Mitigation & Preparedness
Indonesia sits at the intersection of four active tectonic plates and the Pacific Ring of Fire. This guide consolidates standard life-saving operating procedures (SOPs), 24/7 official emergency contacts, and an interactive 72-hour family emergency survival kit.
Direct verified hotlines for immediate disaster rescue and utility emergencies in Indonesia:
A grab-and-go waterproof kit kept beside your primary exit to sustain your family during the critical first 72 hours before external disaster logistics arrive.
Select a disaster category below to access comprehensive phase-by-phase action plans and official monitoring radars:
Standard survival protocol for violent ground shaking, active inland crustal faults, and subduction megathrust ruptures.
Drop, Cover, Hold On — Drop to hands and knees, take cover under a sturdy desk, and hold on tight until shaking stops completely.
The 20-20-20 self-evacuation protocol, recognizing natural warning signs, and rapid vertical retreat without awaiting official sirens.
The 20-20-20 Rule: If shaking lasts >20s, evacuate within 20 minutes to at least 20 meters elevation on foot.
Preparedness for Indonesia's 127 active volcanoes, hazard zone (KRB) radii, N95 ash defense, and rain-induced lahar floods.
Comply with official exclusion radii, wear N95 masks & sealed goggles, and avoid valleys draining volcanic peaks.
Prolonged dry spells, domestic water budgeting (15L/day), heatstroke prevention, and crop failure resilience.
Budget clean water at 15L/person/day, harvest seasonal rainwater, hydrate preventatively, and practice zero-burning.
Rapid-rise water safety, immediate MCB electrical cutoff, leptospirosis prevention, and coastal tidal inundation (rob).
Turn off main circuit breaker (MCB) immediately, never wade or drive into swift moving water, and seek high ground.
Spotting tension fissures, suddenly muddy spring waters, Vetiver bio-stabilization, and nighttime storm evacuations.
If new fissures appear or rumbles echo from hillsides during rainfall >2 hours, evacuate laterally away from the fall line.
Smoldering subterranean peat fires, catastrophic PM2.5 spikes, DIY Corsi-Rosenthal clean air rooms, and N95 fit-testing.
Seal room vents to create a 'Clean Air Room', run HEPA filtration continuously, and wear fitted N95 respirators outdoors.
Surviving sudden tornadic whirlwinds from Cumulonimbus cloud fronts, destructive microbursts, and 30/30 lightning safety.
Take shelter in an interior windowless room on the lowest floor, protect your head under heavy furniture, and avoid sheet metal roofs.
Sudden loss of soil shear strength in water-saturated sandy strata during seismic vibrations, turning solid ground into mud flow.
If ground rolls like waves or sand boils erupt after a major quake, immediately flee perpendicular to the mud flow toward solid bedrock.
Compiled from standard operating protocols established by the National Disaster Management Authority (BNPB), the Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysical Agency (BMKG), and the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG). Always obey directives issued by local disaster response command posts.