| Abstrak/Abstract |
Earthquake that destroyed Palu Central Sulawesi in
2018 led to the gradual transformation of Incident
Commander (IC) in disaster response phase. The
former IC was Military Resort Commander of
Tadulako, then the throne was replaced by Commander
of Military Region XIII positioned by Head of Staff of
Indonesian Army (TNI). Furthermore, the existence
post was not optimally practiced for the coordination
purposes. The referred posts were established by the IC
or by Indonesian National Search and Rescue Agency
(Basarnas) as Search and Rescue (SAR) Mission
Coordinator, Local Government as well as NonGovernment Stakeholders. Leadership factor had
become one of significant parameters towards the
success of SAR implementation in 2018’s Palu
catastrophe. This study aims to investigate the
leadership on Head of SAR office as SAR Mission
Coordinator. The position has vital role related to
obligatory duty for earthquake and tsunami SAR
mission in Palu, Donggala, Central Sulawesi. The
method of this study applied descriptive qualitative
combined with case study approach. Data was
collected from field observation, focus group
discussion and in-depth interview with the key figures
when disaster occurred. Moreover, the study focused
on exploring collaborative leadership conducted by the
SAR Mission Coordinator in practicing a series of SAR
activity even in pre-disaster through communication,
coordination and partnership among relevant disaster
enthusiasts.
The leadership roles of SAR Mission Coordinator are
urgently needed for SAR operation achievement. Such
collaborative leadership is considerably relevant for
disaster response phase, particularly on earthquake
SAR operation. Collaborative leadership led by the IC,
SAR Mission Coordinator, as well as other relevant
field coordinators was implemented through
coordination, communication and exchangedinformation, as well as collaboratively undertaking
activity before disaster and the response phase for
betterment result. The innovation presumes to be
effective in the case of SAR mission specifically for
earthquake event. |
