How to do a preparedness resource needs analysis
The method for performing a resource needs analysis for preparedness is the same as for prevention/mitigation. You need to involve those people responsible for carrying out the preparedness, response and recovery actions, and:
- determine which resources are required;
- list which resources are currently available;
- determine the difference between what you have and what you need;
- assign an organisation or individual who is responsible for supplying that resource.
To assist you to determine which resources are required you may consider the questions from the checklists in the previous module.
In relation to response resources, you may also wish to ask the following question: 'How long will it take to organise this resource in an emergency?'. This will involve finding where the resource is normally kept, determining how long the organisation will take to get a message to the user of the resource, and how long it will take to mobilise the resource.
Use the resource needs analysis blank chart from Topic 6 to conduct the resource needs analysis for preparedness, response and recovery. Use a separate table for each.
Following is an example of a resource needs analysis for preparedness, response and recovery. The subject is the same roll-on/roll-off container sea terminal we looked at previously. This facility includes a berth for large container ships and a ramp that can be lowered to the level of the rear hatches allowing fork-lifts to enter the ships and place or remove containers. There are a number of large buildings for temporarily storing cargo, which includes rolls of newsprint, hazardous materials, vehicles and general cargo.
As with any analysis that uses the aspects of preparedness, response and recovery, you may find yourself wondering about the categorisation of particular resources. Do not be overly concerned if some resources appear to overlap between any of these aspects: for example, the availability of a water supply for fire-fighting—this resource seems to fit into both preparedness and response. It is not important into which aspect you categorise a given resource, as long as you consider it somewhere in your analysis.
Preparedness resource needs analysis
HAZARD/S: Fire at the roll-on/roll-off container sea terminal
Response and recovery resource needs analysis
HAZARD/S: Fire at the roll-on/roll-off container sea terminal
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Textbook Carter, Disaster management: A disaster manager's handbook, Chapter 18. |
Logistics concerns the application of resources in a range of activities, including response and recovery activities. If the resources are physical supplies, then the relevant considerations are: 'How much is needed?' 'Where and when is it needed?' 'How are we going to get it there?' 'Are there any impediments to getting it there?'