Disaster Prevention Measures for Home and Family

Due to abnormal weather conditions in recent years, severe rain fall, typhoons and earthquake-related natural disasters occur more frequently, resulting in enormous damage and harm. By making yourself familiar with daily prevention measures, you can prepare sufficiently for the worst-case scenario. Furthermore, make sure to engage in local disaster prevention activities. By dedicating effort to preparations beforehand, you can reduce the damage to a minimum.

Disaster Prevention Maps

Make sure to confirm your possible evacuation sites and points of contact for your location regularly according to the disaster prevention map.

Areas susceptible to landslides are also marked on the map.

Kobayashi City Disaster Prevention Maps (Japanese Only)

Learn more about Disaster Prevention at the Fire and Disaster Management Agency’s Homepage

The “Disaster Prevention and Risk Management E-College” by The Fire and Disaster Management Agency helps to raise awareness of disaster prevention and risk management in case of emergency. It can be accessed anytime and offers a variety of contents, provided by residents as well as fire department members.

Disaster Prevention and Risk Management E-College (Homepage of the Fire and Disaster Management)

Daily Preparations for Disasters

• Check the weather forecast.
• Take care of elderly people and other vulnerable groups.
• Find shelter immediately when you feel endangered.
• Prepare mobile radios and flashlights in case of power outage.
• Reserve food and water rations for around 3 days.
• Double-check your evacuation site and routes.
• Confirm means of contact and responsibilities in case of emergency within your family.
• Check and inspect safety in and around your house (for example the building itself, concrete walls and reinforcements).
• Confirm the location of your fire extinguisher and make sure you know how to use it.
• Prepare emergency goods according to the checklist below.
• Confirm methods of using emergency medicine and first-aid treatments.

Checklist for emergency goods

Other information

• If there is a possible disaster related to typhoons or other calamities, Kobayashi City will take disaster prevention measures successively, according to the Local Disaster Prevention Plan.
• Please inquire the emergency points of contact, if you don’t know your evacuation site.
• The Disaster Response Head Office is located at the Kobayashi City Hall Main Building, 3rd floor.
• In case your house got damaged by a natural disaster like heavy rain, typhoons or earthquakes, the Risk Management Department issues “Calamity Affliction Verifications” (risai shoumei), which are required for Residence Tax Exemption or insurance claims. (\300 fee)
• For the procedure, you will need a picture displaying the damage and either an official name seal (inkan) or a personal name seal. For more details, please contact the Risk Management Department (Tel.  0984-23-1175).

Calamity Affliction Verification (Japanese Only) (Word file: 16.5KB)

Calamity Affliction Verification (Japanese Only) (PDF file: 33.1KB)