Abstract
The evacuation from a riverside area to high ground is recognized as a method to prevent risks to an elementary school under flood conditions. To evacuate to the safety zone quickly, the school principal must make a fast decision with simple information. For a decision about a quick evacuation, we attempted to draw up an evacuation time-line including evacuation outside of the school. Through two evacuation drills at the elementary school near a river with a flood forecast, we checked the evacuation time from the school to the safety zone. In addition, two questionnaire surveys for parents were used to discuss the way to evacuate before a flood occurs. As the result of such activities, the evacuation time-line for an elementary school near a river could be prepared. The time-line is considered in terms of the velocity of the rising water level. Our proposal process can be applied to other elementary schools located in a riverside area.
