Disaster prevention & crisis management e-college

You can learn various countermeasures against disasters that may be new to you in a serious, but enjoyable way.

Torahiko Terada, who left a warning phrase, " Natural disaster will come again, when the tragedy you suffered is about to fall into oblivion," is known as the humorous teacher, Kangetsu, in the book, " Wagahai-wa-neko-dearu," by Soseki Natsume's rather than as a physicist. Torahiko said in his work, " Distinction should be made between the phenomena of an earthquake and the disastrous damage caused by it. While phenomena are beyond control of Man, disaster, however, could be mitigated to any extent depending on precaution." It is always found quite effective in not only earthquakes but also any disasters that each individual is conscious of the need for disaster prevention. The " Disaster prevention & crisis management e-college" is designed to provide people with opportunities to learn disaster prevention and crisis management on the Internet, so that it will help reinforce communities' ability to prevent disaster. Fire and Disaster Management Agency hopes to see improvement in people's consciousness of the need for disaster prevention in general as a result of learning and exchanging information on the Internet.

001 Deepening knowledge on disaster is learning the invaluableness of life

It consists of six courses addressing more specific subjects of interest such as " Learning from basics," " Surviving for three days in a large-scale earthquake" and " Learning in depth." They are well thought-out programs allowing you to learn visually with picture images of actual disasters or enjoyably in a quiz style. On the web site of " Post and exchange forum" for disaster prevention and crisis management, information closely relating to our daily lives is provided and various questions are answered. It is suitable for a wide range of audiences including from elementary and junior high school students to the elderly of differing knowledge levels including leaders of voluntary disaster preventing organizations, fire service personnel and members of Volunteer Fire Corps. To enroll yourself in one of these courses, you can simply visit the web site and click your desired course, as they are open to everybody. Learning how to control disaster when it breaks out and how to minimize damage resulting from it is a synonym for learning the invaluableness of life. Fire and Disaster Management Agency hopes to see courage to stand against disaster taking root in the entire nation through e-college, in which anybody can participate regardless of the age and social standing.