3.  161 Lives Lost and More Than 1,000 Wounded

4.  Over 7,500 Homes and 530 Business Decimated

5.  161 Lives Lost and More Than 1,000 Wounded  Over 7,500 Homes and 530 Business Decimated  28 Churches Damaged or Destroyed

6.  161 Lives Lost and More Than 1,000 Wounded  Over 7,500 Homes and 530 Business Decimated  28 Churches Damaged or Destroyed  Half of Joplin’s Medical Infrastructure was in Ruins

7.  161 Lives Lost and More Than 1,000 Wounded  Over 7,500 Homes and 530 Business Decimated  28 Churches Damaged or Destroyed  Half of Joplin’s Medical Infrastructure was in Ruins  Over 1/3 of the City was Affected

8.  161 Lives Lost and More Than 1,000 Wounded  Over 7,500 Homes and 530 Business Decimated  28 Churches Damaged or Destroyed  Half of Joplin’s Medical Infrastructure was in Ruins  Over 1/3 of the City was Affected  As of 5/22/12 over 130, 000 Volunteers Had Come to Joplin’s Aid

12. In the Immediate Aftermath

14. Shared Vital Information Answered Questions Mobilized Volunteers Coordinated Logistics “Connected the Dots” Between Needs and Resources Provided Infrastructure Updates

15. During Recovery and Rebuilding

16. Served as historic record Kept regional / national interest Fostered a sense of community Shared urgent news & weather Continued to encourage volunteerism

20. “Government can and will continue to serve disaster survivors. However, we fully recognize that a government-centric approach to disaster management will not be enough to meet the challenges posed by a catastrophic incident. That is why we must fully engage our entire societal capacity” - Craig Fugate, Administrator of Federal Emergency Management Agency

22.  Facebook  Twitter  Crowdmap Services  Google Drive (Formerly Google Docs)  Gmail  Google Maps  Google Alerts

24.  Bottlenose  Google.org  Wikis  Instagram  Text Messaging / SMS  Facetime  Recovers.org

25.  Identify the Type(s) of Natural Disaster Most Likely to Affect You  Setup / Develop a Crisis Communication Plan  Identify Key Players in Response and Recovery  Make Contact With Other Organizations Active in Disaster  Encourage and have an Individual Plan  Plan, Plan, Plan  Prepare, Prepare, Prepare

29. joplintornadoinfo@gmail.com