Bridging the Gap: Developing a Tool to Support Local Civilian and Military Disaster Preparedness

http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/2010/RAND_TR764.pdf

Bridging the Gap Developing a Tool to Support Local Civilian and Military Disaster Preparedness
Melinda Moore, Michael A. Wermuth,
Laura Werber Castaneda, Anita Chandra,
Darcy Noricks, Adam C. Resnick, Carolyn Chu,
James J. Burks
Prepared for the Office of the Secretary of Defense


This is an interim report for the first phase of a larger study that aims to develop a disaster preparedness support tool for local military and civilian planners. It reflects the formative research carried out from October 2006 through May 2009. It describes the current policy context for domestic emergency preparedness, risk analysis, and capabilities-based planning— the starting points for local planning—as well as results from interviews with local military and civilian planners at five selected sites. All of this information forms the basis for the proposed tool that is described in the final chapter of the report. The next phase of the study will
include development and field testing of a proof-of-concept prototype of the tool, which will be supported by funding from the Department of Veterans Affairs.