We think of natural and man-made disasters as emergencies out of control. Requiring a level of response and recovery greater than local communities can provide on their own.
From an organizational intervention perspective, there are four local emergency disaster management phases.
1.) Mitigation/prevention;
2.) Preparedness;
3.) Response;
4.) Recovery.
Our focus is on #2 and #3 above. Through the life-threatening – evacuation, search & rescue phases.
To prepare. To provide critical aid. To comfort.
Not to construct or rehabilitate. The mitigation/prevention and recovery phases are left to others.