Assessment of the Activities of Emergency Management Agency in Lagos State

Abstract

In Nigeria, the rate at which fire disaster, collapse of buildings, road traffic accidents, particularly in the urban centres, are occurring is high and there is the need to put a stop or at least reduce the rate of emergency cases in order to alleviated the magnitude of the after effect of damages on civil life. This paper seeks to highlight significant threats by reviewing the activities of Emergency Agency in Lagos State of Nigeria. The extent of disaster outbreaks in Lagos State during the period under review prompt the researcher ti delve into the activities of Lagos Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) to ascertain the frequencies of disaster outbreak and level of preparedness in case of emergency. The data collected were subjected to descriptive analysis to determine the trend of cases. Results revealed that most emergency cases in Lagos State were as a result of human error. The paper recommends the measures to be taken to curtail frequent emergency of cases in urban areas of Nigeria.