Community Preparedness Team Strategic Plan: Difference between revisions
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|PBEM is an "all hazards" emergency management organization. | |PBEM is an "all hazards" emergency management organization. | ||
|Community programming must consider the region's disaster risks (preferably through a formal hazard identification and risk assessment) and be mindful of how different disasters require different community resources. For example, the differences in how communities prepare for an earthquake compared to preparation for an extreme weather event. | |||
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|An earthquake is the only foreseeable disaster for which PBEM will ''not'' directly deploy NET volunteers. | |||
|This driver necessitates that NETs and communities be prepared, with clear protocols, to deploy without a request from PBEM. For all other incidents, NETs must not deploy until requested directly by PBEM via socialized notification systems (e.g. Everbridge). | |||
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|Community-based organizations (CBOs) frequently play a critical role in disaster preparedness, response, and recovery. | |Community-based organizations (CBOs) frequently play a critical role in disaster preparedness, response, and recovery. | ||
|PBEM should serve to organize, guide, and train CBO personnel to prepare for their roles (e.g. through the COAD). | |PBEM should serve to organize, guide, and train CBO personnel to prepare for their roles (e.g. through the COAD). | ||
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