PERAN MUHAMMADIYAH DISASTER MANAGEMENT CENTER (MDMC) LUMAJANG DALAM PENANGANAN MASYARAKAT KORBAN ERUPSI GUNUNG SEMERU BERBASIS PARTISIPASI MASYARAKAT

This study examines the role of the Lumajang Muhammadiyah Disaster Management Center (MDMC) in handling communities affected by the eruption of Mount Semeru. The purpose of this study was to determine the role of MDMC in handling community victims of the eruption of Mount Semeru. This study uses a qualitative approach with a descriptive type. The research subject is the administrator of MDMC Lumajang. Data collection techniques through observation, interviews, and documentation. Data analysis was performed using an interactive model. The results showed that the Lumajang MDMC in handling the victims of the Mount Semeru eruption used five stages, namely the prediction, warning, emergency assistance, rehabilitation and reconstruction stages. In the prediction stage, MDMC Lumajang acts as a deterrent with mitigation and preparedness activities. At the warning stage, MDMC Lumajang does not play a role in providing information through trusted media and institutions for the community. In the emergency assistance phase, MDMC Lumajang provided handling in the form of SAR operations and the establishment of evacuation posts. In the rehabilitation phase, MDMC Lumajang provides psychosocial assistance as well as health and education services at the coordination posts that have been spread out. In the reconstruction phase, MDMC Lumajang together with the government built 200 temporary housing units for the victims of the Mount Semeru eruption. The inhibiting factors in handling communities affected by the eruption of Mount Semeru are the lack of mitigation knowledge for local MDMC volunteers, and the lack of coordination between local volunteers and volunteers from outside the region. Supporting factors in this handling are the breadth of the Muhammadiyah network to villages, and the handling of victims of the Mount Semeru eruption is under one MDMC command