2025 Volume 81 Issue 13 Article ID: 24-13519
When a large-scale disaster strikes, the burden on the local governments affected by the disaster (hereinafter referred to as “recipient local governments”) increases dramatically, as they are required to manage evacuation centers and transport supplies in addition to their normal duties. However, as they return to their original location at the end of their deployment period, they often do not accumulate sufficient local support expertise. If the problems and solutions faced by relief workers in the immediate aftermath of a disaster during their deployment could be systematised, and if other relief workers could benefit from this knowledge, it would be possible to more effectively support the decision-making of the host community in the event of a possible future disaster. In this study, we applied qualitative data analysis methods to the results of interviews conducted by the Japan Society for Community Safety after the Noto Peninsula Earthquake of 2024, and attempted to structure the difficulties faced by dispatched staff and the knowledge they needed to overcome these difficulties.
