Resiliency In Emergency Management

The best identified definition of resiliency is, “The ability to prepare and plan for, absorb, recover from, and more successfully adapt to adverse events” (NAS). The relationship of resiliency in regard to emergency management are identified by key features of each phase. In order to have effective resiliency the community must continue to be involved in risk informed planning which is a component that is crucial to the prevention of threats and risks. It is important to encourage effective resource allocation. Creating a tactful and strategic plan communities are able to develop progressive and useful resiliency. Mitigation recognizes the strength and weakness creating a data pool of information from history which can encourage the improvements

The final phase of emergency management is identified as Recovery. Actions taken to return a community to normal or near-normal conditions, including the restoration of basic services and the repair of physical, social and economic damages (Sant LouiseCounty,2017). Recovery overall will include debris cleanup, financial restoration, and social reconstruction all depending upon the needs and extent of disaster. Though response and recovery share similar trait, they are very different and beneficial in two major ways, recovery efforts are dealing with the aftermath of the immediate response. On the various levels of government every institution can utilize their resources differently. State and local governments should be using their resources to ensure the public awareness and preparedness is unique to the historical disaster related to the area, though it is imperative to prepare for all possible outcomes, it is imperative that emergency management does not become standardized and disconnects from the needs of the most at risk communities. An example of creating a state center/ region centered planning and preparedness would be Florida preparedness for hurricanes; there should be a much greater