The Federal Emergency Management Agency National Disaster Recovery Framework Stakeholder Engagement Workshop

Strengthening Disaster Recovery for the Nation

 Join us for a day of informative dialogue and work sessions that will help transform disaster recovery and emergency management for FEMA Region IV and our Nation!

Event Details:                                                 

When:

Thursday March 8, 2012

Registration 8:00 to 9:00 am

Meeting 9:00 am to 4:30 pm cst 

Where:
University of Memphis

University Center

255 University Center

Memphis, TN 38152

Fee:
No cost to attend. Parking is free for attendees.  Lunch is on your own.  There are several eateries in the vicinity.  Locations will be provided to registrants prior to the event.

What is the NDRF?

The NDRF is Significant and Transforming

The National Disaster Recovery Framework (NDRF) provides guidance, through a flexible and inclusive structure, that creates more support for disaster-impacted state, local and tribal jurisdictions as they recover from disasters. The NDRF is designed to enable disaster recovery managers to operate in a unified and collaborative manner as they work to restore quality of life, rebuild infrastructure, and revitalize economic and environmental vitality after a disaster strikes.

An Impactful Purpose

Created in line with the vision set forth in Presidential Policy Directive 8, the NDRF was developed as a result of significant stakeholder input and outreach in all ten FEMA regions and major cities across the country.

The goal of the NDRF is to help build a More Resilient Nation – one in which individuals, communities and our economy can better withstand and rapidly recover from disasters.  

Who Should Attend?

If you are unable to attend please forward this invitation to colleagues. 

March 8, 2012 NDRF Seminar: Event Objectives

• Provide Stakeholders The Opportunity To Learn More About The National Disaster Recovery Framework through a morning plenary session and live dialogue with FEMA leadership, and various state and local officials.
• Provide Stakeholders The Opportunity To Discuss The National Disaster Recovery Framework through attendance at the interactive Afternoon Break-Out Work Sessions designed to examine the NDRF’s six Recovery Support Functions (RSFs), their impact on future recovery operations, and how your organization, community, or agency might best interface and coordinate with RSF partners following a large scale or catastrophic disaster. The six RSFs include:

•  Provide Stakeholders The Opportunity To Engage In A Meaningful Active Afternoon Dialogue recapping the RSF work sessions and highlighting the assumptions, best practices, challenges and resource needs identified within the various break-out sessions.  Participants will also reflect on how the NDRF can be implemented in their local communities and jurisdictions, both now and in the future.

Register now: Space is Limited!    Pre-registration is required.

Please use the Green Button at the top of this page to register

The registration deadline is February 29, 2012 at 5:00 pm C.S.T.

Event Accessibility Accommodations:

 If you will require special accommodations, auxiliary aids or services in order to participate in the National Disaster Recovery Framework Stakeholder Engagement Workshop in Memphis, please indicate that on your registration form and/or send an email to

FEMA-Region4-NDRF@fema.dhs.gov as soon as possible.The last day to request

accommodations will be February 29, 2012. If do you do not identify your accommodations by that date, we may not be able to accommodate your needs.

More than a Presentation; You Can Contribute for a Positive Change!

Your Support Is Requested

The FEMA Region IV NDRF Stakeholder Workshop is being offered to provoke discussion and provide participants an opportunity to brainstorm and provide their expertise to principles and concepts on how the NDRF can be implemented or adapted in every community.  This event will serve as a springboard for the development of recovery plan templates not only in Tennessee, but in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, and South Carolina, and across the Nation!  

We welcome your contributions to this timely and important work session regarding the future of disaster recovery.  FEMA seeks your input as we pave the path forward!

Suggested Reading In Preparation for the Workshop

It is highly recommended that you review the NDRF prior to attending this event.  There are several other documents that will also help you prepare for the event.  A minimal number of hard copies of the NDRF will be available during the workshop for general use and reference only.  Thus we encourage you to download and review the following documents:

http://www.fema.gov/recoveryframework

The National Disaster Recovery Framework (NDRF) provides guidance that enables effective recovery support to disaster-impacted states, local, tribal, and territorial jurisdictions. It provides a flexible structure that enables disaster recovery managers to operate in a unified and collaborative manner. The NDRF focuses on how best to restore, redevelop and revitalize the health, social, economic, natural and environmental fabric of a community and build a more resilient Nation.

http://www.fema.gov/prepared/ppd8.shtm

Presidential Policy Directive - 8 (PPD-8) sets a strategic vision for national preparedness using a comprehensive approach to preparedness.  It and its component policies intend to guide how the nation, from the federal level to private citizens, can “prevent, protect against, mitigate the effects of, respond to, and recover from those threats that pose the greatest risk to the security of the Nation.”  The NDRF was created in line with the vision set forward in Presidential Policy Directive 8 (PPD-8).

http://www.fema.gov/rebuild/ltcr/reports 

Lessons in Community Recovery: Seven Years of Emergency Support Function #14 Long-Term Community Recovery from 2004 to 2011.  This report chronicles seven years of work with over 180 communities across 23 states, two Indian Tribal governments and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico providing recovery planning support.  It provides lessons with significant relevance for states and communities interested in implementing the NDRF.  NDRF principles are explained and illustrated in this report.

If you have any additional questions regarding this event, please send an email to FEMA-Region4-NDRF@dhs.gov