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Libraries to the Rescue

Libraries to the Rescue
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Author(s): Michael R. Mabe (Chesterfield County Public Library, Chesterfield, VA, USA)
Copyright: 2016
Volume: 5
Issue: 1
Pages: 20
Source title: International Journal of Risk and Contingency Management (IJRCM)
Editor(s)-in-Chief: Narasimha Rao Vajjhala (University of New York Tirana, Albania)
DOI: 10.4018/IJRCM.2016010105

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Abstract

Emergency management professionals over the years have realized that preplanning and coordination is essential when mounting an effective reaction to a natural disaster. During Hurricane Katrina, professionals learned that preplanning and preparation must include a plan for responding to the unexpected. Chesterfield County, VA learned this lesson in 2011 during Hurricane Irene when unexpected events required adjusting the plan. The amount of damage caused by Irene was minimal compared to Katrina but the impact of responding to unexpected needs was just as compelling. During Irene and other natural disasters that followed the Chesterfield County Public (CCPL) became a key component in meeting unexpected needs mass care and communications. CCPL can now serve as an information hub, double as a daytime relief shelter and participate in mass feeding if necessary during emergency situations. Selected library branches are also be used as overnight relief shelters when the activation of a standard sized shelter facility is not warranted.

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