Berdasarkan hapir setiap tahun terjadi bencana maka dibentuklah Tagana di Kabupaten Deli Serdang yang bertindak dalam penanggulangan bencana. Maka untuk itu melalui pendekatan kualitatif, penelitian tesis ini bermaksud mendeskripsikan bagaimana intervensi komunitas oleh Tagana di Kabupaten Deli Serdang dalam penanggulangan bencana alam sehingga menciptakan kemandirian masyarakat dalam menyelesaikan masalah terutama kesiapsiagaan dalam menghadapi bencana alam. Hasil temuan di lapangan, pelaksanaan intervensi komunitas oleh Tagana dalam penanggulangan bencana alam sudah maksimal karena adanya beberapa faktor pendukung seperti: (a) partisipasi masyarakat; dan (b) tenaga profesional dalam hal kebencanaan. Tidak terlepas dari itu, Tagana juga menghadapi faktor penghambat dalam pelaksanaan intervensi komunitas seperti : (a) predisposisi; dan (b) ketergantungan masalah dana.

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Based on the high possibility of disaster in the region, hence, Tagana was established in Deli Serdang regency which acted alertly and responsively when a disaster occurred. Therefore, through a qualitative approach, this thesis was conducted to describe how community intervention applied by Tagana in Deli Serdang regency in managing natural disaster so that it creates self-community in solving the problems, particularly the alertness in preparation to face natural disaster.

The research findings show that, implementation of community interventions by Tagana in disaster management in Deli Serdang has a maximum are because of several supporting factors such as: (a) people’s participation; and (b) professional personnel in terms of disaster expertise. In addition, Tagana is also facing the obstacle factors in the implementation of community interventions such as: (a) the predisposition; and (b) the dependence on funding.