DISASTER RELIEF PROCEDURAL MANUAL

(LEVEL 3 RESPONSE)

by Laurent J. LaBrie 4 January 1997

Table of Contents

SCOPE and DEFINITION 

RESPONSIBILITIES 

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PUBLIC RELATIONS 

PHASE 0: RESTING PHASE OPERATIONS 

A. VOLUNTEER SELECTION 

B. PROCUREMENT 

PHASE I: INTELLIGENCE OPERATIONS 

A. INFORMATION GATHERING 

B. DECISION MAKING 

C. RESPONSE PLAN 

PHASE II: GO PHASE 

A. COMMAND AND CONTROL 

B. PROCESSING GRANTS 

C. STRATEGY REVIEW 

D. PUBLIC RESPONSE 

E. POLICIES FOR VOLUNTEERS 

F. TEAM FORMULATION 

G. TEAM ORIENTATION 

H. TRAVEL & FINANCE LOGISTICAL ARRANGEMENTS 

I. MISSION SUPPLIES 

J. MEDICAL PROTOCOLS 

K. DISASTER PSYCHOLOGY 

L. PUBLIC RELATIONS IN THE FIELD 

M. CEASING OPERATIONS 

PHASE III: RECOVERY PHASE 

A. POST DEPLOYMENT OPERATIONS 

Immunization Suggestions 

PROCEDURES FOR ACCESSING RISS VOLUNTEER LISTS 

BASIC DRUG REQUIREMENTS FOR 10,000 REFUGEES for 3 MONTHS 

BASIC SUPPLIES NEEDED FOR REFUGEE CLINIC 

ADDITIONAL SUPPLIES NEEDED FOR RELIEF WORK 

SEARCH & RESCUE PACKING LIST 

Team Manual Contents 

Literature Recommended for Deployment 

Personal Items Recommendations 

Government Collaborative Agencies 

Non-Government Collaborative Organizations 

Post Trip Debrief 

Team Briefing 

Contacts 

RISS Sample Printout

Sample Team Badge 

Required Inventory List 

Disaster Status Report 

Disaster Relief Decision Grid 

Name of Disaster: Date: . 

Transportation Cooperative Agreement 

World Embassies World Embassies

Security Codes Security Codes 

Index 

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SCOPE

This operations manual is designed to orient staff to the exciting service of disaster relief. We define a disaster as: “An emergency response of short duration (less than 6-12 months) to a sudden incident that has produced a profoundly negative effect on a group of people.”