Make sure you are clear on your service priorities
What is needed to continue providing essential services after a disaster?
What are the primary services you will continue to provide following an emergency?
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What are the critical material resources necessary to maintain these operations?
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What neighboring agencies or businesses can you form a connection with in order to share resources in an emergency, to maintain operations and to ensure the care of people you serve?
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Your organization should clarify what its mission and priorities will be in the aftermath of a major disaster. It is important for agencies working with at-risk clients on a daily basis to know their client's needs and how to support their recovery following a disaster.
What are the predictable needs of the people you serve in emergencies?
Will the needs of the people you serve require you to expand services in a disaster's aftermath?
Will you need to consider providing new or different services?
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