2015-06-23 I&S Agenda - Item 5 - Local Disaster Management Plan - Attachment 1

The affected community will include all those affected in any significant way whether they
are defined by geographical location or as a dispersed population.
Recovery services will be responsive, flexible and adaptable to meet the rapidly changing
environment, as well as being accountable.
As the community gradually recovers there will be a planned withdrawal of external services
to avoid gaps in service delivery and the perception of leaving before the task has been
completed.

6.3     Recovery components
In a disaster there are four key components which need to be considered and addressed in
developing a recovery plan. These are:
   social, psychological and human impacts
   physical infrastructure and essential services impacts
   economic and financial impacts
   natural environment impacts

Depending on the nature of the disaster one or other of these components may be the major
focus of recovery operations. However often a disaster will be of such a scale that one
cannot effectively remediate one area of impact without addressing all the other affected
areas.
Therefore during the response phase of an event, the Local Group will commence
developing a recovery plan that considers in detail the impact of that particular event and
addresses the issues identified. As part of developing the recovery plan, the Local Group
may decide to activate it’s Recovery committee with various sub committees as required.
Examples of issues which are likely to require addressing in the development of a recovery
plan include:

The psychosocial impacts on the community, families and individuals
(a) community characteristics
(b) the psychosocial impacts on the community, families and individuals
(c) number of people affected
(d) resources required to assist in recovery
(e) which government agencies and non-government organisations could assist in recovery
(f) what financial assistance is available to the community and how can people access it
(g) how we will communicate with the community

The impacts on infrastructure and essential services
(a) identification of the extent of the damage
(b) restoration of essential services as quickly as possible
(c) how best to facilitation the restoration of people’s living conditions and security
(d) prioritising the rebuilding of infrastructure
(e) how we will integrate arrangements with other agencies

The economic and financial impacts


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