Presented by Derek R. Rohr, Sr.

Haiti – Relief, Recovery, and Reconstruction

Crisis Management - Framework

Who is involved in creating a comprehensive disastermanagement program?

Everyone

When is it necessary to create a Crisis Management plan?

Crisis Management plans should be developed and maintained prior to incidents for maximum sustainability.

Increasing Resilience

“Our real problem, then, is not our strength today; it is rather the vital necessity of action today to ensure our

strength tomorrow.”-Dwight D. Eisenhower

Leadership in a Crisis

Principles of Leadership

1. Be tactically and technically proficient 2. Know yourself and seek self-improvement 3. Know your subordinates and look out for their welfare 4. Keep your subordinates informed 5. Set the example 6. Ensure the task is understood, supervised and

accomplished 7. Train your subordinates as a team 8. Make sound and timely decisions 9. Develop a sense of responsibility in your subordinates 10.Employ your team in accordance with its capabilities 11.Seek responsibility and take responsibility for your

actions

Command Responsibilities

•Organizing to meet the needs of the incident•Establishing incident control objectives•Setting priorities for work accomplishment•Assuring development of Command-approved Action Plans •Approval of resource orders and releases•Approval of public information outputs•Coordination with public officials and other agencies

Gap Analysis

A strategic approach to understanding shortcomings.

After Action Review

What happened?

Why it happened.

How it can be done better.

Evolutionary Plans

Preparation plans must be fluid and constantly adjusted.

Role Playing

Preparing for a crisis via real-time response to simulateddisasters.

Mitigation

Preparedness

Response

Disaster – I3R Immediate –

Relief

Recovery

Reconstruction

Relief

•Triage and emergency medical care•Evacuation•Temporary/emergency shelters•Food and water distribution•Search and rescue operations•Establishing security•Communications•Logistics•Intermediate/temporary MOU’s with foreign governments

Recovery

•Removal of deceased•Solutions for sanitation and disease prevention•Comprehensive building inspection and demolition•Infrastructure assessments•Official records•Salvage•Continuity of commerce, trade, and transportation•Debris removal

Recovery

•Population relocation•Semi-permanent structures•Mid-term base camps (full service)

•Binding Status of Forces Agreements with foreign Security Forces that clearly outline jurisdiction in favor for Haiti and Haitians addressing criminal sanctions as well as civil to create a universal form of accountability and punishment

•Mid-term goals IAW capacity building reaffirm a deadline for withdrawal of foreign Soldiers and provide a framework to train a Haitian lead security force to respond to non-law enforcement measures (natural disasters), physical security for Government of Haiti assets, and deployed as needed by the government of Haiti

Reconstruction •Government•Community development and housing•Micro-financing

•Home ownership•Business development

•Renewable energy•Private sector development•Infrastructure•Education (secondary, post-secondary, and professional)•Communications•Countrywide Government Service Centers•Agriculture•Technology•Tourism•Natural resources

Conclusion

“Plans are nothing; planning is everything.”Dwight D. Eisenhower

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Derek R. Rohr, Sr.Drohr@imacservices.com

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