EVACUATION ROUTE MAPPING AGAINST SLAMET VOLCANO DISASTER AT GUNUNGSARI VILLAGE, PULOSARI SUB DISTRICT, PEMALANG DISTRICT
Abstract: Villages inside the
hazard zone of Slamet Volcano should have an evacuation map, as an anticipation
and guidance to guide people evacuate when volcanic activity on the area arise
to dangerous level. The experience which occurred at 2009 and 2010 indicate the
necessity of the development of evacuation map for 7 villages inside the hazard
zone in the Pemalang residential district, such as village of Gunung Sari. The
main purpose of the developing an evacuation map is to make the village of
Gunung sari becoming more vigilant to anticipate the danger of Slamet Mount
eruption. Qualitative methods were used in this study, by handing out
preliminary questionnaire to investigate the characteristic of the residents.
The development of evacuation map also relies on the participation of the
residents, then the resulted map were evaluated by assessing how far people can
understand and comprehend any information provided on the map. The result of
the investigation shows that Gunungsari’s resident wants an evacuation map,
shown by high enthusiasm on the questions of the necessity of an evacuation map
and disaster preparedness team that is equal to 97% of the residents on Dusun
Sipendil, 83% on dusun Sibedil, 67% on Dusun Silegok, and 63% on Dusun Krajan.
The residents also understand and comprehend the information provided on the
map nicely, especially about the timing and rendezvous location for the
evacuation. It is indicated by high proportion of residents that answer the
questions asked accurately, which is 100% on Dusun Sipendil, 97% on Dusun
Sibedil, and 80% for both Dusun Silegok and Dusun Krajan.
Author: Misdiyanto, Djoko
Legono, Subagyo Pramumijoyo
Journal Code: jptsipilgg140037
