needed in the future?
(N=576)

No idea\-Others

0.17 %

Conducting emergency drills

1.04 %

Planting trees along the coast

8.33 %

Building Infrastructures for disaster prevention, such as Sea walls.

9.38 %

Designating potential risk areas (ex. Assessment, analysis andpublication of Tsunami inundation area maps)

6.08 %

Displaying tsunami warning/evacuation signs

6.77 %

Designating places for emergency evacuation such as highbuildings and hills

3.47 %Development of evacuation places and routes

1.74 %

Promotion of school education on disaster reduction

7.99 %

Fostering community leaders for disaster management

0.69 %

Raising public awareness on disaster at the community level

0.69 %

Strengthening of government’s response capability for disaster4.86 %

Improvement of public information on disaster risk management(including distribution of Hazard Maps)
Strengthening capability of search and rescue and emergency
medical service

6.42 %
13.37 %

Enhancement of emergency information dissemination system

11.81 %

Establishment of early warning system for natural disaster17.19 %

082468101214161820

Government officers focus on establishing of early warning system, enhancementof emergency information dissemination system, reinforcement of capability ofsearch and rescue as well as medical service. This system can serve thecommunity to warn if any possible disaster will happen. It was also prepared toreduce the panic in the community so that the people can escape properly.

Q11. Do you think the disaster countermeasures for tourists will be needed?

No12Answer

NumberPercentage

9723120

80.83
19.17
100.00

YesNoTotalQ11. Do you think the disaster countermeasures fortourists will be needed? (N=120)

19.17%

80.83%

YesNo9Most of the respondents 80.83% were said that the disaster countermeasures
were needed for tourists in Aceh province. They believe that the tourists need thewarning for the disaster.

Q12. (For the person who answered “Yes” in Q11.)
What kind of measure of prevention is most effective for tourists?
No Answer
Number Percentage
Pamphlets on Tsunami in different languages are1
made available in hotels.
5051.55
Display signboards for evacuation routes in
2hotels.
2626.80
Display signs for evacuation in different
3languages in the city.
99.28
4
Other
1212.37
Total
97
100

Q12. (For the person w ho answ ered “Yes” in Q11.) What kind ofm easure of prevention is m ost effective for tourists? (N=97)

Other

12.37 %

Display signs for evacuation in different
languages in the city.

9.28 %

Display signboards for evacuation routes inhotels.

26.80 %

Pamphlets on Tsunami in different languages
are made available in hotels.

51.55 %

0102030405060

Most of the respondents suggested that the dissemination should be use thehotels as the media of dissemination by putting some pamphlets on tsunami indifferent languages.

10Q13. What is the most effective way of information dissemination to the residents
at an event of disaster?

No
1
2
3
4
5
6

Most effective way

Number Percentage
25.55
82
24.30
78
12.15
39
9.66
31
26.48
85
1.87
6
100.00
321

TV
Radio
Police/Fire brigades
Community leadersSirens/bells
OtherTotal

Q13. What is the most effective way of information
dissemination to the residents at an event of disaster?
(N=321)1.87 %

Other

26.48 %

Sirens/bells
9.66 %

Community leaders12.15 %

Police/Fire brigades

24.30 %

Radio

25.55 %

TV
05

1015

202530

Most of government officers said that the most effective ways to disseminate
information are sirens/bells, TV and Radio.

11Q14. Where is the most suitable place for evacuation center?

Most suitable place for evacuation
No center
Number Percentage
1School3
2.50
2Community center
4
3.33
3Mosque8
6.67
4Park/Square2
1.67
Building designated as an evacuation
5center
9478.33
Private building with more than 36stories
00.00
7
Government office
10.83
8
Other
86.67
Total
120
100.00Q14. Where is the most suitable place for evacuation center?
(N=120)6,67 %

Other

0,83 %

Government officePrivate building with more than 3 stories
Building designated as an evacuation
center
Park/Square

78,33 %
1,67 %

Mosque6,67` %Community center

3,33 %

School2,50 %
02040

60

80

100

Comment: Most government officers 78,33% suggested that the best place for
evacuation is building designated as an evacuation center12Characteristics of the survey samples of government officers•

Age:

Q1. Age (N=120)
60 and above

0,83 %

50 - 59

13,33 %

40 - 49

24,17 %

30 - 39

29,17 %

20-29

32,50 %

0•

1020

30

Gender:Q2. Gender (N=120)

35.83%
64.17%

MaleFemale

1340