Table 1.
Disaster management teams and tasks in the ER-HQ of the Japanese Government
| Group of teams | Team | Tasks |
|---|---|---|
| A: Integration teams | A1 | Integration of real-time situations |
| A2 | Tactics building and analysis | |
| A3 | Meeting and public relations | |
| B: Information teams | B1 | Integration of information |
| B2 | Information sharing | |
| B3 | Reporting of collected information | |
| C: Operation teams | C1 | Integration of operations |
| C2 | Response | |
| C3 | Transportation | |
| C4 | Logistics | |
| C5 | Medical transportation | |
| C6 | Reception of international aid | |
| C7 | Sheltering and evacuation | |
| C8 | Infrastructure and life lines | |
| D: General affairs | D1 | Integration of general affairs |
| D2 | Distribution of food and nutritional supplements | |
| D3 | Publicity | |
| D4 | General affairs and communication | |
| D5 | Dispatch of government persons |