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Hurricane Harvey Aftermath
Hurricane Harvey has hammered the Texas coast. Damage assessment are just starting.
Source: CNN 2017
My hopes and good wishes go out to everyone affected by the Hurricane.
In the next few days the damage reports will be rolling in. The first reports will involve Loss of Life and Property damage estimates.
During the following weeks reports about the economic losses and cost of rebuilding will fill the airwaves. We will also be made aware of the displaced people resulting from loss of a home or job, and how they are affected. With that will come the angst of surrounding communities who haven’t the resources to absorb the disaster related refugees.
For those of you that don’t know it, 163.8 million Americans live in natural at risk locations. This number is only growing as people migrate to coastal communities where the jobs are. The very same communities that are at risk for Natural Disasters.
Source: CoreLogic 2014
Population increase of coastal communities will only strain local communities’ ability to respond to those who fail to prepare themselves and their families for the emergencies and disasters that will happen.
We can look back at Sandy and Katrina and see what has happened in their aftermath. Let’s hope that the Texas coastal communities have learned something that will enable them to fair better this time around.
One quick lesson learned; I was watching a local new report. The news team moving into the affected area needed to abandon their task. They had no Cell Service and would be unable to communicate.
Take Away; More than one option should be planned for to accomplish the task at hand.
In the mean time I will look and listen for the stories about those that had an Emergency Action Plan and activated it.
It is not too late to start building your Emergency Action Plan now.
Till next time
“Be Safe”
Daniel Kilburn
Emergency Action Planning