Self Help, Mutual Aid

Do you know the phrases "Self Help", "Mutual Aid", "Public Aid" those are key elements to decrease the damage of Disaster. "Self Help" is to protect you and your family by yourself. "Mutual Aid" is to corporate each other with neighbors and local residents. "Public Aid" is public activity by the Self-Defense Force, fire station, Police.
"Self Help", "Mutual Aid", "Public Aid" are key elements for Disaster Prevention policy in the Parks. Several Parks will served for the base of activity of public rescue team that means "Public Aid". To move to the safety place, parks, by yourself in case of disaster means "Self Help". To corporate each other after taking refugee to the parks, safety place, means "Mutual Aid". We are required to have a drill with local residents, means "Mutual Aid".
Preparing the tool for Disaster Prevention and stabilizing devices for furniture in home is also key element of "Self Help".

If furniture fall down, it will give any damage against the people. A lot of people got injured from furniture or any others fell down in the case of earthquake. Stabilizing by L-brackets, Tension rods, pole devices, revised the furniture position setting in the bed room are good ideas for preventing injuries.

There are two kinds of stockpile, "Emergency Taking Out Goods" for sheltering and "Emergency Stockpile" for living after disaster occurring.
"Emergency Taking Out Goods": article of value, passbook, signature stamp. Safety tool;Lantern,work gloves,helmet.portable radio, spare battery, clothes can be carried, food. Those items should be packed in for emergency carry. Wet tissue and first-aid kit should be packed as well. If you have a baby, should prepare milk and feeding bottle. Household medicine also are needed if you have decease. Light enough and small enough to carry out in emergency is important.
"Emergency Stockpile": Foods which are enough amount for a person to eat within minimum 3 days that any public supply are stopping until recovery by "Public Aid".

Several quake has been occurring in strong earthquake for several minutes. If you feel quake, you should move to under stable table or desk to protect yourself. Securing your safety to protect your head is first.

Most fearful thing in strong earthquake is fire. In Great Kanto Earthquake had occurred in 1923, over 100 thousands people, major number, were killed by the big fire boosted up by the strong winds after the earthquake occurred.
After the shaking subsides, you must turn off and main tap. It's very dangerous to turn off while shaking are continuing, hot pot fell down and injured. If anything surrounding you catch the fire which is small, you can put out the fire calmly. If the fire catch the ceiling, you must leave immediately there because of over your ability to put out.
We can expect that when electricity power supply come back, electricity heater catch the fire after the earthquake because of switch is still turned on. For preventing such a incident, we must turn off the circuit breaker for safety.

You must secure the exit to outside, keep the door open, for preventing you are packed inside after the shaking has stopped. Wearing shoes or slipper inside the house is recommended for preventing injured on foot by broken glasses or furniture to walk smoothly after the earthquake.
Having helmet or protective hood to protect your head because the possibility of injury by the roof tile or signboard will fall down, quick movement of going outside is not recommended by this situation. Be cautious to watch carefully around you and evacuate.

After quake will continue after the major earthquake occur. Sometimes even after quake will be bigger. Do not access to such places where landslide expected to occur, the building are easy to be broken.

To minimize the damage of disaster and rescue the people by the cooperation of local residents are required after the disaster. In Great Hanshin Earthquake, 67% of the all person enclosed in the house are rescued by "Self Help" or 39% are rescued by own family, 30% are rescued by friends or neighborhood, the person passing by, by the survey. If the rescue without a moment of delay required, only the person near by can assist. We must establish good corporation attitude due to have a disaster prevention drill among the local residents.