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” Resilient communities and organizations provide a variety of options and choices so that adaptation to changing conditions is facilitated and rapid recovery is facilitated.

Cedar Rapids, June 2008

National Czech and Slovak Museum & Library

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

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

Be Prepared... to be surprised

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.”

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

Relationships and Community

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

Developing and Using Tools

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

Questions? Contact information - -Linda Langston (319) National Association of Counties