COMMUNITY EMERGENCY PLANNING LET’S GET STARTED!
Your first step is to form a “lead team” – a group of interested community members who are willing to commit time and energy to this effort. This team will be responsible for building a network of relationships and making decisions that form the basis of your community emergency plan. The lead team will use the sections in the toolkit as a guide through the process of creating an emergency plan.
This toolkit and the emergency plan you develop will make use of the resources, organizations, and individuals that are already in your community. The process itself—building connections and learning about your community—is JUST AS IMPORTANT as the final plan.
WHAT DOES THIS PROCESS LOOK LIKE?
| TOOLKIT PLANNING PROCESS | OUTCOMES | |
|---|---|---|
| WORKBOOK SECTIONS | EMERGENCY PLAN TEMPLATE | |
| Emergencies in NYC • How does the City plan for emergencies? How can your community respond in an emergency? |
• Plan Maintenance • Community Overview • Resource Directory • Hazard- Specific Response Quicksheet |
A community response network made up of local residents and resources. |
| Planning and Preparedness • Explore the defining characteristics of your community. Map its resources and identify vulnerabilities. Learn how to build an inclusive network of partners that can execute your plan. |
• Emergency Communications Chart • Community Needs Assessment Chart • Community Resource Assessment Chart |
An emergency plan that organizes information about actions to take before, during, and after an emergency. |
| Emergency Response • Four simple but powerful roles that a community can play in an emergency: communication, identifying needs, assessing resources, and connecting people to those resources. |
• Emergency Staffing Chart • Volunteer Operations Chart • Communication /Distribution Center checklist |
A more resilient community! |
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