2018-04-10 S&O Agenda - Attachment 1 to Item 4 - Local Disaster Recovery Subplan

7.2.9    Key steps in infrastructure recovery

The key steps include:
 Understand what needs to be done to recovery
 Identify external constraints and internal organisational restraints
 Priories tasks
 Put in place short term / interim fixes
 Identify the resource and material requirements
 Strategic planning including long term recovery outcomes.

7.2.10 Infrastructure needs assessment

Infrastructure assessments may be categorised into three separate activities:

   Initial assessments which are usually undertaken in the first few hours after impact during
    the response and immediate/short term (relief) state of disaster management. These
    assessments usually only provide an indication of the scale of the problem and allow for
    response and relief operations.
   Rapid impact assessments which are usually conducted within the first 24 to 48 hours after
    impact and involves the sending out of damage assessment teams to make first hand
    assessments. Rapid impact assessment can be undertaken by Queensland Fire &
    Emergency Services (Fire & Rescue).
   Detailed assessments which are normally conducted after the disaster response phase and
    which inform the development of the Recovery Operational Plan and the Infrastructure
    Recovery Action Plan. These assessments will normally be undertaken by individual
    agencies and coordinated by a suitably qualified person appointed by the Director
    Infrastructure Services.

When gathering information for infrastructure recovery assessments the subgroup should
consider:
 Power
 Water and sewerage
 Waste disposal infrastructure
 Roads and bridges
 Rail
 Communication networks, including exchanges
 Damage to residential and commercial buildings
 Damage to public buildings including schools and hospitals
 Damage to recreation and cultural facilities
 Dam walls
 Hazard footprints, locations
 Displaced people
 Food supplies and food and merchandise supply chains
 Alternative access points
 Fences

Complications in damage and impact assessment often occur because:
 Owners of properties are not present at the time of inspection
 Professional advice may be needed and may not be readily available
 Organisations and individuals have differing priorities and agendas which impacts on the
  timeliness and relevance of the impact / damage assessment
 Data on damage may not be complete due to inaccessibility
 Insufficient resources available to analyse impact data and needs
 Data reporting in a variety of incompatible formats



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