Campaign: Disaster Resilience Indicators

Social Indicators for Emergency Planning

• Percent of non-elderly population

• Percent of population covered by comprehensive plan

• Percent of population covered by zoning regulations

• Percent of population covered by building codes

• Number of community and social care workers

• First Responder programs

• National Guard contingency programs

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Campaign: Disaster Resilience Indicators

Infrastructure Indicators for Emergency Planning

• Percent of housing units that are not mobile homes • Number of housing units • Number of vacant housing units • Number of hospital beds per 10,000 population • Number of ambulances • Number of fire stations • Number of hotels/motels per square mile • Number of public schools per square mile • Number of community centers • Number of community food service facilities • Number of temporary shelters • Number of licensed ...more »

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Campaign: FEMA Think Tank

Rail Safe-Harbor

Base-sites in local communities (e.g. Inexpensive warehouse design approximately the size of a Walgreens or CVS up to Wal-Mart size) that are multi-use, dual powerd by grid or a train engine and spread across the National Rail system to house, treat and/or evacuate populace on a temporary short term basis for a few days before, during or after a disaster event. FEMA heavy resources respond to each location within 6 hours ...more »

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Campaign: Disaster Resilience Indicators

Institutional Indicators for Emergency Planning

• Percent of housing units covered by NFIP policies • Percent of municipal expenditures for fire, police, and EMS • Emergency Response Strategy at State, County, and Local levels • Number of fire fighters and police officers • Number of physicians per 10,000 population • Blood banks and capacity per 10,000 population • Number of health care workers • Number of building inspectors • Number of highway, street, and bridge ...more »

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