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Recovery
What is Recovery?
Recovery
During response, the jurisdiction takes emergency action to restore vital functions while instituting protective measures against further damage or injury.
Short-term recovery is immediate and tends to overlap with response. The jurisdiction restores interrupted utility services, re-establishes transportation
routes, and shores up or demolishes severely damaged buildings. Additionally, there may be a need to provide food and shelter for those displaced by the
disaster. Although called short-term, some of these activities may last for weeks.
Long-term recovery may involve some of the same activities, but it
may continue for a number of months, sometimes years, depending on the severity and extent of the damage sustained. For example, it may include the
complete redevelopment of damaged areas. The goal is for the community to return not only to its pre-emergency condition but to an improved state.
- FEMA’s Guide for All-hazard Emergency Operations Planning
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