Disaster Response and Recovery: Strategies and Tactics for Resilience, 2nd Edition

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OVERCOMING TYPICAL CHALLENGES

Vital Considerations for Response and Recovery

Starting Point

Pretest to assess your knowledge on overcoming typical challenges.Determine where you need to concentrate your effort.

What You'll Learn in This Chapter

• Importance of communication and coordination
• Challenges of making decisions during a disaster
• Typical transportation considerations
• Potential political concerns
• Types of special populations and methods to assist the vulnerable
• Legal issues facing emergency managers
• The need for record keeping after disasters

After Studying This Chapter, You'll Be Able To

• Examine the importance of working collaboratively with others.
• Apply decision-making skills in the context of disasters.
• Illustrate the need for public transit in response operations.
• Interpret the causes of political conflict after disasters.
• Examine the needs of special populations.
• Distinguish how to consult with the legal representative of the jurisdiction.
• Demonstrate how to record expenses accurately.

Goals and Outcomes

• Appraise how to successfully communicate and coordinate with others.
• Design ways to avert decision-making mistakes.
• Formulate ways to use transportation resources wisely after a disaster.
• Assess how to protect yourself against blame after a disaster.
• Predict who requires additional assistance and how to meet their needs.
• Propose ways to reduce your legal liability.
• Choose strategies to maintain accurate records.

INTRODUCTION

Ensuring resilience requires that ...