E0210: Recovery from Disaster: The Local Community Role

This resident course is designed for local disaster recovery teams consisting of emergency managers, city/county administrators, public works directors, building inspectors, and community planners. The course focuses on the roles and responsibilities of each team member, and provides guidance on developing a local disaster recovery plan. Best practices in disaster recovery are summarized in a toolkit included in the course materials. Participants are given the opportunity to develop an outline of their own recovery plan during the course.

Selection Criteria:

• Local elected official (Mayor, City/County Council Member)
• Tribal Leaders
• City/County Manager / Staff
• City / County Planners/Staff
• Regional Planning Commissions
• Economic Development Districts
• Finance Director/Assessor
• Emergency Manager/Staff
• Public Works Director/Staff
• Building Inspector/Staff
• Floodplain Manager/Staff
• Health Care Administrator or Planner
• Public Information Officer
• Housing Director or Planner/Staff
• Voluntary Agency Coordinator or Unmet Needs Committee Coordinator
• Business Organization Representative
• Administrative Director/Manager
• State Recovery Staff and Partners (so they can be tuned into recovery at the local level)

ACE: Level: Lower Division/Associate

ACE: Credit Hours: 3

CECs: 12

• Increase understanding of local community responsibilities and challenges associated with disaster recovery.
• Provide a forum for discussion of ¿lessons learned¿ in disaster recovery at the local level.
• Develop and implement a pre-disaster recovery plan.

• Common

• Emergency Management