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Regional Resilience: Long Term Recovery Groups & the Emergency Management Network

Explore the impact of Hurricane Irma and the role of Long-Term Recovery Groups (LTRGs) in filling gaps, leveraging resources, and promoting resilience in the wake of disasters. Discover how LTRGs work together with strategic partnerships, secure funding, and engage volunteers to address unmet needs and promote mitigation efforts.

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Regional Resilience: Long Term Recovery Groups & the Emergency Management Network

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  1. Regional Resilience: Long Term Recovery Groups & theEmergency Management Network

  2. Hurricane Irma September 10, 2017 • Presented wind and flooding to businesses and homes in almost every county. • Stressed human services such as shelters for evacuees, homeless and non-ID’ed persons, as well as exacerbating the affordable housing shortage. • Infrastructure failures including stormwater pumps and sewer. • Generators for lift stations failed or not enough portable generators were available.

  3. Long Term Recovery Groups (LTRGs) Mobilize in the wake of disaster. Nonprofit, community based organizations made up of volunteers, civic groups and residents within a local community. Fill gaps by providing assessments, money, labor and materials that address unmet needs. By working together, LTRGs are able to leverage resources from a variety of sources such as charitable and philanthropic organizations, faith based groups as well as partnerships with county departments. LTRGs can work in spaces that local governments cannot fund, due to budgetary or legal constraints. Evolving to consider resilience and mitigation as part of their efforts.

  4. Long Term Recovery GroupsAt least 20 LTRGs throughout Florida, 7 established in this region Volusia VIND 2001 Seminole HEART 1998 Brevard Long Term 2004 Recovery Coalition MDRN- Marion Disaster Recovery Network 2004 RISE Orange County 2018 Osceola REDI 2015 LASER- Lake and Sumter Emergency Recovery 2007

  5. Regional discussion: In addition to responding to the unmet needs in an affected area after disaster, 3 common working themes emerged: Create and maintain strategic partnerships Secure funding during “downturns” Increase and maintain volunteer engagement Each LTRG has a goal of working toward mitigation, assisting counties in becoming more resilient.

  6. All efforts signal a growing emphasis on resilience as a fundamental strategy for disaster risk reduction What can we do collectively to increase and institutionalize resilience in the wake of recent storms? Can we coordinate actions regionally in ways to bolster efforts of local jurisdictions? Local Emergency Management Plan Local Comprehensive Plan Pre-Disaster Planning Response Short Term Recovery Long Term Recovery Local Mitigation Strategy

  7. Regional Resilience Collaborative January 2019 Council Sub-Committee hold its first meeting- have vacancies Steering committee will develop pillars and focus areas to frame a MOU/Compact to formalize the collaborative RPC begins resilience conversations with County/City Managers February 2019 Steering Committee refine MOU language September 2018 ECFRPC Resolution adopted to develop framework for regional resilience collaborative November 2018 Council Sub-Committee and steering committee formed December 2018 Steering Committee first meeting to discuss structure, focus and timeline development Think Globally Plan Regionally Act Locally

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