Disaster Recovery

Recovering from Disasters

NCEM works with individuals, families, local and state agencies, non-profit and volunteer groups to help people and communities recover from disasters. In larger disasters, additional staff are brought on temporarily to help the recovery effort.

Individual Assistance Several government programs are available to help individuals, families & businesses secure safe and sanitary housing and restore their property after disasters,

Public Assistance State and federal assistance may be available to help local governments or some non-profits repair or replace damaged infrastructure or pay for emergency response.

Hazard Mitigation Helping individuals and local governments reduce the impacts of natural hazards on homes, businesses and communities by relocating or altering existing structures.

Disaster Reservists Reservists provide on-call specialized staffing to supplement the various recovery programs