A Collaborative Community Based Approach to Disaster Management
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A Collaborative Community Based Approach to Disaster Management
Deborah Tootle, Bo Beaulieu and Rachel Welborn
Overview
• Background
• Program Summary
• Challenges
• Discussion
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Background
• Story begins with Katrina and Rita
• FEMA Post-disaster assessment
Disadvantaged differentially affected
Need for reducing negative impacts for disadvantaged
Turned to CES for assistance
Funded SRDC & partners to assess strategies
Community based roundtables in 5 states; key findings
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Disaster Management Cycle
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CED Involvement in Cycle
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FEMA’s Response
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Improving the CPG 101 Process
Step 1: Form a
Collaborative Planning
Team
Step 2: Understand
the Situation
Step 3: Determine Goals & Actions
Step 4: Plan
Development
Step 5: Plan Preparation, Review, & Approval
Step 6: Plan Implementa
tion & Maintenanc
e
Step 1: Form a Collaborative Planning TeamStep 2: Understand the SituationStep 3: Determine Goals & ActionsStep 4: Develop the PlanStep 5: Prepare, Review, & Approve the PlanStep 6: Implement & Maintain the Plan
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Form Collaborative Planning Team
Community
Core Team
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CommunityCoach
Planning Team: FEMA Suggests…
Planning Team
Fire Services Health Services
UtilitiesEducationSocial Services
Agriculture & Farming
Children’s ServicesNational GuardCivic
OrganizationsEmergency ManagerLaw Enforcement
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Who is missing?
Understand the Situation
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Vulnerability
Determine who or what is at risk
Community capacity
Identify assets and networks to build local capacity
RESILIENCE
Understand the Situation
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Vulnerability
Determine who or what is at risk
Community capacity
Identify assets and networks to build local capacity
RESILIENCE
BOUNCE!
Community Based Vulnerability Assessment
Assessing the “at-risk” . . . People
Buildings
Communications links
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Determine Goals and Actions
Emergency
Support
Functions
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Which of these should become part of your goals?
SMART Goals
• What do you want to achieve?• Why is this goal important?• Where will you focus your efforts?
Specific
• How do you plan to measure progress towards your goal?• What is the end result as well as the milestones along the way?Measurable
• Do you have the resources to achieve the goal? (People, organizations, money, physical resources, skills, attitude, etc.)
• Are there factors that might prevent you from achieving these goals?Attainable
• Is this an important enough goal for your community to pursue? • Is it something that matters (or should matter) to your community?• Is it one that will bring benefit to your community?
Relevant
• When do you want to achieve this goal?• What is the target date for accomplishing the goal?Time Framed
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Develop the Plan
Specific Steps Person(s) Responsible
Other Partners
Other Assets Timeline
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Your SMART Goal: ESF#Your Action:
Prepare, Review and Approve Plan
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• Scenario assessment of plan
• Revise
• Submit to appropriate officials for approval
• Distribution to public, especially vulnerable populations
Implement and Maintain Plan
• Establish strategy for testing plan
• Creating schedule for maintaining plan
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Challenges
• CES support -- Do we have a role? If so, what is our role?
• Episodic nature of disasters• Engaging community and emergency managers
(and gaining their acceptance)• Length of planning process and maintaining
continued engagement• Technical support for planning teams• Evaluation
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Discussion
Given the challenges we’ve identified, what do you suggest we do to keep participants
engaged in the process?
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For More Information:
• Contact Persons:
Rachel Welborn: [email protected] Southern Rural Development Center
Bo Beaulieu: [email protected] Center for Regional Development
Deborah Tootle: [email protected] State University
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