Hurricane Katrina: Sustaining Effectiveness in First Responders

The first-responder community is a diverse group that includes police, firefighters, search and rescue teams, emergency medical personnel, public safety and construction workers, sanitation & communication experts and engineers, and other disaster workers. First responders from these organizations must work together to help individuals in the aftermath of a disaster. This cooperation is often a community’s first step towards repair. By providing direction, protection, treatment, and security first responders help the affected population “rebuild community.” All first responders bring to the relief efforts their unique training and skills. The ideas listed below will help first responders of all job-types work most effectively with each other and the communities they assist

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