Preparedness of the Magelang Regency Government in Disaster Management of the 2020 Mount Merapi Eruption during the Covid-19 Pandemic

In 2020, Mount Merapi erupted at the same time as the Covid-19 pandemic spreads in Indonesia. Magelang is one of the areas with the most refugees, namely 828 people, who must face the multidisaster threat of the eruption of Merapi and Covid-19. Disaster management efforts by local governments will be difficult to adapt from the experience of the Merapi eruption in the previous year. This condition is because the Covid-19 is a new type of threat that has never been experienced by Indonesia. Based on this phenomenon, this study seeks to analyze the preparedness of the Magelang Regency government in dealing with the 2020 Merapi eruption disaster during the Covid-19 pandemic. This study aims to analyze four indicators of preparedness based on Perka BNPB No. 3 of 2012. The research method used is descriptive qualitative with a case study research design. The results showed that the government had met the first indicators (Policies, Institutional Technical Capacity, and Disaster Emergency Management Mechanisms), third (Financial Reserves, Logistics, and Disaster Anticipation Mechanisms), and fourth (Procedures Relevant to Information Exchange). Meanwhile, the second indicator (Disaster Contingency Plan and Regular Exercise) has not been fulfilled because contingency plans are not yet available in all agencies.