**5. Emergency management**

At level 3 status, the Sleman Government determined a Disaster Emergency Status through a Regent Decree, as well as activated the contingency plan to "Operation Plan for Emergency Management of Merapi Volcano Eruption with Adaptation to the Covid-19 Health Protocol". This activity is carried out to ensure protection and fulfillment of basic needs for survivors including vulnerable groups, including women, children, the elderly and people with disabilities. Henceforth, each component works in accordance with the description of its function, according to **Table 2**.


*Participatory Contingency Plan to Covid 19 Adaptation of Merapi Volcano Eruption - Indonesia DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.98360*


#### **Table 2.**

*Fungtion and explanation of emergency management.*

#### **Figure 3.**

*Emergency Management Structure in Sleman District.*

**Figure 4.** *Emergency management structure in village level.*

Coordination is carried out following up the decree determining the emergency status. Therefore, all parties involved in the command structure for disaster emergency handling are urgently required to carry out their respective duties and functions to: (1) activate the information communication and reporting system at the post for disaster emergency management; (2) Mobilizing resources; (3) Determine the emergency response period for 30 days; (4) Prioritizing handling of vulnerable groups; and (5) Implementation of the Covid Health Protocol 19. The organizational structure for implementing emergency management at the district level is shown in **Figure 3**, and the structure at the village level is shown in **Figure 4**.
