Module 2:

Recovery Analysis Overview

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What is Recovery Analysis?

A collection of methods, tools,

and resources for anticipating

and addressing the long-term

recovery requirements and

impediments in a presidentially

declared disaster area.

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Why is Recovery Analysis important?Lessens the long-term negative effects of early recovery

decisions

Facilitates transition to long-term recovery operations

Early analysis of recovery information leads to better long-term decisions

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RecoveryOutcomes

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Principles of Recovery Analysis

SituationalAwareness

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SituationalAwareness

The success of recovery operations depends upon the quality of the relationship FEMA forges with its internal (program) and external (Federal, State, local, and volunteer) partners

Situational Awareness

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SituationalAwareness

RecoveryOutcomes Common

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Collaboration is critical in obtaining a common operating picture.

Shareholders must be engaged at every step of the recovery analysis process.

Common Operating Picture

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SituationalAwareness

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RecoveryOutcomes

The analysis that supports recovery operations must be truly forward looking and anticipatory, focusing on long range objectives and forecasting recovery issues and challenges that are “over the horizon”

Recovery Outcomes

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ACTIVITY

Seen and Heard

Listen to each leadership quote

Describe what it means to you and how it may influence what you do

20 minutes

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“Decisions and actions that occur during the response phase can and do have a lasting impact on the long-term recovery.”

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“I would like to know the recovery issues well in advance of reading about them in national newspapers.”

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“The transition process from the JFO to the TRO must begin long before the anticipated transition date. Processes—including recruitment, background checks, hiring, and training —all need to take place well in advance.”

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Quotes “The role of the FCO is to get the operation through the

response phase, and then work him or herself out of a job as quickly as possible. In a large or catastrophic disaster, this means transitioning command and control to the TRO director as soon as feasible.”

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Quotes “Following Hurricane Katrina, better long-term planning could

have prevented such problems as the removal of temporary housing.”

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Quotes “I am not concerned with immediate success so much as I am

concerned with the potential problems that may arise later on in the recovery process. Identifying those potential problems and dealing with them in order to prevent them from escalating is what is most important.”

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Quotes “Long-term goals should be identified while the disaster is still

in the response phase. The typical operational period of 12 hours would have to be extended. Afterwards, a plan should be developed based on the extended operational plan and the individual characteristics of the disaster.”

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Quotes “I would be satisfied if there was an institutionalized way to

capture all “inhibitors” (potential problems) in order to take action on them early on.”