Resources and Preparedness
Recent disasters nationwide have demonstrated the need for improved communication and coordination between government and the private sector before, during and after emergencies. Clearly, more planning and utilization of the private sector has the potential to accelerate and lower the cost of economic recovery.
In an emergency, the public sector must identify resources needed quickly, but often the resources needed are in short supply or unavailable. With over 85% of the country’s critical infrastructure being owned by the private sector, a registry of the pre-identified private-sector assets is essential to reducing response time, saving lives and speeding economic recovery. The Safeguard Iowa Partnership Business Resource Registry is a secure web-based catalog of private-sector resources that businesses may agree to make available to emergency management officials, on either a voluntary or paid basis, in the event of a natural disaster or terrorist attack. The resource registry will allow businesses to help maintain ‘continuity of community’ and insure a viable and secure future for our region.
