Military Incident Management System in Disaster Emergency Response in Indonesia

Abstract

Indonesia’s success in disaster management cannot be detached from the role of the military. The military plays a strategic role by mobilizing military resources on a massive scale through a military command system. This research aims to map the disaster management implemented by the Indonesian military in disaster emergency response. This research used descriptive qualitative methods to provide the author with the flexibility to explore data in-depth and comprehensively. Data collection was conducted interactively through qualitative methods with in-depth interviews with the military unit Pusbekangad. The research results show that the Indonesian military has competent resources in disaster response, involving the Army's Supply and Transportation Center (Pusbekang), which has primary skills and capabilities in logistics and transportation. These capabilities are facilitated by the Incident Management System, which is structured, systematic, and well-organized. The Incident Management System built by the Indonesian military involves an Incident Commander, Operation section, Planning section, Logistics section, Finance/Administration section, driver section, and cooking team as a trained, capable, experienced, and ready-todeploy ad-hoc organization in all operational areas. The Incident Management System is used by the military in responding to disasters such as earthquakes in Cianjur, floods in South Kalimantan, and floods in West Sulawesi. The Incident Management System serves as the driving force for the military to fulfill its role in disaster management, thus becoming a key to success in disaster management in Indonesia.

Keywords

• Disaster Management, Incident Management System and Military