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Fostering a ‘Whole Community’ Approach to Emergency Management
David J. Kaufman
Director, Office of Policy and Program Analysis
8 June 2011
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What is the underlying
philosophy of emergency
management?
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The Future Strategic EnvironmentIncreased empowerment of individuals due to technological innovation:o Speed and access to information and communications
Evolving security environment:o Technological and scientific knowledge can transform
terrorist and counterterrorist capabilities
Dramatic demographic shifts:o Older and more diverse population may challenge
planning, and recovery
Changes in the manmade and natural environments:o Climate change & infrastructure degradation can
challenge emergency management operations
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Implications for Emergency Management
Engagement with the public
Assessment and understanding of risks and opportunities (aging infrastructure, changing climate, technology)
Use of emerging technologies
Planning for changing demographics
A more complex environment
A premium on Resilience
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Simple Truths
Public citizens tend to be the first responders
Communities that recover successfully tend to drive their own recovery
Emergency Management is a social process
The Disaster itself is just one variable in equation
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Disaster Impacts
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The Broader Picture
Underlying Community Conditions
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Public Health
“Public health is what we, as a society, docollectively to assure the conditions for people to
be healthy”
-National Institute of Medicine
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Other Parallels…
Community Oriented Policing
International Development
Counter-Insurgency Strategy
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Advancing ‘Whole Community’ EM
FEMA is taking a closer look at how we practice and engage in our field by advancing an
approach to emergency management that involves the whole community
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What does this mean?
‘Whole Community’ Emergency Management – Some Key Principles:
Understanding and meeting the actual needs of the whole community
Engaging all aspects of the community (public, private, and civic) in defining those needs and providing ways to meet them
Strengthening what works well in communities on a daily basis to improve resilience and emergency management outcomes
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Key Principle - 1
Understanding and meeting the actual needs of the whole community
“Understand community DNA” – Learn how communities’ social activity is organized and needs are met on a ‘normal’ basis
“Plan for real” – Plan for what communities will really need should a severe event occur (not for the capabilities we have)
“Recognize community capabilities” – Recognize communities’ capabilities (private and civic) and how they can contribute to better emergency management outcomes
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Key Principle - 2
Engage all parts of the community in defining those needs and providing ways to meet them
“Broaden the team” – Actively engage the whole community (public, private, civic) in the emergency management process – participating in all five phases of the disaster cycle
“Meet people where they are” – Engage communities through the relationships that exist in everyday settings and around issues that already have their attention and drive their interactions
“Empower local action” – Let public participation lead, not follow, in identifying priorities, organizing support, implementing programs, and evaluating outcomes
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Key Principle - 3
Strengthen what works well in communities on a dailybasis
“Create space at the table” – Engage with the processes of negotiation, discussion, and decision-making that govern local residents under normal conditions
“Strengthen social infrastructure” – Invest in the social, economic, and political structures that make up daily life and connect them to emergency management apparatus
“Create the conditions for resilience” – Align emergency management activities to support community partnerships and efforts to address underlying conditions
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A community centric approach for emergency management that
focuses on strengthening/adapting what works well in communities on a daily basis
offers a more effective path to building societal security and resilience
Value Proposition
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FEMA is taking action to foster this approach in three ways:
Creating a National Dialogue
Working with New Partners
Catastrophic Event Preparedness – Planning for the Maximum of Maximums
Actions
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Getting Involved
FEMA seeks to spark expansion and transformation of current community engagement strategies
Identify and learn from examples of whole community engagement in the practice of emergency management
Support the development of guidance, tools, training and educational programs that engage and integrate whole community – strengthening resilience and improving outcomes
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Comments and/or Questions
Please share your thoughts and perspectives:
For more information:
David J. Kaufman, Director
Office of Policy and Program Analysis
