State of Connecticut Disaster Recovery Framework and ESF #14

The State of Connecticut Disaster Recovery Framework (DRF) provides a framework for state‐level support of local and tribal recovery efforts through partnerships with local, state, tribal, non‐governmental and federal organizations.

Although the concepts in the DRF are scalable and may be applicable to incidents of various scales and scope, the DRF is intended to address recovery from an incident that reaches the level of a disaster. A disaster is an incident of a sufficient magnitude and nature that response and recovery exceed the normal capabilities of a jurisdiction.

This plan addresses the concept of operations and lines of coordination for both short‐term and long‐term recovery activities. Short‐term recovery activities begin during the response phase and focus on the immediate needs of individuals and communities. Long‐term recovery activities focus on meeting the un‐met needs of individuals and on returning communities to pre‐disaster conditions. Version 4.2 of the State Response Framework introduces the concept of Community Lifelines. As the State, municipalities and tribal nations learn more about community lifelines, the use of lifelines can be incorporated into situation assessment and reporting. Under community lifelines, the Recovery Phase includes the transition to the stabilization of community lifelines.