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Pre-Disaster Recovery Planning Workshop . Please Note --> This is a Past Event!! .
Fairfax County is susceptible to a variety of natural hazards, including floods, hurricanes and tornadoes, as well as man-made hazards such as terrorist acts and accidental releases of hazardous materials. Some of these events have the capacity for catastrophic local and regional impacts. Following a major disaster, complex issues with impacts far beyond county government will arise. The local economy may falter due to supply-chain disruptions, infrastructure failures, business closures and/or inaccessible work-places. There will likely be population displacement, housing shortages and rebuilding issues, and potential social and psychological impacts. While the effects of disasters are wide ranging and cannot be predicted, pre-event planning can position Fairfax County to recover from a major incident. Methodical, thoughtful pre-event planning can establish priorities, decision-making structures and procedures, and recovery goals. These can focus and accelerate the recovery process during the stressful and often fraught post-disaster period. Fairfax County, led by the Office of Emergency Management, has begun development of a Pre-Disaster Recovery Plan. While the effects of disasters are wide ranging and cannot be predicted, pre-event planning can position Fairfax County to recover from a major incident.Because your organization will be critical to the decision making and priority setting process during long-term recovery following a disaster. The Office of Emergency Management would like to invite you to a Pre-Disaster Recovery Planning workshop and an optional tour of the Emergency Operations Center on Wednesday, Aug. 4, from 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. A light breakfast and refreshments will be provided. For additional information and registration, visit http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/oem/pdrp/.
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