A Safer Future Reducing the Impacts of Natural Disasters (1991) / Chapter Skim
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5. Preparedness for Emergency Response, Recovery, and Reconstruction
5. Preparedness for Emergency Response, Recovery, and Reconstruction
Pages 29-36
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coortlinate`1 with state and federal governments as well as with other local governments. To achieve this goal, the Committee proposes that: · the federal government help state and local governments assess and improve their preparedness planning capabilities and expand planning efforts to incorporate recovery and reconstruction, · demonstration projects be initiated in selected cities throughout the nation to showcase regional models and preparedness programs, and · studies be undertaken that address interorgani
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local emergency planners will need several tools for such an evaluation: a self-assessment mechanism for determining the strengths and weaknesses of current emergency response planning; a mocte! community asset inventory to identify the human and material resources available or missing; guiclelines for assigning response, recovery, and reconstruction responsibilities; a mocte!
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C; i 1 ~ ~ 1 1 ~ i · 1 ~ 1 ~ l Recovery Cowgirls soon after a tornado sweeps through a Midwestern town as survivors sift through the Gleloris that used to loe their home to recover belongings and start the lengthy process of inventorying their losses.
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Professional associations such as the American Planning Association, the American Institute of Architects, and the American Society of Civil Engineers could be partners in developing a national training curriculum that focuses on recovery and reconstruction policy, strategies, and options. Training programs should provide guidance on priorities for the restoration of services, assessment of damage, policy and procedures for reentry of damaged structures, debris removal, and other immediate recovery issues.
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Facsimile machines and cellular telephones have considerable potential for this purpose. Pre-event agreements between local jurisdictions and telecommunications companies can facilitate emergency assistance and restoration of service.
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local governments, for example, shouicl (levelop strategies and moclel awareness campaigns to educate and determine how best to inform the public of specific needs following a disaster. This group would supplement the work of the federal Interagency Donations Task Force by formulating federal policies and mechanisms for handling postdisaster donations.
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The utility and lifeline industries often have welldeveloped emergency plans, and they should be major partners in all program areas of the Decade. Emergency management teams from the utility and lifeline industries should be involved in predisaster planning for response and recovery and in local, state, and regional training programs.
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Presently, certain hazards are easier to predict than others. Improvements are being madle, but rapid Advancements are needled!
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