Module 2: Recovery Analysis Overview

July 2009Recovery Analysis 2 What is Recovery Analysis? A collection of methods, tools, and resources for anticipating and addressing the long-term recovery requirements and impediments in a presidentially declared disaster area.

July 2009Recovery Analysis 3 Why is Recovery Analysis important?  Lessens the long-term negative effects of early recovery decisions  Facilitates transition to long-term recovery operations  Early analysis of recovery information leads to better long-term decisions

July 2009Recovery Analysis Common Operating Picture Recovery Outcomes 4 Principles of Recovery Analysis Situational Awareness

July 2009Recovery Analysis 5 Common Operating Picture Recovery Outcomes Situational Awareness The success of recovery operations depends upon the quality of the relationship FEMA forges with its internal (program) and external (Federal, State, local, and volunteer) partners Situational Awareness

July 2009Recovery Analysis 6 Situational Awareness Recovery Outcomes Common Operating Picture Collaboration is critical in obtaining a common operating picture. Shareholders must be engaged at every step of the recovery analysis process. Common Operating Picture

July 2009Recovery Analysis 7 Situational Awareness Common Operating Picture Recovery Outcomes The analysis that supports recovery operations must be truly forward looking and anticipatory, focusing on long range objectives and forecasting recovery issues and challenges that are “over the horizon” Recovery Outcomes

July 2009Recovery Analysis 8 ACTIVITY Seen and Heard  Listen to each leadership quote  Describe what it means to you and how it may influence what you do 20 minutes

July 2009Recovery Analysis 9 “Decisions and actions that occur during the response phase can and do have a lasting impact on the long-term recovery.”

July 2009Recovery Analysis 10 “I would like to know the recovery issues well in advance of reading about them in national newspapers.”

July 2009Recovery Analysis 11 “The transition process from the JFO to the TRO must begin long before the anticipated transition date. Processes— including recruitment, background checks, hiring, and training —all need to take place well in advance.”

July 2009Recovery Analysis 12 Quotes  “The role of the FCO is to get the operation through the response phase, and then work him or herself out of a job as quickly as possible. In a large or catastrophic disaster, this means transitioning command and control to the TRO director as soon as feasible.”

July 2009Recovery Analysis 13 Quotes  “Following Hurricane Katrina, better long-term planning could have prevented such problems as the removal of temporary housing.”

July 2009Recovery Analysis 14 Quotes  “I am not concerned with immediate success so much as I am concerned with the potential problems that may arise later on in the recovery process. Identifying those potential problems and dealing with them in order to prevent them from escalating is what is most important.”

July 2009Recovery Analysis 15 Quotes  “Long-term goals should be identified while the disaster is still in the response phase. The typical operational period of 12 hours would have to be extended. Afterwards, a plan should be developed based on the extended operational plan and the individual characteristics of the disaster.”

July 2009Recovery Analysis 16 Quotes  “I would be satisfied if there was an institutionalized way to capture all “inhibitors” (potential problems) in order to take action on them early on.”