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Damage Assessment
Click here to download the IDA Form
Click here to download the Field Observation Sheet for the IDA
Click here to download the DANA Form
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Initial Situation Overview (ISO)
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Initial Damage Assessment (IDA)
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Damage Assessment and Needs Analysis (DANA) and
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Damage and Loss Assessment (DALA).
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General Public
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Disaster Management Units – Municipal Corporations
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Special Anti-Crime Unit of Trinidad and Tobago (SAUTT)
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Trinidad and Tobago Police Service
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Trinidad and Tobago Fire Service
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Amateur Radio Operators
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Community Councillors
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Trinidad and Tobago Defence Force
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Ministry of Local Government
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Ministry of the People and Social Development.
Damage Assessment Training
The ODPM has hosted and facilitated several training sessions in IDA and DANA along with the United States Agency for Internal Development/Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance (USAID/OFDA). Among those agencies trained are:
- The Ministry of Local Government
- Trinidad and Tobago Defence Force
- Radio Emergency Associated Communications Team (REACT)
- Trinidad and Tobago Amateur Radio Society
- Trinidad and Tobago Amateur Radio League
- ODPM Staff
Further, on the request of the ODPM, UNECLAC has conducted two (2) international sessions whereby they have trained over fifty (50) persons from various agencies in the use of their DALA Methodology. Several representatives from Trinidad and Tobago were present at both sessions. They include:
- ODPM
- Tobago Emergency Management Agency (TEMA)
- Ministry of Works and Transport
- Ministry of Local Government
- Ministry of Public Utilities
- Ministry of Tourism
- Ministry of the People and Social Development
The ODPM will be hosting and facilitating future training in IDA, DANA and DALA for ODPM staff emergency responders and councillors.