2020 Volume 75 Issue 6 Pages I_101-I_108
Evacuation from a riverside area is a recognized method to prevent risks to elementary schools during floods. The school principal must decide whether to evacuate quickly using limited information. An evacuation time-line for an elementary school has been developed to assist in making the decision about whether to evacuate quickly. Continuous improvement that keeps pace with regional changes is important. We studied improvement of the time-line in a case in which a big new shopping mall has opened near the school. We checked the evacuation time through evacuation drills from the school to the shopping mall. In addition, questionnaires for parents were used to discuss ways to evacuate before a flood occurs. As a result of such activities, an evacuation time-line for use by elementary schools near a river can be prepared. The evacuation time to the shopping mall is shorter than the time to a safe area on a hill. However, the mall is located in the flood risk area. In the new time-line, the shopping mall is set as an emergency shelter.
