Analisis Kapasitas Masyarakat Terdampak Erupsi Gunung Semeru

The Indonesian archipelago is inside the Pacific Ring of Fire, which is a lot of volcanoes that curve around from the north of the island of Sumatra, Java, Nusa Tenggara to North Sulawesi. As a response to that condition, Disaster Management philosophies are divided into three points. First, keep people away from the threat of disaster (hazard); secondly, keep disaster away from society. If these two attitudes are difficult to do, the third choice is to keep in harmony, be friends with the threats, and develop local wisdom. It is a study that aims to increase the capacity of communities affected by the Semeru eruption and minimize the impact of the Semeru eruption. This study uses a qualitative approach with a descriptive method that relies on text and visual data. The data collection techniques are carried out through observation, interviews, literature studies, and focus group discussions (FGD).The community's ability to deal with the Semeru eruption disaster is proven by their participation in disaster management both during pre-disaster, during the disaster, and post-disaster, lost their families, properties, and other things in their life, due to all of the sudden threats. So, it is necessary to evaluate the capacity building of disaster-aware communities by increasing these capacities to reduce the loss of lives, properties, and other essential things by keeping people away from the threat of eruption by relocating residents to the areas that are safe from the disaster.