During disaster recovery, having a set of best practices already in place can save lives. This effective practice presents key points to consider when assigning responsibilities to program staff as outlined by the Center for Mental Health and Safety. Excerpted from the document, Operation Blue Roof and Beyond: Protocol on the Deployment of AmeriCorps Teams for Disaster Recovery, the practice was submitted by Deborah Burr in January 2005. Although the text is based on the experiences of Florida State Parks AmeriCorps' deployment of hurricane Charley of 2004, it is intended as a reference for any AmeriCorps program or other volunteer organization, and can be modified for relevancy in any disaster situation.

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