The Disaster Management and Prevention Department:

1. Assists in planning and implementation of programmes to prevent and/or mitigate disaster in the District within the framework of national policies;

2. Facilitates the organization of public disaster education campaign programmes to: 

3. Creates and sustain awareness of hazards of disaster; and

4. Emphasizes the role of the individual in the prevention of disaster;

5. Assist and facilitate education and training of volunteers to;

        a. Fight fires including bush fires, or

        b. Take measures to manage the after effects of natural disasters;

6. Prepares and reviews district disaster prevention and management plans to prevent or control disasters arising from

        a. Floods, bush fires, and human settlement fires

        b. Outbreak of communicable diseases; and

        c. Earthquakes and other natural disasters.

7. Facilitates the organization of disaster management exercises annually;

8. Ensures compliance with rules in respect of private and public properties to ensure adequate protection against disasters;

9. Facilitates the provision of emergency shelters and services in the event of disasters;

10. In consultation and collaboration with appropriate agencies, identifies disaster zones and take necessary steps to;

11. Educates people within the areas, and

12. Prevents development activities which may give rise to disasters in the area;

13. Participates in post disaster assessment to determine the extent of damage and needs of the disaster area;

14. Co-ordinates the receiving, management and supervision of the distribution of relief items in the district;

15. Investigates reports and analyses the nature of hazards, vulnerability and risk situations;

16. Facilitates collection, collation and preservation of data on disasters in the district;

17. Inspects and offer technical advice on the importance of fire extinguishers;

18. Co-ordinates the organization of Fire Volunteer Squads at the community level; and

19. Assists and facilitate rescue and valuation services to those trapped by fire and other emergency situations.