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During the last couple of years, there have been numerous man-made disasters in Korea. A train derailment in Pusan, a bridge collapse and a gas explosion in residential area in Seoul, another gas explosion at subway station in Daegu, and most recently a department store collapse in Seoul are but a few examples to mention. The disaster management system in Korea has shown numerous problems in dealing with these kind of problems.
In this study, the authors discuss what the general problems in disaster management are and what kind of actions should be taken to remedy these kind of problems. This study found problems in inter-agency communications, resource management, emergency medical systems, commanding systems, and along with some other problems. Also, this study made some suggestions to mitigate these problems. It includes check-in system, triage, and incident command system.