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Readying for Recovery: Strategies to Support Pre-Disaster Recovery Planning

IN THIS ISSUE As we close on another record- setting, billion-dollar disaster year, 1 it is important to take time and reflect on lessons learned so that we can collectively enhance future preparedness efforts. In looking back on pivotal after-action reports of 2017 and 2018, common reoccurring themes from the past emerge: communications, coordination, resource needs and availability. However, new themes are ever-present as well — and they focus on the need to pre-plan for whole-community recovery efforts. In concert with the National Disaster Recovery Framework (NDRF), and state and local guidelines for pre-disaster recovery planning, communities nationwide should be taking time to plan for recovery. In this issue of Disaster Recovery Today, Christina Crue, Tidal Basin’s Senior Director of Preparedness and Mitigation, focuses on strategies to support whole- community pre-disaster recovery planning, as well as obstacles and best practices to plan for such recovery. Nationwide, the U.S. has seen an increase in weather and climate disaster events with losses that have exceeded $1 billion each over the past three years. 2 2018 was the most active year of billion-dollar disaster events since NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) began tracking these occurrences in 1980. These billion-dollar events are not only those disasters headlining the news, such as wildfires in California or hurricanes in Florida, but include hail storms, tornadoes, drought and inland flooding. In addition, the U.S. has seen a steady increase of major disaster declarations — rising from an average of 25 per year in the 1980s to nearly 90 per year since 2010. 3 Disasters over the past decade have shown us that all states can be susceptible and that all governments must be prepared to respond to and recover from these events for the well-being of the communities they serve. Readying for Recovery: Strategies to Support Pre-Disaster Recovery Planning By Christina Crue, MS, CEM, MEP Disaster Preparedness and Recovery Consulting Lumppini/Shutterstock.com

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