Get involved with disaster assistance

CONNECT COORDINATE DEVELOP BUILD

with your local Disaster with your state or relationships with a broad geographic network
Assistance Program local chapter to institute state officials and the of volunteers.
through state or local the five components community—well in
AIA chapters. of a State Disaster advance of a disaster. When disaster strikes,

BEFORE If a local program

Assistance Program.
Find out who your best
architects within the
affected area will be focused
doesn't already exist, Learn the disaster allies are on page 52. on their own families,
consider spearheading assistance essentials homes, and businesses.
one; see page 103. on page 54.
Learn about volunteer
activation on page 57.

CONFIRM LEARN PROTECT COMPARE

that a request for what certification and your personal safety your state's Good
disaster assistance training is needed to and professional liability Samaritan legislation

DURING has been made by

the authority.
serve your community
in an emergency on
if you're volunteering in a
disaster response effort.
on page 116.

page 70.
Follow the disaster Learn how on page 72.
protocol on page 73.

UNDERSTAND PREVENT RENEW

local recovery challenges the next hazard from your community by
and community needs. becoming a disaster. choosing wisely to

AFTER Case studies of common Employ hazard

repair, rebuild, retrofit
or relocate.
hurdles and unexpected mitigation tactics
opportunities featured on page 42. Learn about recovery
on page 88. options on page 95.

REDUCE RISK PARTICIPATE GET INVOLVED

of disaster by evaluating in community hazard, in your community’s
how vulnerable you and disaster recovery and adoption, application,
your clients are. resilience planning and enforcement of
building codes and
ANYTIME Find the data you need
and policy efforts to
create a more sustainable standards
to prioritize hazard community. on page 38.
mitigation design
decisions on page 41. See policy efforts
outlined on page 33.

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