NACo – Resiliency Forum “Great Leaders are great learners” Gen. Thad Allen.

NACo – Resiliency Forum

“Great Leaders are great learners”

Gen. Thad Allen

Resilience – A definition

Resilience – PPD8

”the ability to adapt to changing conditions and withstand and rapidly recover from disruption due to emergencies”

Resilient communities and organizations provide a variety of options and choices so that adaptation to changing conditions is facilitated and rapid recovery is facilitated.

Cedar Rapids, June 2008

National Czech and Slovak Museum & Library

Recovery and Resilience

Communication and honesty

Relationships – before, during and after

Risk assessment is continuous

Adaptability and continuous learning

Self-care

Story telling

Business Perspective

40% do not re-open after a disaster

25% fail within a year after disaster

Cedar Rapids story – 18% failure rate

- heavy involvement of Chamber

- communications regarding status and re-location

Be Prepared... to be surprised

Building Resilience – A National Imperative

National Academies of Science evolves – Roundtable on Risk, Resilience and Extreme Events

Recommendation - “Federal, state and local governments should support the creation and maintenance of broad based community resilience coalitions at local and regional levels.”

Resilience

Leadership – conveners

Continuous risk assessment

$1 investment in mitigation and preparation results in $4-5 in savings

There will always be risk – anticipation, adaptation, evolution to new normals

Relationships and Community

Things to Consider

Attend drills – relationships are important

Know your hazard mitigation plan, business contingency plan

Recovery is long term – self care

Risk assessment – both as an organization and a community

Continual learning – May 2013

Cooperation and communication are key – every day

Developing and Using Tools

Resilience – for the long term

Communication

Relationships

Risk Assessment

Community Engagement

Involve all partners – business, NGOs, local, regional, state and federal

Questions?

Contact information --Linda Langston

linda.langston@linncounty.org

(319) 892-5000

National Association of Counties www.naco.org