Disaster Recovery - After 72 Hours -

1. Disaster Recovery - After 72 Hours - Jim LaMorte Smart Risk Control, Inc. jlamorte@telus.net

2. Canterbury NZ Earthquake - 2010

3. Canterbury EQ – Sept 2010 • No fatalities • Roads damaged • Power out to 75% of Christchurch • Water pipes broke where liquefaction • Sewer system out in some places for 6 weeks • 40,000 of 160,000 buildings need repair • More than 500 homes must be rebuilt • Thousands of properties must be re-surveyed

4. Christchurch Earthquake - 2011

5. Christchurch EQ – Feb 2011 • 172+ Fatalities • Central Business District still closed • 100,000 homes damaged; 10,000 require demolition • 450 mobile homes on sites across city • Plan for 500 modular homes • Some areas may be abandoned due to land damage • Residents offered relocation under insurance

6. Comprehensive Emergency Management Level of Effort Event BusinessContinuity Business as Usual Short-Term Recovery Response Local GovRecovery Preparedness AssessRisks Community Recovery Mitigation Time

7. Physical Effects • Damage to Buildings • Loss of infrastructure • Altered landscapes • Environmental contamination

8. Social Effects • Stress • Focus on short-term family objectives • Delay of community social programs • Widening gaps in economic classes

9. Economic Effects • Loss of businesses • Loss of jobs • Reduced cash flow • Ripple effects

10. Community Recovery Defined • Coordinated actions to limit losses, reduce suffering, and restore the psycho-social and economic viability of the community.

11. What Are the Recovery Objectives? • Return things as they were? = return to risks • Help those in need? = Needs differ • Assist in rebuilding? = Some move away • Support local authority? = Tax base

12. Short-Term Recovery • Allow those affected access to their homes and businesses • Facilitate salvage • Remove debris • Encourage those affected to tell their stories • Quickly provide some infrastructure • Support local businesses

13. No Single Organization Can Do it All • Not those affected • Not those unaffected • Not the local govt • Not the province • Not the NGOs • Not the businesses • Not the institutions It takes them all

14. Volunteers in Recovery • Disasters generate an outpouring of altruism • Volunteers can significantly influence the timeliness and success of recovery • Able to provide services that organizations cannot • They will come, so we better be ready

15. Management of Volunteers • Neighbours helping neighbours can build strong community bonds • Unless volunteers are properly managed, they can complicate recovery efforts. • Volunteer management should be assigned to skilled recovery staff

16. Volunteers in State of Florida • 3,100 vols helped clean up over several weeks • Estimate for professional cleanup: = $8 million • The actual cost:= $1.4 million due to volunteers • Volunteers shortened cleanup time from 90 days to about 55 days Florida Tornado, 1998

17. University of Canterbury, 2011

18. ジャパン・タイムズ取材の関連記事 Japan EQ-Tsunami, 2011 Japan Cat Network is a registered non-profit organization dedicated to trap, neuter and return (TNR) as a means of helping Japan’s stray and abandoned cat population.

19. Japan EQ-Tsunami, 2011

20. Volunteers Can Help With Short-Term Recovery… • Animal Care • Child Care • Communication • Damage Assessment • Debris Removal • Elder Care • Housing, Temporary • International Services • Mobile Feeding • Sanitation Services • Stress Relief • Spiritual Care • Translation • Transportation • Warehousing

21. Activity: Think Tank • Discuss the Questions on Short-Term Recovery for Your Table • You will have 30 minutes • Select a Spokesperson • Will have 3 minutes to summarize key points

23. Group Assignments for Think Tank Podium Topics1-A Topics1-B Topics1-C Topics1-A Topics1-B Topics1-C Topics1-D Topics1-D

24. Thank You! Send comments to: Jim LaMorte jlamorte@telus.net

26. Disaster Recovery - After 72 Hours - Jim LaMorte Smart Risk Control, Inc. jlamorte@telus.net

27. Kobe Earthquake - 1995

28. Okanagan Mtn. Park Fire – Kelowna 2003

29. Katrina, New Orleans - 2005

30. Chile Earthquake - 2010

31. Japan Tsunami - 2011

33. Comprehensive Emergency Management Level of Effort Event Business as Usual Business Continuity Long-Term Recovery Response Local GovRecovery Preparedness Assess Risks Community Recovery Mitigation Time

34. Long-Term Recovery • Reconstruct, replace homes, businesses and infrastructure • Support those who decide to move elsewhere • Build Back Better • Mitigate Hazards – Land use • Enhance Environmental Quality • Secure Energy Sources • Enhance Local Economic Vitality • Enhance Community Quality of Life • Promote local economy

35. Individual Ability to Recover Differs Individual, family, and community recovery is influenced by social and economic conditions.

36. Volunteers Can Help With Long-Term Recovery… • Advocacy • Child Care • Communication • Construction, Repair • Elder Care • Funds Management • Goods Management • Housing Relocation • Legal Services • Mass Care Long Term • Mitigation Planning • Mobile Feeding • Rebuilding • Spiritual Care • Training • Transportation

37. Volunteers in New Orleans - 2011 • Volunteer Projects Still Underway 5 years after Katrina • Reconstruction of homes • Sports fields for schools • Park landscaping • Tool Lending Library

38. Canberra Wildfire - 2003 • “…Volunteering helped community members transform their feelings of being victims into ones of empowerment, thereby creating a positive basis for long term recovery.”

39. Florida State Volunteer opportunities • Coastline watchers • Pre-oil landfall beach cleanup • Local bird survey • Beach and wildlife monitoring • Seabird rehabilitation BP Oil Spill, 2010

40. Fairfax County, Virginia • Volunteer Mobilization Team – To Organize and Deploy Volunteers • Clear debris • Distribute water and blankets • Answer county hotline phones • Distribute food and water • Serve as a project coordinator • Assist case management agencies

41. Mitigation may be defined as... Actions taken before the next disaster to automatically reduce: • The chance of damage, and/or • The adverse consequences Could be called Prevention, Loss Reduction, Risk Management, other…

42. Mitigation Windows • During Initial Construction • During Planned Reconstruction • Retrofitting for Mitigation • Reconstruction Following Disaster (Recovery Phase)

43. Hurricane Protection - Florida • Students helped elderly residents by installing hurricane shutters, roof protection • Local business partners included Home Depot and Southeast Metal Corp., provided instruction and materials

44. Flood Mitigation - Maryland • Local Government and many private-sector organizations such as American Trust Bank, CSX Transportation, Lowe's Home Center • Volunteers and professional contractors raised major appliances to prevent damage from floods • In the homes of elderly and low-income residents of the county.

45. Earthquake Protection – Oakland • Students spent Spring Break helping residents in 300 housing units • Weather-proofed doors and windows • Strapped water heaters to walls • Secured heavy objects so they would not block exits or cause injuries • Business partners included Home Depot

46. Activity: Think Tank • Discuss the Questions on Long-Term Recovery for Your Table • You will have 30 minutes • Select a Spokesperson • Will have 3 minutes to summarize key points

48. Group Assignments for Think Tank Podium Topics2-A Topics2-B Topics2-C Topics2-A Topics2-B Topics2-C Topics2-D Topics2-D

49. Thank You! Send comments to: Jim LaMorte jlamorte@telus.net