Damage Assessment Training Conducted in Belmopan
By NEMO Information Unit
Jul 16, 2008, 01:00 pm
A two-day course on “Initial Damage Assessment” concluded today at the NEMO Headquarters in Belmopan.
The course aims at training key personnel in being able to assess
damages swiftly and efficiently immediately after a disaster. They were
given training in order to enable them to work together as teams in the
National Assessment Committee. It was targeted at technical personnel
in the field so that they are better able to assist people and victims
of a disaster in a more coordinated and humane manner.
The Damage Assessment and Needs Analysis Committee (DANA) is made up of
representatives from the Ministry of Agriculture, the Ministry of
Health, the Ministry of Natural Resources, the Belize Defence Force,
the Red Cross, NEMO District Coordinators and a United Nations
Representative.
The course was sponsored by the National Emergency Management
Organization (NEMO) and the Office of US Foreign Disaster Assistance.
The exercise is part of NEMO’s preparedness for the on-going Hurricane
Season.
Ms. Beryl M. Armbrister of the Office of US Foreign Disaster Assistance coordinated and conducted the course.
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