
How We Help
BY EMPOWERING COMMUNITIES TO PLAN TOGETHER FOR A MORE RESILIENT FUTURE. We champion a 'whole community' approach, encouraging collaboration among state and local community leaders, government officials, emergency management professionals, philanthropies, for-profit, not-for-profit organizations, and individuals and families.
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Achieving resilience in the face of disasters often presents a complex set of challenges for communities. The current unpredictability of disasters underscores the need for recovery planning, which is why states and local communities call on EM Disaster Solutions when they need: ​
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Expert, long-term recovery support to eliminate disruptions while restoring, redeveloping, and revitalizing the health, social, economic, natural, and environmental sectors of the community.
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​Equitable planning solutions to address disparities in resource distribution throughout the duration of the recovery process.
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Effective pre- and post-disaster recovery strategies to combat the changing climate, reduce the loss of life and property, minimize post-disaster downtime, and accelerate the return to normalcy for the entire community.
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Our Solutions
ARE COMPREHENSIVE. When you call EM Disaster Solutions, our commitment extends far beyond ensuring your community has a viable plan for navigating the recovery process. Our approach emphasizes continuous improvement and adaptability to address evolving threats. Our solutions include the following:
Safeguard your community's future. Recovery planning plays a pivotal role in safeguarding the community by providing a roadmap for coordinated action and resource allocation during the critical post-disaster period. Our comprehensive recovery planning service offers a results-driven approach with a plan that serves as a vital blueprint for your community's resilience. We recognize that reducing downtime, minimizing losses, and accelerating the return to normalcy are critical in today's challenging climate landscape. Our expert team collaborates closely with your community to facilitate the planning process where we help draft (or update) a tailored recovery plan with clear objectives, identify funding resources and devise strategies across the recovery core capabilities to ensure that your community emerges from disasters not only intact, but stronger and more resilient than ever before.
Don't let capacity gaps hinder your community's progress during long-term recovery. Coping with capacity shortfalls is inevitable for many smaller communities when it comes to navigating the complexities of long-term recovery. These constraints often slow down the progress of crucial projects, impede coordination, and delay the return to normalcy. Our advisory support service is your lifeline in times of crisis, where we serve as your on-call advisors (in-person or virtually), ensuring that your community can access expert recovery support until the end. We specialize in providing strategic planning and decision support in the following areas: community engagement, economics, health and social services, housing, infrastructure, and natural and cultural resources.
Learn from past disasters. Continuous improvement is the cornerstone of resilience in disaster management. At EM Disaster Solutions, we recognize that learning from the past is pivotal to building a more resilient future. Our after-action reporting service is your gateway to a cycle of continuous evaluation, where each incident becomes an opportunity to improve preparedness, refine strategies, and ultimately fortify your community's ability to respond and recover effectively. Our team facilitates the data gathering process to glean invaluable insights from your community's relevant stakeholders, codifying best practices and identifying areas for improvement to create a measurable roadmap for implementing impactful change to enhance future recovery strategies.
Elevate your community's resilience for a future-proof tomorrow. In an era where climate change is not just altering weather patterns but also magnifying disaster risks, EM Disaster Solutions stands at the forefront of advocating for vulnerable individuals and families that bear the brunt of these shifts. Recognizing that underserved populations face the harshest impacts of climate’s wrath, our planning services transcend traditional approaches by prioritizing underserved communities, first. Our Disaster Preparedness Planning Workshop (for individuals and families) offers household members a deep dive into the unique risks and challenges specific to their neighborhoods. Participants will not only uncover these hazards but also work together to create emergency plans. These plans are carefully crafted to fit the distinctive needs of each household, ensuring every strategy is directly relevant and effective. Finally, our workshop provides a crucial step - guiding attendees through the identification of resource providers to address unmet needs before disaster strikes. By participating, individuals and families will be well-prepared, ensuring that no one is overlooked or left behind in times of crisis.