The St. Philip South District Emergency Organisation is one of 30 thirty DEOs which are established along the same boundaries as the Electoral Constituencies. DEOs are divided into five zones and are made up of executive committees and a number of Standing Committees whose functions relate closely to the Sectoral Standing Committees at the Department of Emergency Management (DEM). These committees are chaired by the officers outlined below:
- Shelter Officer
- First Aid Officer
- Information & Damage Assessment Officer
- Road Clearance & Transport Officer
- Communications Officer
- Clothing & Welfare Officer
- Feeding Officer
The DEOs are operated by volunteers. Membership is drawn from the communities, which are served in the following ways:
- Provide a forum for education and training at the community level
- Develop operational plans and conduct pre-planning for emergency and disasters in the community
- Develop a mechanism for initial emergency response to the community
- Develop a mechanism to facilitate damage assessment, needs analysis, relief distribution.
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