Chatham County Disaster Recovery Plan (NC, USA)

This Chatham County Disaster Recovery Plan (DRP) is developed for use by local governments, and partners in the public, private, and nonprofit sectors to facilitate recovery from emergencies causing significant impact to infrastructure, housing, the economy, and the health, social, cultural, historic and environmental framework of the community.

This plan is designed to identify potential actions required and the assistance necessary to support the recovery of the municipal and county governments located in Chatham County when a disaster occurs requiring long-term recovery of the County, its agencies, and/or municipalities.

It includes Recovery Support Function (RSF) Annexes to facilitate an efficient recovery organization and operation.  Response and recovery operations will begin and end at the local government level.  This plan recognizes local governments are primarily responsible for response and recovery operations, and recovery will occur at the direction of the local community.  Local governments have the capability and responsibility to conduct and support recovery operations following a disaster or emergency, and at the core of the recovery effort is the preparation and planning implemented by the local community itself.  County assistance shall be provided upon request when the overall need exceeds the capability of local government.  State assistance shall be provided upon the request of County government.  Federal assistance is supplemental to and requested by the State.