Power outage response in Chiba Prefecture Differences in setting up disaster response headquarters September 27 19:14
During the long-term blackout caused by Typhoon No. 15, we found out in Chiba Prefecture that there was a difference in the situation of the disaster response headquarters set up by the local government to respond to the blackout.
The disaster response headquarters of prefectures and local governments are established with the heads of each headquarters as the head of the headquarters, and the standards and personnel are set in advance in the regional disaster prevention plan.
According to the prefecture, in 33 local governments in the prefecture, power outages continued for at least one week from the early morning of the month to around the 16th of this month. Of these, in Tateyama City, Futtsu City, Minami Boso City, Sounan Town, Sodegaura City, Ichihara City, Yachimata City, Narita City, Takomachi, Sakai City, Katori City, Shibayama Town, Kimitsu City, Sakura City, Nagagara Town, The disaster response headquarters continued to be established from the 9th or 10th.
On the other hand, no disaster prevention headquarters has been established in eight cities and towns in Kisarazu, Mobara, Asahi, Katsuura, Isumi, Shisui, Chonan, and Otaki. did.
In addition, in Tomisato City, Oami Shirasato City, Kujukuri Town, Yokoshiba Mitsumachi, Sanmu City, Togane City, and Kanzaki Town, seven cities and towns have disaster prevention headquarters to respond to long-term power outages after 11th. It was installed.
In addition, in the three cities and towns of Chiba City, Kamogawa City, and Tonosho Town, the Disaster Countermeasures Headquarters was established along with the announcement of landslide disaster warning information due to heavy rains caused by typhoons. We switched to a posture to be wary of the occurrence.
After 11th, the disaster response headquarters was set up again to deal with power outages.
Toshito Kumagai, Mayor of Chiba City, said, “Even after being on alert, we maintained a special staff that could respond in 24 hours to handle power outages and fallen trees. The disaster response headquarters said the city would be in an emergency mode. It also becomes a switch, so it is important to install it promptly, but I don't think there was a problem with the response, as the situation could change depending on the disaster situation. "