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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 ”

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

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

  2. 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.

  3. Cedar Rapids, June 2008

  4. National Czech and Slovak Museum & Library

  5. Recovery and Resilience Communication and honesty Relationships – before, during and after Risk assessment is continuous Adaptability and continuous learning Self-care Story telling

  6. 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

  7. Be Prepared... to be surprised

  8. 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.”

  9. 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

  10. Relationships and Community

  11. 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

  12. Developing and Using Tools

  13. Resilience – for the long term Communication Relationships Risk Assessment Community Engagement Involve all partners – business, NGOs, local, regional, state and federal

  14. Questions? Contact information - -Linda Langston linda.langston@linncounty.org (319) 892-5000 National Association of Counties www.naco.org

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