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What Is Resiliency?

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When it comes to disasters, prevention is of course better than recovery. But the real world is not paradise and catastrophes will occur. That inevitability means that how companies are able to respond and bounce back might be the most important aspect of disaster management.

Nobody’s perfect — but everyone can be resilient.

But what does that mean? What is resiliency?

Michael Collins of Argonne National Laboratory is helping define it for communities across the United States. And today at the World Conference on Disaster Management in Toronto, he discussed how, along with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), his agency has been tasked with sending officials throughout the nation to assess how each area stacks up. Ultimately, the goal is to compile an objective, quantitative, comprehensive database so that the government — federal, state and local — has a baseline against which municipalities can be compered. It is an in-depth, long-term project that will greatly aid both DHS and FEMA in determining how communities can become more resistant to disasters.

So far, the “resiliency index” they are developing remains in its infancy. We will bring you more on it in the near future as I flesh out more of the details and get the opportunity to speak with Collins directly.

But as they continue to push things forward, let’s first look at a few of the definitions that Collins shared today in his presentation on what resiliency really means.

“Our goal is to ensure a more resilient nation. One in which individuals, communities and our economy can adapt to changing conditions as well as withstand and rapidly recover from disruption due to emergencies.” – Barak Obama

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“The capability to anticipate risk, limit impact and bounce back rapidly through survival, adaptability evolution and growth in the face of turbulent change” – Community & Regional Resilience Institute

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“The ability of individuals and communities to deal with a state of continuous, long term stress; the ability to find unknown inner strengths and resources in order to cope effectively; the measure of adaptation and flexibility” – Michael Ganor

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“The ability of community members to take meaningful deliberate collective action to remedy the impact of a problem.” – Building Resilience to Mass Trauma Events

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“A sustainable network of physical systems and human communities, capable of managing extreme events, during disasters, both must be able to function under extreme stress.” – David R. Godschalk

How FEMA Assesses Storm Damage

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The below video from FEMA isn’t going to win any awards for riveting film-making, but it does give some nice, brief insight into what governmental “damage assessment” teams do in the hours and days after a storm. (via FEMA)

Here’s one quote: “What we do in the meeting is pretty much discuss strategies of going out, how we’re going to do preliminary assessments—basically just do logistics and also strategic planning,” says Joe Stanton, FEMA’s North Carolina public assistance section manager. “The team effort basically is between the state and FEMA. We have individuals working together … to get the figures and also the damages together so we don’t miss anything.”

Caribbean Dodges Direct Hit from Earl — Can the Carolinas?

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In the Caribbean, waves created by the winds of Hurricane Earl pounded the shores of Puerto Rico, St. Kitts, St. Martin, Virgin Gorda and Antigua. All the islands faced some flooding and have downed trees dotting their landscapes. Fortunately, however, they all dodged a direct hit and the damage is relatively minor compared to that which could be wrought by the storm’s 135 mph swirls.

Now, as the storm heads north, the $64,000 question (or perhaps more accurately, the $64 billion question) is whether or not the mid-Atlantic, or even the Northeast, can avoid a direct hit. In the video below, FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate discusses the threat.

“History tells us that we have had very dangerous storms that have hit the Northeast before,” said Fugate. “As the Hurricane Center is telling everybody, from the Carolinas to Maine, you really need to pay attention to this storm and make sure you’re ready and have a plan today — you may not have time later this week.”

To help prepare, he suggests going to Ready.gov, and to put the severity of the threat into even greater perspective, he also discusses possible evacuations. “Hopefully, we won’t have to evacuate, but we need to be prepared,” he said. “What I tell people for this [Labor Day] weekend is ‘just be flexible’ until we see what this storm is doing. You need to have that flexibility in case your plans need to change.”

The second video, also from ABC’s Good Morning America, discusses the latest meteorological info, showing the potential tracks for Earl (and the looming storms Fiona and Gaston that may follow) as it moves north. One possible trajectory has the storm coming within 30 miles of the Carolina coast by Thursday.

Few in Tennessee Covered by Flood Insurance

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As flood waters remain on the streets of Tennessee, we are learning that few residents had flood insurance to cover their losses. The City Paper, a Nashville-based online news site, reports that fewer than 4,000 homes in Davidson County, Tennessee (which includes Nashville) were covered by flood insurance at the end of 2009 “meaning that the vast majority of homes damaged or destroyed by this weekend’s flooding will not be compensated for their losses.”

The online news source also claims that less than 1.5% of all homes in Davidson and surrounding counties have flood insurance. A surprisingly low number, which, like in most cases of natural disasters, only comes to light after a catastrophe. With such a lack of insurance, FEMA will likely provide much of the financial aid needed. Most of the homeowners who did purchase flood insurance, only did so because it was required in the terms of their mortgage.

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Some Nashville-area residents with mortgages that didn’t require flood insurance even asked their real estate agent, builder or lender about it — wondering if it was necessary. The response was mind-boggling, as stated in USA Today by a Davidson County resident whose home was ravaged by the flood waters:

“They all said, ‘You’re not in a flood plain, so you don’t need it,'” recalls [Tiffany] Wiggers, who left her home Sunday in a rescue boat with her dog. “I was like, ‘FEMA and the bank said we won’t need it, so we’re in the clear.’ “

Statements like that are maddening, but the residents of Tennessee’s flooded areas are not dwelling on their massive uninsured losses. As one resident states, “We really don’t have time right now to point fingers at anyone.

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It’s time to come together and help your neighbors and make sure your neighbors have food, shelter and clothing.”

The weekend rains that pummeled middle Tennessee set a Nashville record of 14 inches (all falling within about 48 hours). At least 30 deaths in Tennessee, Kentucky and Mississippi are blamed on the floods and Nashville Mayor Karl Dean said the city’s damage will top $1 billion.

Below are a few pictures from the brother and nephew of yours truly. They are, unfortunately, Nashville residents.

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