Operational Lessons Learned in Disaster Response

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Fire Administration Operational Lessons Learnedin Disaster ResponseJu ne Fire AdministrationMission StatementWe provide National leadership to foster a solid founda-tion for our fi re and emergency services stakeholders in prevention, preparedness, and Lessons Learnedin Disaster ResponseJu ne 2015Federal Emergency Management Fire Administration16825 South Seton AvenueEmmitsburg, Maryland iOperational Lessons Learned in Disaster ResponseTable of ContentsPreface ........................................ ........................................ ........................................ .................... 1 The All-Hazard Fire Service ........................................ ........................................ .............1Principles of Whole Community Engagement in the Recovery Phase .......................................5 Core Mission Capabilities Checklist for Protection, Response and Recovery ...........................6The Preparedness Cycle.

the events of Sept. 11, 2001, and Hurricane Katrina proved the value of firefighters in the emergency man-agement equation. This occurred simultaneously with the self-examination by the fire service of its own record of occupational safety and an effort to learn from its mistakes.

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