Training & preparedness

Capacity Building

Programmes that strengthen government agencies, schools, institutions and communities before disaster strikes.

Statewide exercise

NEPEx

The Nagaland Emergency Preparedness Exercise tests coordination and response across state, district, subdivision, village and institutional levels. It combines reviews, tabletop exercises, public awareness, workshops and field drills.

Drop, Cover and Hold drills
Incident Response System practice
Emergency Operation Centre activation
After-action review and learning

Community volunteers

Aapda Mitra

“Friends-in-Disaster” volunteers from vulnerable communities receive skills for basic relief and rescue during floods, flash floods and urban flooding before outside assistance arrives.

Community-based response
Basic relief and rescue
Flood preparedness
Volunteer coordination

Local readiness

Community First Responders

CFR training equips community members to act safely during the critical period before professional emergency services reach an affected area.

First response principles
Search and rescue awareness
First aid orientation
Local risk awareness

SchoolsSafety plans and mock drills

SDRFRecruit and refresher training

DDMAsDistrict exercises and coordination

CommunitiesVolunteer and first-responder skills

Exercise cycle

How preparedness is tested

01ReviewAssess previous exercises and preparedness arrangements.

02Tabletop exerciseWalk agencies through roles, decisions and coordination.

03Awareness & orientationPrepare institutions, communities and responders.

04Field exerciseActivate alarms, evacuation, EOCs and response structures.

05Lessons learnedDocument gaps and improve the next exercise and plans.