LISTO SI
KAP!
A Disaster Preparedness
Checklist for Punong
Barangays
Operation Listo is a
nationwide
movement
aimed to inform every
Filipino the importance of
preparedness with sets of
actions (what to do’s)
before, during and after a
disaster.
It
aims
to
strengthen the capacity of
LGUs in responding to
disasters.
LISTO SI KAP! Checklist
are proactive actions taken
as
preparatory
and
necessary
measures
aligned
with
Operation
Listo for Mayors and the
disaster
Preparedness
Minimum Standards. This
consists the following sets
of actions:
 Actions
for
early
preparations (pre-hazard)
are done during “peace
time” or there is no
immediate threat of a
disaster ( for typhoon and
other
related
hazards:
during dry season).
 Actions for critical
preparations (imminent
hazard) for typhoons
are done in support to
actions taken by the
City/ Municipal Mayors
using Listo Protocols.
This “Listo si Kap Checklist”
intends to:
(1)
assist
barangays
in
formulating
disaster
preparedness plans;
(2) determine their disaster
readiness;
(3) identify “what to dos” to
meet the minimum level of
preparedness;
(4)
serve
as
guide
in
responding to disaster;
(5) determine the kind of
help needed from the city
or municipal government;
and
(6) identify training needs
related
to
disaster
management.
PRE-HAZARD
(EARLY PREPARATIONS)
Four (4) General Actions:
A. Create structures and Create the Barangay
DRRM structures and
systems
systems to
B. Institutionalize
policies
and plans
C. Build
competencies
D. Equip with
hardwares and
supplies
be mobilized
Institutionalize
and plans
policies
Build competencies of the
created
structures
through various trainings
Complement the
competency by purchasing
and preparing the needed
hardware and supplies to
equip the actions.
A.CREATE STRUCTURES AND SYSTEMS
 Issue an Executive Order organizing the
following:
Barangay DRRM Committee
Ensure participation of at least 2 CSO
representatives
Incident command system (ICS)
Barangay Emergency Response Team
( BERT )
 Prepare risk assessment of the barangay
 Gather baseline data on number and value of
houses, properties and livestocks and crops
 Accomplish the Barangay Disaster Readiness
Checklist
 Develop and post the local risk map in
conspicuous places.
 Formulate the following plans:
BDRRM Plan
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Barangay Climate Change Action Plan
Contingency Plan per Hazard
Evacuation Map
Early Warning System
Establish 24/7 Operation Center at the safest
area
Designate a Public Information Officer (PIO)
Develop and disseminate a guide for family/
community on preparedness and response.
Revisit the RA 10121 or the Philippine Disaster
Risk Reduction Act of 2010
Allocate BDRRM Fund ( at least 5% from the
regular sources)
Check the NDRRMC, DBM and DILG
JMC No. 2013-01 on the guidelines for
the utilization of the LDRRMF
Allocate Quick Response Fund ( 30% of the
BDRRM Fund)
B. INSTITUTIONALIZE POLICIES AND
PLANS
 Institutionalize the BDRRM Committee complete
with structure, assigned personnel and
corresponding tasks and functions
 Designate a dedicated officer to man the
Operation Center
 Ensure the establishment of emergency hotlines
at the Operation Center
 Display disaster – related signages, markers, and
directional signs in strategic locations
 Conduct drills to test the Contingency Plan at
least once every quarter
 Together with the PIO, disseminate to the public,
families and individuals the following:
Advisories, bulletins, flyers, and other IECs
with
basic information on different hazards
Emergency hotlines
Early Warning System
Orientation on the Emergency Balde
Weather advisories and emergency
bulletins
obtained from the LDRRMO
 Establish partnerships with the following:
Volunteer groups
Humanitarian organizations
Nearby barangays
Higher LDRMMCs
Other civil society organizations
C. BUILD COMPETENCIES
 Attend the following:
Training on Community-Based DRRM
Training on Hazard and Risk Assessment
Training on Early Warning System
Training on Local Climate Change Plan
Formulation
Training on Basic Life Support and First Aid
Skills Training on Search And Rescue
Operations
Training on Rapid Disaster Needs Assessment
Orientation on Camp Management
Orientation on Management of the Dead and
Missing
 Conduct community orientation on:
CBDRRM
Family Guide on Disaster Preparedness
Early Warning System
Evacuation Plan/ Evacuation Route
Risk Communication
Climate Change
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Ensure the participation of the members of the
community on the drills to be conducted.
