Emergency Operations Plan
16.0 Recovery Actions
Recovery from a major emergency or disaster will most likely begin while response activities are still being conducted. Recovery actions involve the development, coordination, and execution of University restoration. Examples of recovery actions may include debris removal, damage assessment, and re-opening of non-critical facilities.
Damage assessment is a critical process in any disaster; additionally an accurate damage assessment is critical to obtaining reimbursement during a state or federally declared disaster. Therefore, damage assessments should begin as soon as possible.
During larger incidents, Emergency Function 16, Damage Assessment is the responsibility of Emergency Management although personnel to physically conduct the damage assessment will be provided by various departments within Business Affairs. During the damage assessment, the damage and estimated repairs will be reported to the Emergency Operations Center.
All damages will be forwarded to the Physical Plant and/or Design and Construction.
Essentially, recovery resources will be handled in the same manner that response resources are managed. This could be managed through the Emergency Operations Center, or on-scene Incident Commander.
The two elements of recovery that are reserved for the Executive Group include:
- Determining when to terminate the incident.
- Determining when to return the University to normal condition.
Each of these two elements is separate and distinct with unique implications.
