Earthquake Disaster Response Preparation for Schoolchildren in Metropolitan Bandung, Indonesia

Neneng Fenti Fatimah et al.

Metropolitan Bandung Raya is the region that in Basin Bandung with a population of about 5.813.269 inhabitant. Geologically Metropolitan Bandung Raya located near the fault which could result in earthquakes. It is Lembang Fault. Lembang Fault is a landscape having long ?22 km and wide ?300 meters transverse from the east heading west. Fault will begin with the foot of the Manglayang mountain to Cisarua Cimahi. The fault that extends up to the end of Cimandiri Fault this always experience movement so identified could cause earthquake the range between 3,3 to 6 scale richter. Researchers from LIPI and the ministry of research and technology, ensure that Lembang Fault can experience movement. The movement of the Lembang Fault can produces vibratory earthquake to 6 scale richter, of the quaver had an impact that so violent given the amount of densely populated, for that preparation for disaster an earthquake is needed especially for student in the school who do not yet know how to deal with earthquakes. The purpose of the writing this is to provide information and learning innovation in the face of disaster especially the earthquake. The methodology that was used to increase alert student may be using methods field studies. A method of field studies is the learning methods that have been carried out outside of class by means of asked the children to perform the process of observation, as well as an analysis of the identification object directly and real. The result of the application a field studies methods in their experiences disaster mitigation namely can improve disaster alert for student in Metropolitan Bandung Raya Indonesia. The application of this method effective in learning disaster mitigation because the information can be applied directly in the life especially in the face of events earthquake comes. So that they are ready in the face of disasters whenever.

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