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<br />Characteristics of Effective Emergency Management Organizational <br />Structures <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Case studies conducted by the International City/County Management <br />Association (ICMA) of numerous local government emergency management programs <br />led to the identification of organizational characteristics that contribute to "effective" <br />emergency management programs, An effective emergency management organization <br />is defined to be one that: <br /> <br />"when applied during a disaster, will provide the levels of protection for life and <br />property, and recovery assistance, which are acceptable to the citizens of the <br />community," <br /> <br />It is impossible to deterrnine what levels of service are acceptable to citizens of <br />any given community -- in fact, the citizens themselves probably do not know what is or <br />is not acceptable until a disaster has occurred, However, it is possible to state certain <br />subjective, qualitative conclusions concerning what is and what is not acceptable, <br /> <br />Generally, citizens expect their local governments to; <br /> <br />. Provide information on alerting signals, action to take, etc" in advance of <br />the disaster. <br />. Quickly and accurately assess the magnitude of an emergency and keep <br />the public informed throughout the incident. <br />. Provide for the rapid restoration of services, even when specific services <br />are not the direct responsibility of the local government, such as private <br />utilities, <br />. Provide for (or provide access to) recovery services, such as family <br />reunification, insurance claim preparation, tax counseling, and the like. <br />. Provide information on, and specific action steps toward, mitigating the <br />impact of future emergencies, <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />The twenty characteristics which follow are reflective of the preceding definitions <br />of "acceptable levels of service" as well as generally accepted "good" management <br />practices, <br /> <br />Because each community has unique requirements, certain characteristics may <br />not apply to your situation, Therefore, it is important to remember that the absence of a <br />particular characteristic may not necessarily mean that there is a deficiency within your <br />emergency management organization. Additionally, if you have difficulty completing <br />that exercises for a particular characteristic, it may mean that <br /> <br />. The characteristic is not present, <br />. The characteristic is present, but you are not aware of it, or <br />. The presence or absence of the characteristic (and related information) <br />are not within your area of concern. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Characteristics of Effective Emergency Management Organization Structures <br /> <br />9 <br />
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