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The organizational chart of the National Emergency Management Agency
    (NEMA) and its functions
Allocated Personnel Number : 545
Head Office : 343
Affiliated Organizations : 202
Public promise of the five-year disaster management plan between 2005
    and 2009
Conducting prevention and preparedness.
Implementing comprehensive preventive steps.
Building up a scientific preparatory system.
Managing disasters according to characteristics of regions.
Establishing a quick response system to minimize damages.
Establishing a unified field command system.
Making recovery permanent to prevent the recurrence of the same type of disaster.
Creating an environment to ensure safety by making people more responsible.
 
 
1. Functions of the mitigation and planning sector
Establishment of national safety management plans and operation of the National Safety Management Committee.
Establishment of civil defense drill plans, guidance, comprehensive steps designed to ensure safety from fires and safety management of dangerous substance facilities.
Refurbishing facilities under special surveillance, cultivating safety awareness campaigns, education and publicity activities.
2. Functions of the response sector
Establishing the Incident Command System (ICS) regarding emergency disasters, management, and research of fire services deployment.
Warning against fires, fire drills, rescue operations, rescue technology guides and operation of voluntary firefighting corps.
Operation of the National Emergency Rescue Control Center, management of firefighting facilities and apparatus standards.
3. Functions of the recovery sector
Operation of the National Disaster and Safety Countermeasure Headquarters (NDSCH) and the Central Settlement Support Corps, and emergency declarations.
Recovery of disaster-hit areas, damage surveys and analysis of causes and declaration of special disaster zones.
Fostering disaster prevention industries and relevant technologies, renovating small streams and making area safety assessments.
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