 161 Lives Lost and More Than 1,000 Wounded

 Over 7,500 Homes and 530 Business Decimated

 161 Lives Lost and More Than 1,000 Wounded  Over 7,500 Homes and 530 Business Decimated  28 Churches Damaged or Destroyed

 161 Lives Lost and More Than 1,000 Wounded  Over 7,500 Homes and 530 Business Decimated  28 Churches Damaged or Destroyed  Half of Joplin’s Medical Infrastructure was in Ruins

 161 Lives Lost and More Than 1,000 Wounded  Over 7,500 Homes and 530 Business Decimated  28 Churches Damaged or Destroyed  Half of Joplin’s Medical Infrastructure was in Ruins  Over 1/3 of the City was Affected

 161 Lives Lost and More Than 1,000 Wounded  Over 7,500 Homes and 530 Business Decimated  28 Churches Damaged or Destroyed  Half of Joplin’s Medical Infrastructure was in Ruins  Over 1/3 of the City was Affected  As of 5/22/12 over 130, 000 Volunteers Had Come to Joplin’s Aid

In the Immediate Aftermath

Shared Vital Information Answered Questions Mobilized Volunteers Coordinated Logistics “Connected the Dots” Between Needs and Resources Provided Infrastructure Updates

During Recovery and Rebuilding

Served as historic record Kept regional / national interest Fostered a sense of community Shared urgent news & weather Continued to encourage volunteerism

“Government can and will continue to serve disaster survivors. However, we fully recognize that a government-centric approach to disaster management will not be enough to meet the challenges posed by a catastrophic incident. That is why we must fully engage our entire societal capacity” - Craig Fugate, Administrator of Federal Emergency Management Agency

 Facebook  Twitter  Crowdmap Services  Google Drive (Formerly Google Docs)  Gmail  Google Maps  Google Alerts

 Bottlenose  Google.org  Wikis  Instagram  Text Messaging / SMS  Facetime  Recovers.org

 Identify the Type(s) of Natural Disaster Most Likely to Affect You  Setup / Develop a Crisis Communication Plan  Identify Key Players in Response and Recovery  Make Contact With Other Organizations Active in Disaster  Encourage and have an Individual Plan  Plan, Plan, Plan  Prepare, Prepare, Prepare