About disaster prevention measures
Updated: March 10, 2017
due date
February 11, 2017 (Saturday/Holiday)
Q&A overview
| No. | Contents of question | Mayor's answer |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | What are your thoughts on stocking up on pasty meals that vulnerable people will need during disaster evacuation, as well as securing blenders and power supplies to make them? | It is difficult to accommodate the individual needs of all those who require special consideration. If you have severe allergies or require medication, we ask that you help yourself by preparing your own food first. In addition, those who require welfare considerations will be asked to use secondary evacuation shelters (welfare evacuation shelters), where they will be provided with meals and other services. Regarding disaster countermeasures, based on the lessons learned from the Great East Japan Earthquake, efforts are being made step by step, including consideration for women in evacuation centers. |
| 2 | I would like the opinions of people with disabilities to be heard at disaster prevention meetings, etc., but is it possible for them to participate? Also, if you can participate, when? | Since people with disabilities are not included in the formulation of the regional disaster prevention plan, we would like to consider soliciting their opinions and incorporating them from the next plan. |
| 3 | During local disaster prevention drills, each neighborhood association or voluntary disaster prevention organization should normally take the lead in setting up evacuation centers. However, in reality, voluntary disaster prevention organizations have become "customers" and most of the preparations are done by the fire department. I would like the training to be a training for voluntary disaster prevention organizations to take action, with participants not as customers but as stakeholders. | During last year's local disaster prevention drill, the fire department was responsible for setting up an evacuation center. Next time, I would like to consult with each organization in advance and prepare for the actual training. |
| 4 | I would like to know what Inagi City is doing regarding earthquake resistance diagnosis and earthquake reinforcement. | All of the city's public facilities have been made earthquake resistant. For private residences, the government recommends earthquake resistance diagnosis and seismic reinforcement for buildings built before 1981 (before the revision of seismic standards). There are subsidies available for both, so please take advantage of them. In addition, fire department personnel visit areas where many wooden houses built before 1980 remain, one by one, to raise awareness. |
| 5 | A large space will be needed for a toilet for people with disabilities during evacuation, but is this available? | Those who require welfare considerations are asked to use secondary evacuation shelters (welfare evacuation shelters). |
| 6 | Will the wishes of disabled people be respected and will they be able to live together with other citizens in evacuation shelters? | Evacuation centers are only temporary evacuation destinations in the event of an emergency. The concept and response to normalization must be considered separately for normal times and emergencies. Those who require welfare considerations will be asked to use secondary evacuation shelters (welfare evacuation shelters). |
| 7 | I would like to see more toilets and toilets that are wheelchair accessible at evacuation centers. | In public facilities that will serve as evacuation shelters, toilets that anyone can use and are wheelchair accessible are being installed as part of large-scale renovations. |
| 8 | When the evacuation center opens, will city officials and Social Welfare Council staff be stationed full-time? Also, is there a detailed manual on how to respond to disaster-vulnerable people? |
Immediately after a disaster, a voluntary disaster prevention organization will set up an evacuation center according to a manual, and then city officials will be assigned to the shelter. To this end, we conduct regular training. It is difficult to create a manual for responding to disaster-vulnerable people who require individual care, and the response must be done on-site. |
| 9 | Does the Tachikawa Fault affect Inagi City? | Research on the Tachikawa Fault continues, and no academic elucidation has been made. A risk assessment also found that there were almost no problems. In any case, it is important to be prepared for earthquakes, which we do not know when or how they will occur. The Tokyo Metropolitan Government has posted detailed damage estimates on its website in the event of an earthquake directly hitting the capital. The city's disaster prevention measures are based on these damage estimates and take measures that take into account the worst possible damage, including the season and time of day. |
| 10 | During recent torrential rains, the water level of the Misawa River seems to have risen higher than before. The water retention capacity of the ground may be decreasing due to the development of Mt. What do you think about the dangers of the Misawa River and countermeasures? | The Misawa River was widened during bank protection work, and measures were taken to divert rainwater to the Tama River through underground diversion channels. Additionally, when developing residential land, we request the installation of underground infiltration basins, and in large-scale cases, we also take measures such as creating reservoirs. It is currently in the conceptual stage, but in the future they hope to move forward with consideration of things like developing rainwater sewers. |
Inquiries regarding this page
Inagi City General Affairs Department Secretary and Public Relations Division
Phone: 042-378-2111 Fax: 042-377-4781
