International Journal of Human & Disaster

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to present a plan to respond well to disasters by using the Korean disaster safety communication network. The only well-established Korean disaster safety communication network in the world will be used to minimize damage to people's lives and property by exerting synergy between agencies dispatched to the disaster site by allowing various related agencies to respond to disasters in a linked manner. To ensure this, research should be conducted to make the best use of the Korean disaster safety communication net-work. Method: In order to suggest a way to make good use of the disaster safety communication network, research methods such as literature research, on-site inspection, and opinion collection were applied. The literature survey studied the actual state of domestic and foreign construction related to the disaster safety communication net-work, and the research method was applied so that the current state of use of the disaster safety deep-seated network could be confirmed through on-site surveys and opinion collection, and problems could be analyzed to suggest alternative measures. This is a research conducted in the direction of strengthening the field utilization of the disaster safety communication network. Results: As a result of the previous study, it was identified that the Korean disaster safety communication net-work has a well-established infrastructure and is partially utilized by disaster officials, but some of them are not properly utilized due to a lack of understanding of wireless communication between various organizations through group communication. To overcome this, communication procedures for group wireless communication should be established, disaster management should be performed using the disaster safety communication net-work, and disaster safety communication network training scenarios should be developed for each type of disaster so that they can be actively implemented. Conclusion: Once established, the disaster safety communication network is not complete in itself. In order for a well-established disaster safety communication network to function properly, it is necessary to develop a group wireless communication procedure for the disaster safety communication network and continue communication training in accordance with the developed communication procedure. To ensure this, continuous communication training should be conducted by actively utilizing the disaster safety communication network communication training scenario developed through this study. Since these efforts are not made in a moment, disaster management activities of disaster management officers should be established as a culture. Continuous and in-depth re-search should be continuously conducted to this end.

Purpose: In this study, the relationship between each factor and soil erosion is evaluated in order to simply approximate the amount of soil erosion and sediment runoff in small-scale watersheds or disaster impact assessments. Method: In this study, Linear regression analysis between soil runoff, soil erosion, and topographic factors results in the following criteria: curve number, flow length, bare soil percentage, sand composition ratio, 30-minute maxi-mum rainfall intensity, surface sand, maximum daily probability rainfall, and catchment area between Cor-relations were analyzed, and the relationship between soil runoff was analyzed and compared. Results: In the correlation analysis of soil erosion and soil runoff for each factor, it was analyzed that the correlation between the basin area and the slope was high. The results of the correlation analysis between the RUSLE equation and the factors did not show a high correlation. Conclusion: The regression equation presented in this study can be applied to the comparative re-view of the simple estimation and examination of soil runoff in small-scale disaster impact assessment.

Purpose: Korean police officers play an important role in disaster situations through initial response, rescue and first aid for the injured, control and maintain order at the scene, traffic control, reporting and conveying in-formation, and using alternative communication methods. They also continue to influence the safety of residents after disasters by guiding citizens to evacuate, protecting vulnerable groups, and supporting recovery at the scene. As such, the police are important to the safety of citizens in disasters, and this study aims to explore the perception of disaster response and followership according to police rank and career path. Method: The data processing of this study was conducted using the statistical package program SPSS 23.0 Program, and statistical verification was performed as follows according to the purpose of data analysis. First, frequency analysis was conducted using the SPSS/PC+23.0 Program to identify general characteristics. Second, One Way ANOVA was conducted to identify differences in police disaster response awareness according to police rank and career path. Fourth, cross-analysis (Chi-Square) was conducted to identify the correlation between police rank and career path. Fifth, exploratory factor analysis was conducted to examine the followership of police organizations. Results: The higher the police rank, the higher the awareness of disaster response, and those who were police officer candidates had the highest awareness of disaster response. Rank and career path were statistically related, and the followership factors of police organizations were structured as ‘exemplary followership’, ‘creative followership’, and ‘active followership’. Conclusion: Followership of police is very important in disaster situations. The importance of followership in disaster situations is dealt with in various aspects such as rapid and efficient response of the organization, maintaining consistency and integration, conveying information and communication, managing stress and uncertainty, strengthening cooperation and teamwork, maximizing the effectiveness of leadership, and improving resilience after disasters. Through followership, police officers effectively support their superiors in disaster situations and play an important role in helping the entire organization achieve its goals.

Purpose: Research on countermeasures against social disasters by analyzing the Itaewon disaster that shocked Korean society. Method: In order to study how to respond to social disasters considered as the Itaewon disaster, we analyze domestic laws and compare overseas cases. Results: Until the Framework Act on Disaster and Safety Management is revised to resolve legal issues for events without organizers, local governments should be responsible for planning, controlling, and safety. In addition, even if there is no organizer, the contents and risks of the event should be shared among related agencies and systematically responded by sharing roles through the "Regional Safety Management Committee" organized by the head of the local government under the law. Conclusion: The Itaewon disaster has many implications. It should be an opportunity to identify public safety problems such as crowd accidents and check social disaster response systems to move toward a properly established "Safe Korea" through revision of related laws and system and system maintenance.