Summary: The occurrence of disasters often has a tremendous impact on communities. In large-scale disasters, affected residents often need to rely on self-rescue before emergency response resources arrive. Therefore, enhancing the disaster response capability of community members is increasingly important, especially in light of the current extreme weather conditions. From 2020 to 2024, the organization conducted 15 training sessions for frontline community responders, with over 1,000 participants in total. The training included classroom lectures, hands-on practice, and scenario-based drills to increase familiarity. A post-training assessment was conducted to ensure that participants understood and were proficient in the skills and knowledge taught in the course. In the final assessment, all participants passed, achieving a 100% success rate. In the technical skills section, participants were able to independently complete all tasks. During the lecture sessions, instructors engaged with participants in comprehensive drills to confirm their retention of the course content. Building community resilience is not a short-term endeavor with immediate results. Starting from basic first aid education and gradually expanding to all-hazard response training, the long-term planning and implementation of frontline community responder training can strengthen the community’s comprehensive response capabilities, equipping them to effectively handle both natural and human-made disasters in the future.
Wang et al. (Sun,) studied this question.