Cited in Letter:

 Policies, programs and processes/procedures in terms of disaster preparedness, mitigation, and

management
 training involved
 challenges currently faced
 tour of the station
*main goal: understanding of the preparation done by responders

According to article:
 resilience is influenced by:
 Impact of stringent selection,
 Higher levels of training,
 Better peer support with regard to trained personnel
 highlights the importance of:
 Training, selection and preparation of first responders to promote well-being as well as
operational effectiveness.
 However, the perceptions and expectations of first responders also must be considered
 Factors that help first responders (Protective Factors):
1. Good organization
2. A clear definition of duties
3. Attention to personal physical needs
4. Teamwork
5. Sense of being appreciated
 Resilience of first responders is augmented by selection, training, preparedness, personality
factors, and good organizational and managerial practices

Questions for the Interview:

 What kind of emergency responses does the station handle? What particular areas? What
usually happens if there is a need to also respond to an area that is out of the assigned
coverage?
 Anong mga uri ng sakuna o emergency ang saklaw ng QC Central FS? Ano ang mga
karaniwan nilang hinahandle? Gaano kadalas makaranas ang QC ng mga ito?
 Anong mga lugar (e.g. barangays) ang saklaw ng QC Central FS?
o Paano naman ang mga substation nito kung ganon?
 What are the processes involved when there is an emergency?
 Ano ang protocol o procedure na sinusunod ng QC Central FS kapag mag sakuna o
emergency?
 What kind of training is done in order to become a fire fighter? How does one get selected or
assigned to a fire station?
 Sinu-sino ang mga maituturing na “responder” ng QC Central FS tuwing may sakuna or
emergency? Bukod sa mga firefighter ay meron pa bang involved sa emergency
response?
 Paano ang pinagdadaanan nilang training o paghahanda sa pagganap ng kanilang
tungkulin?
 Anu-ano ang mga requirements upang makapagsilbi bilang “responder” sa QC Central
FS?
 Is mental health something that is also tackled during training? If not, is it something that is
tackled at other times?
 Kasama bas a training nila ang mental health (e.g. psychological first aid, critical incident
stress debriefing, psychosocial processing, psychoeducation)
 Mayroon bang opportunities o pagkakataon upang malaman o kaya’y ma-train sila sa
aspetong ito?
 Sa palagay ba nila ay kinakailangan nila ito?
 Paano napangangalagaan ng mga responder ang kanilang kalusugan (pisikal at mental)?
May mga mekanismo, programa o strategies ba ang QC Central FS para dito?
 What kinds of equipment are available in the fire station? Where does funding come from?
 Anu-anong mga equipment ang matatagpuan sa QC Central FS?
 Saan nanggagaling ang pondo para sa mga ito?
 What is the organizational framework of the main station?
 Mayroon bang organizational framework ang QC Central FS? Ano ang itsura nito at sinu-
sino ang mga bumubuo nito? Paano ito gumagalaw o nag-ooperate sa tuwing may
sakuna o emergency?
 Sinu-sino ang bumbuo sa QC Central FS? Anu-ano ang kanilang mga posisyon at
tungkulin?
 How has the experience been like as a fire fighter? What makes it fulfilling?
 Papaano ang buhay at karanasan ng isang responder (e.g. firefighter at iba pa) ng QC
Central FS?
 Bakit nila napili ang ganitong propesyon?
 Anu-ano ang magaganda at di-magagandang bahagi nito?
 Any challenges faced? What kind of challenges are these? Are there systems in place that help
fire fighters in terms of dealing with these challenges?
 With the structure/organization
 With people who are being responded to
 With others in the job
 What is usually done to deal with these?
 Anu-anong mga challenges o pagsubok ang kanilang hinaharap sa kanilang linya ng
trabaho? (e.g. sa structure/organization, mga biktima o mga taong nangangailangan ng
tulong)
 Paano ito nalalampasan o na-aaddress?
 Anu-ano ang nagagawa ng mismong structure/organization para harapin ang mga ito?
Ng bawat isa?