After the rescue workers go home
By: FLEMING, Cory
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ArticlePublisher: Washington : Internacional City/County Management Association ICMA, May 2006PM Public Management 88, 4, p. 6-11Abstract: The year 2005 was arguably one of worst in history for communities' being hit by disasters. From the tsunami in Southeast Asia to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita on the U.S. Gulf Coast to the earthquake in Pakistan to the wildfires in Texas and Oklahoma, disasters literally and figuratively have destroyed whole communities. The nightly news reports have recorded heartbreak and despair as rescue personnel searched through the rubble. After a time at any given site, though, the media leave, the rescue qorkers go home, and the process of rebuilding begins. Proceeding on the long road to recovery is difficult. How does a community pick up the pieces and move forward? How can community leaders restore what was and perhaps make it better than before? To answer these and pther questions, three ICMA members came together to discuss how they saw their communities through disaster and on the road to recovery. The experiences and insights that gained and that shape this article point out the real value of sharing information with peers and establishing networks for disaster recovery
The year 2005 was arguably one of worst in history for communities' being hit by disasters. From the tsunami in Southeast Asia to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita on the U.S. Gulf Coast to the earthquake in Pakistan to the wildfires in Texas and Oklahoma, disasters literally and figuratively have destroyed whole communities. The nightly news reports have recorded heartbreak and despair as rescue personnel searched through the rubble. After a time at any given site, though, the media leave, the rescue qorkers go home, and the process of rebuilding begins. Proceeding on the long road to recovery is difficult. How does a community pick up the pieces and move forward? How can community leaders restore what was and perhaps make it better than before? To answer these and pther questions, three ICMA members came together to discuss how they saw their communities through disaster and on the road to recovery. The experiences and insights that gained and that shape this article point out the real value of sharing information with peers and establishing networks for disaster recovery
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