EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND DISASTER RESPONSE AND THE PERFORMANCE OF AKWA IBOM STATE FIRE SERVICE, NIGERIA
Ededem Asuakak Edem, Nse Sunday Ubeh and Edet Elijah Essiet
Volume 5 Issue 1
Abstract
The study examined emergency management and disaster response and the performance of Akwa Ibom State Fire Service, Nigeria. The objectives of the study were to investigate the effect of response time and resource availability on Performance of Akwa Ibom Fire Service, Nigeria. A survey research design was adopted for the study, with a sample of 128 respondents which was drawn from the population of 188 employees in the Akwa Ibom State Fire Service, Nigeria. The data collected were analysed using mean and standard deviation while a simple regression model was used in the testing hypothesis. The findings demonstrates that there is statistically significant effect of response time on the performance of Akwa Ibom State Fire Service, Nigeria .Also, resource availability showed statistically significant effect on the performance of Akwa Ibom State Fire Service, Nigeria .Hence, we conclude that emergency management and disaster response have statistically significant effect on the performance of a paramilitary organisation such as Akwa Ibom State Fire Service. We recommend that enhancing response time through optimal firefighting unit and staff deployment is essential to improving the Akwa Ibom State Fire Service's performance.Also, ensuring regular availability and upkeep of vital resources, such as fire vehicles, equipment, protective clothing, and water sources, is crucial to improving the performance of the organization. Key words: Emergency Management and disaster response, Response Time, Resource Availability, Public Education and Preventative Programs, and Performance.
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