2: Capacity
Build the Nation's Capacity to Stabilize and Recover From a Catastrophic Event Other Information:
The Nation's emergency management system works well for small- to moderate-scale disasters; but the real challenges lie in
preparing for an unprecedented catastrophic event where the human, materiel, and financial effects exceed current response
and recovery capabilities. If the emergency management community cannot mobilize governmental, private, and civic sector resources
within and outside of the affected area in a coordinated and timely manner, then the nation cannot hope to respond effectively.
The first 72 hours following a catastrophe are critical, and our ability, as a Nation, to stabilize the affected area is key
to saving and sustaining lives, and enabling delivery of an effective response. Once life-saving and life-sustaining operations
have ceased, it is equally important to rapidly restore basic services and community functionality. As the stabilization process
unfolds, and communities seek to recover and help build a more resilient nation, all recovery partners must operate in a unified
and collaborative manner to restore, redevelop and revitalize the social, structural, economic, and natural environment and
systems...
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