Pelatihan mitigasi bencana gempa
I Indonesia adalah negara rawan gempa. Hampir seluruh pulau-pulau di Indonesia terletak pada jalur gempa dunia. Kejadian bencana gempa merupakan hal yang sering terjadi dan banyak menimbulkan kerugian, baik kerugian materi maupun korban jiwa. Kejadian gempa besar yang terakhir terjadi di Palu dan Donggala pada 28 September 2018, di mana gempa diikuti oleh tsunami dan likuefaksi. Kerugian akibat gempa tersebut sangat besar, dengan puluhan ribu jiwa terkena dampaknya dan korban meninggal lebih dari 2000 orang. Dalam banyak kejadian gempa di Indonesia, sangat terlihat bahwa baik pemerintah, apalagi masyarakat umum, tidak siap menghadapinya. Tidak seperti di negara-negara maju yang juga rawan gempa, misalnya Jepang, masyarakatnya sudah siap menghadapi bencana gempa tersebut. Agar kerugian akibat bencana gempa bisa dikurangi, perlu dilakukan upaya terus menerus melalui berbagai cara agar masyarakat pada akhirnya dapat memperoleh pengetahuan yang dibutuhkan. Dalam hal ini, pengajar pendidikan tinggi yang memiliki pengetahuan mengenai mitigasi bencana gempa, haruslah bisa menyebarluaskan pengetahuan tersebut secara efektif. Mitigasi bencana gempa merupakan serangkaian upaya yang harus dilakukan akan kerugian akibat bencana gempa dapat dikurangi. Upaya-upaya tersebut, yang melibatkan peran serta masyarakat sendiri, sangatlah penting. Upaya mitigasi dapat mulai dilakukan oleh masyarakat dalam bentuk upaya-upaya antisipasi sebelum terjadi gempa, pada saat terjadinya gempa, hingga saat gempa telah selesai. Agar kesiapan masyarakat dalam menghadapi bencana gempa dapat ditingkatkan, diperlukan upaya-upaya edukasi berupa pelatihan-pelatihan secara menerus.
I Indonesia is an earthquake-prone country. Almost all the islands in Indonesia are located on the path of the world earthquake. Earthquake disasters are common and often cause losses, both material losses and fatalities. The last major earthquake occurred in Palu and Donggala on September 28, 2018, where the earthquake was followed by tsunamis and liquefaction. The losses from the earthquake were enormous, with tens of thousands of lives affected and more than 2,000 people killed. In many earthquake events in Indonesia, it is very apparent that both the government, especially the general public, are not ready to face it. Unlike in developed countries that are also earthquake prone, for example Japan, the people are ready to face the earthquake disaster. So that losses from the earthquake can be reduced, continuous efforts need to be made through various means so that the community can ultimately obtain the knowledge needed. In this case, higher education teachers who have knowledge about earthquake disaster mitigation, must be able to disseminate this knowledge effectively. Earthquake disaster mitigation is a series of efforts that must be made to reduce losses due to earthquake disaster. These efforts, which involve the participation of the community itself, are very important. Mitigation efforts can be carried out by the community in the form of anticipatory measures before an earthquake occurs, at the time of an earthquake, until the earthquake has finished. In order to increase community preparedness in facing an earthquake, education efforts are needed in the form of ongoing training.