Disaster Drill at the Media Center! | Satoko Oki, Assistant to the Dean of the Faculty of Environment and Information Studies
We have finally reached the point of realization. An SFC disaster drill assuming a large-scale earthquake disaster. First, it will be held at the SFC Media Center (hereinafter referred to as the "Media Center").
The drill is scheduled to take place on Friday, December 19, at 11:30 AM. If you are in the Media Center at this time on that day, the Earthquake Early Warning will sound, and students from the Oki Lab will be lying on the floor acting as injured persons, paralyzed with fear, or screaming. It might be a bit misleading to put it this way, but Keio students and faculty members are more than welcome to come and observe. (Please rest assured that we do not plan to use fake blood.) *[Observation Target] SFC students, faculty, staff, and those with entry privileges to the Media Center. *Observation by the general public is not permitted.
As I wrote in the Okashira Diary two years ago, a direct earthquake under the Tokyo metropolitan area could happen at any time. On the other hand, in past earthquake disasters that occurred under school supervision, there have been quite a few casualties. Falling down stairs, peeling of parts of ceilings or interior walls, collapse of exterior walls or signs, falling ill due to the cold after evacuating to the schoolyard, hyperventilation due to repeated aftershocks and its spread—it was not always possible to line up in the schoolyard in an orderly fashion without incident as practiced in evacuation drills.
Do you think it's okay because they are university students? Considering the acceleration of a major earthquake, it wouldn't be surprising if someone fell down the stairs, and there is a possibility of involving multiple people at that time. What is the name of the person who was injured? Unlike high school, we don't know the faces and names of all students. In the first place, what kind of response should be taken if someone is injured? When and where will the headquarters for disaster control be set up, and who will consolidate information there and how? What role should I play?
This time, in collaboration with the staff of the Media Center, we are able to conduct a practical drill assuming casualties using an actual building rather than just on paper. We have been supported by the positive decisions of many people leading up to the implementation, including Mutsumi Hosaka, the Administrative Director of the Media Center, former Media Center Director Yasutake Miyashiro, current Media Center Director Gen Miyagaki, and students working part-time at the Media Center. Once the implementation was decided, Hiroto Kobayashi taught us about the characteristics of the building.
With permission from the deans of both faculties, we will also simultaneously conduct information transmission and consolidation from the Media Center to the SFC headquarters for disaster control. You can observe this in the conference room on the 3rd floor of the Main Building. Graduate and undergraduate students from the Oki Lab who are researching information consolidation at headquarters will be in charge of recording and consolidating information on injured persons on campus. With the kind consent of the Wellness Center staff, we will also share information on the injured. Although it is a drill at the Media Center, I want to make it an opportunity to expand the circle of safety and security.
If you see staff or students wearing bibs and helmets running around just before noon on December 19, please think, "Oh, it's the Media Center disaster drill." And please come and observe. Onlookers are also very welcome. If you like, please participate spontaneously by saying "Can I help?" to someone who is calling out "Someone help!" in front of an injured person. Even in a real disaster, the more people who offer to help, the more people will be saved.