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

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UNDERSTANDING THE ACTORS

Roles and Responsibilities of Disaster Participants

Starting Point

Pretest to assess your knowledge on roles and responsibilities of disaster participants.Determine where you need to concentrate your effort.

What You'll Learn in This Chapter

• Activities of local, state, and federal governments
• Roles of businesses and companies
• Responsibilities of the nonprofit sector
• Involvement of citizens in disasters
• How to work with different groups

After Studying This Chapter, You'll Be Able To

• Compare and contrast the roles of the public and private sectors.
• Examine the activities of the nonprofit sector.
• Differentiate between the duties of the local government after a disaster versus those of the state and federal government.
• Discuss how corporations and faith-based organizations can assist with emergency management functions.
• Analyze how citizens form emergent groups address disaster demands.

Goals and Outcomes

• Predict the responsibilities of the public, private, and nonprofit sectors.
• Evaluate the different services individuals and organizations may provide during postdisaster activities.
• Assess who can help you fulfill response and recovery operations.
• Analyze the challenges of coordination.
• Determine how groups and individuals interact during disasters.

INTRODUCTION

After Hurricane Andrew devastated Miami Dade County in 1992, one local emergency manager asked “Where's the cavalry on this one?” This so-called disaster “cavalry” includes many people and ...