Hurricane Preparedness & Recovery
Community Leaders
Communities look to their leaders for guidance in handling disasters. Before, during, and after disasters, community leaders face the challenge of figuring out how they can best help the different populations they serve when easy communication might not be available.
On this page, we have excerpted relevant information from our Disaster Handbook for you. We offer safety tips and guidelines for leading your community back to prosperity.
Click on the headers below to view specific sections of the Disaster Handbook.
Preparing for a Disaster
- Getting and understanding information
- Planning for elderly and disabled population
- State animal disaster plan
- Business and industry emergency management
During the Disaster
- Evacuating
- Planning, leading, and assisting during disasters
- Helping victims
After the Disaster
- Safety rules and recovery procedures
- Emotional recovery
- Emergency food and water
- Health and sanitation
- Wildlife and pest issues
- Community recovery
- Assistance programs and insurance concerns
Excerpted and adapted from:
UF Disaster Handbook, maintained by the Prevention and Preparedness Design Team, State Major Program (SMP) 124 of Florida Cooperative Extension; and the Extension Disaster Education Network (EDEN).
Related Sites & Articles
- Assessing Damage and Restoring Trees After a Hurricane
- Community Contacts: Being Prepared for a Disaster
- Disaster Contractors Network
- Disaster Handbook
- Disaster Preparedness & Recovery
- Disaster Preparedness and Recovery Publications
- Safe Handling of Food and Water in a Hurricane or Related Disaster
- Trees and Hurricanes
- Wind Damage Mitigation (series)
- Agencies & Organizations
- Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
- Federal Alliance for Safe Homes (FLASH)
- Hurricane Information--FEMA
- MySafeFlorida.org
- National Hurricane Center--NOAA
- U.S. Department of Homeland Security