D. EQUIP WITH HARDWARES AND
SUPPLIES
 Purchase/ own the following to be used for early
warning and communication, responder’s kit and
medical health:
A. EQUIPMENT
Generator set
Cellphone
Powerbanks
Public Address System
Alternative source of energySiren
Flashlight w/ batteries
Laptop/ PC
Vehicles (boat or van)
Water purifying
Machine
Telemetrics
First aid kit
Warning devices
- rope, life jacket, floatation ring
Megaphone
Ladder
2-way radio
Search Light
Wire
Safety full body harness
Personal protective equipment
- helmet, goggles, work gloves, boots
Compass/ GPS
Mobile Kitchen
Emergency Medical Kit
B. HAND TOOL
Axe
Hacksaw
Chisel
Shovel
Crowbar or Claw tool
C. BASIC NECESSITIES
Food pack w/ potable water
Hygiene Kits
Medicine Kits
Sleeping mats
Blankets and Pillows
 Ensure that the following basic facilities are
present in the evacuation center:
Priority areas for PWDs, pregnant women and
elderly
Separate toilets for male and female
Child-friendly space
Open spaces
Storage areas
Women-friendly spaces
Water sanitation
and
Couple’s room/ conjugal
hygiene
Space for livestock
Security post
Community kitchen
Mobile
communication
Health facilities
system
Breastfeeding station
Laundry space
Waste disposal
 Ensure that all equipment and facilities are wellmaintained
 Make sure that every household has E-balde
 Maintain and update databases including
directories of key offices
 Coordinate with other institutions or
organizations for necessary and additional
equipment during disasters
IMMINENT HAZARD
(CRITICAL PREPARATIONS)
Actions for Critical Preparations aim to
provide the Punong Barangay the “things-to-do”
to assist the Mayors before the impact of an
imminent hazard and its aftermath using the
protocols under Operation Listo. This is divided
into three (3) timeframes: UPON ALERT, DURING,
AFTER.
This Checklist provides only generic and
minimum actions to be undertaken regardless of
the LGU’s Critical Preparedness Actions (CPA)
known as ALPA, BRAVO, CHARLIE. Note that the
Punong Barangays are encouraged to initiate
more actions and customize depending on the
local context and the LGU’s CPAs. Hence, proper
coordination with the LDRRMO is necessary in
Below is the description of some of the
accompanying conditions of LGU under each CPA:
- 5-10mm/hr
- Moderate to heavy
- Wind: 30-45 kph
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-5-10mm/hr
-Moderate damage to agriculture
- Moderate to heavy - Travel by all types of sea vessels is risky
- Wind:
- Travel by aircraft is risky
- Few large trees may be uprooted
- Some iron roofing may fall off
-10-20mm/hr - Comparable to TS MARING; (Sept. 18-22, 1992)
- Heavy to intense - Heavy damage to agriculture
- rain
- Travel by land, sea and air is dangerous
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Some large trees may be uprooted
Moderate to heavy disruption of electrical
power.
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Here’s a quick guide on how
Operation Listo works:
1
2
Typhoon enters the Philippine area of
responsibility
DOST and NDRRMC identifies LGUs under
ALPHA, BRAVO and CHARLIE
3
DOST and NDRRMC communicates state of
LGUs (CPA) to DILG
4
DILG transmits information to LGU
5
Mayor undertakes preparedness actions
based on the manual and flowcharts and
convene the LDRRMC
6
LnB President communicates the CPA of
their LGU to the Punong Barangays
7
Punong Barangays undertakes
preparedness actions based on this
checklist
UPON ALERT
 Convene the BDRRMC
 Estimate the number of
families to be evacuated
 Prepare the list of landslide
and food prone areas
 Have standby supplies,
equipment and relief goods
 Check the functionality of the
equipment and rescue vehicles
UPON ALERT
 Alert the SAR team and BERT
for mobilization in SAR and
relief operations
 Prepare the evacuation center
 Issue alerts and warnings to
the community through the
designated information officer
 Coordinate with the Office of
the Mayor on possible
suspension of classes
UPON ALERT
 Assign designated officer to
assist the city/ municipality in
evacuation center
 Assign Barangay Tanod to
ensure security in the
evacuation center
 Conduct patrol within your
jurisdiction
DURING
 Deploy SAR team and/ or BERT
for operation, if necessary
 Assist in search and rescue
operations of the city/
municipal rescue teams
 Enlist additional volunteers
 Secure power, water supply
and communications within the
operation center
 Prepare the list of evacuees
 Advise the public to stay indoors
 Alert the community on the
directives issued by the LDRMMOs
on possible evacuation
 Assist in traffic management in
vulnerable areas
 Conduct clearing operations on
affected roads within the barangay
for rescue teams and faster
delivery of relief goods
 Assist the C/MSWDO in the
distribution of relief goods in
evacuation center and affected
AFTER
 Continue to assist the City/
Municipal rescue teams
 Coordinate with LDRRMO
regarding the advisory to
return to communities
 Procure additional goods, if
necessary
 Assist the City/ Municipal
Engineering Office in clearing
Operations
AFTER
 Conduct ocular inspection
around the community for post
disaster needs assessment
 Ensure peace and order in the
barangay
WHAT IS AN E-BALDE
The Emergency Balde, according
to Emergency Research Center,
Inc, is a pail that can be easily
carried during disaster. It
includes food and water good for
four (4) days, first aid kit,
matchsticks, candles, flashlight,
radio, under garments, garbage
bags and basic needs of women
and children, such us milk and
E-balde also contains a
“malong” or blanket that serve
as towel, bed sheet and
protective cover when
changing clothes. It can also be
used to fetch water.
Thank you
for
Listening 