In the past 2 years, the Thai Red Cross Society (TRC) has been conducting the National Disaster Response Team (NDRT), and the participants were from Red Cross Chapters, Red Cross health stations and relevant networks. A total of 149 TRC’s staffs from different regions of Thailand have been trained and are ready to be deployed for disaster responses.

With the NDRT training, TRC would expand the knowledge of disaster response to new-comer staff, in order to deploy them for disaster reliefs and responses both at the national and regional levels.

TRC has 3 minimum standards to assist victims when disasters occur as follow:
1. The relief kit items will be distributed to the victims after 6 hours that a disaster has happened
2. TRC will set up the tent to assist the victims within 4 hours after a disaster strikes
3. The victims will receive food and beverage within 4 hours after a disaster strikes

Key outcomes
• Participants gained the knowledge of disaster response and understood the TRC’s disaster response mechanism
• Participants understood the assessment cycle and can identify the plan of action
• Participants understood the coordination and communication during disaster

See also: the 1st NDRT Training conducted on 15-17 March 2017

Supporting documents

• Agenda of 2nd NDRT training
• Participant list

Presentations 

Day 1:

• Introduction to IFRC global response tools [ in Thai] by IFRC
• Disaster management in Thailand [in Thai] by Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM) of Thailand
• Safer access framework [in Thai], Safety and security [in Thai] by ICRC
• Restoring Family Links [in Thai] by ICRC

Day 2:

• Thai Red Cross Disaster Response Mechanism [in Thai], by Thai Red Cross Society
• Information and Communication system during emergency [in Thai] by Thai Red Cross Society
• Media – dealing with media during emergency [in Thai] by Thai Red Cross Society
• Communication during emergency [in Thai], Communication channel matrix [in Thai], by IFRC
• Thai Red Cross Disaster Relief Management [in Thai] by Thai Red Cross Society

Day 3:

• Psychosocial support (PSS) during emergency [in Thai] by Thai Red Cross Society
• SPHERE standards [in Thai] by Thai Red Cross Society
• Health in Emergency [in Thai] by Thai Red Cross Society
• Shelter during emergency [in Thai] by Thai Red Cross Society
• Watsan during emergency [in Thai] by Thai Red Cross Society
• Sanitation during emergency [in Thai] by Thai Red Cross Society

Day 4:

• Plan of Action [in Thai] by Thai Red Cross Society
• Needs Assessment [in Thai] by Thai Red Cross Society
• Logistics during emergency [in Thai] by Thai Red Cross Society