1. NACo – Resiliency Forum “Great Leaders are great learners” Gen. Thad Allen

2. Resilience – A definition Resilience – PPD8 ”the ability to adapt to changing conditions and withstand and rapidly recover from disruption due to emergencies” Resilient communities and organizations provide a variety of options and choices so that adaptation to changing conditions is facilitated and rapid recovery is facilitated.

3. Cedar Rapids, June 2008

4. National Czech and Slovak Museum & Library

5. Recovery and Resilience Communication and honesty Relationships – before, during and after Risk assessment is continuous Adaptability and continuous learning Self-care Story telling

6. Business Perspective 40% do not re-open after a disaster 25% fail within a year after disaster Cedar Rapids story – 18% failure rate - heavy involvement of Chamber - communications regarding status and re-location

7. Be Prepared... to be surprised

8. Building Resilience – A National Imperative National Academies of Science evolves – Roundtable on Risk, Resilience and Extreme Events Recommendation - “Federal, state and local governments should support the creation and maintenance of broad based community resilience coalitions at local and regional levels.”

9. Resilience Leadership – conveners Continuous risk assessment $1 investment in mitigation and preparation results in $4-5 in savings There will always be risk – anticipation, adaptation, evolution to new normals

10. Relationships and Community

11. Things to Consider Attend drills – relationships are important Know your hazard mitigation plan, business contingency plan Recovery is long term – self care Risk assessment – both as an organization and a community Continual learning – May 2013 Cooperation and communication are key – every day

12. Developing and Using Tools

13. Resilience – for the long term Communication Relationships Risk Assessment Community Engagement Involve all partners – business, NGOs, local, regional, state and federal

14. Questions? Contact information - -Linda Langston linda.langston@linncounty.org (319) 892-5000 National Association of Counties www.naco.org