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Leadership: Comparison Chart

The Leadership Category is supported primarily by six teams:

  • Access & Functional Needs
  • Business Continuity
  • Damage Assessment
  • Management
  • Logistics
  • Outreach


Household

Street

Neighborhood

Community

Region

Leadership

Head of household

  • Street Captain

  • Street Co-Captain

  • Disaster Hub Manager

  • Neighborhood Coordinator


Management Team: Community Emergency Manager, Anytown Prepares Executive Team, First Responder Command


  • Regional coordination leader

  • Multi-jurisdictional agreements and resource sharing

Team Size

Varies

1 primary + 2 backup leaders for

<20 households per Street

  • 1 primary + 1 backup Disaster Hub Manager

  • 3–10 Neighborhood Coordinators for 50–200 households

15–25 staff members for

1,000–10,000 residents

  • 30-60 coordination staff

  • Multiple communities /regions

Duration

4–8 weeks

72 hours initial response

1–2 weeks coordination

4–8 weeks of sustained operations

  • 6 months–2 years for full recovery coordination

Authority/Decision Making

Varies

  • Informal consensus building

  • Resource sharing decisions

  • Safety assessments

  • Hub operations management

  • Resource allocation among streets

  • Medical triage decisions

  • Emergency declarations

  • Resource requisition authority

  • Evacuation orders

  • Resource distribution

  • Triage

  • Federal/state resource requests

  • Regional mutual aid agreements

  • Multi-agency coordination

  • Federal/state resource requests

  • Regional mutual aid agreements

Equipment / Supplies

  • Communications plans

  • Two-way radios

  • Cell phones

  • Satellite phones or texting devices

  • Copies of documents and financial forms

  • Two-way radios

  • Megaphones

  • Basic first aid supplies

  • Ready Your Street DIHN forms

  • Windshield Damage Assessment forms

  • Ham radio

  • Hub coordination supplies

  • Resource tracking systems

  • Neighborhood SITREP forms

  • Mobile command centers

  • Emergency Operations Center (EOC)

  • Professional communication systems

  • GIS mapping capabilities

  • Backup power

  • Regional coordination centers

  • Satellite communication systems

  • Multi-agency liaison equipment

Coordination Location

Household

Street Meeting Place

Disaster Hub


  • Emergency Operations Center (EOC)

  • Community-Level Meeting Places

  • City/county facilities


  • Regional coordination centers

  • State emergency management facilities

Communication Networks

  • Two-way radios

  • Cell phones

  • Door-to-door check-ins

  • Neighborhood social networks

  • Ham radio to EOC

  • Runner/messenger systems

  • Professional radio networks

  • Internet/phone when available

  • Multi-agency communication protocols

  • Satellite and emergency networks

Training Requirements

None

  • CERT Basic Training

  • First aid/CPR certification


  • Advanced CERT training

  • FEMA IS-100

  • FEMA IS-700

  • Disaster Hub management certification

  • Ham radio certification

  • Disaster Hub training

  • Professional emergency management degree

  • FEMA training programs

  • Multi-agency coordination

  • Advanced emergency management credentials

  • Regional coordination training

  • Federal disaster response programs

Resource Management

  • Tracking supply expiration dates

  • Updating plans

  • Resource sharing with neighbors

  • Skill and tool inventory


  • Disaster Hub resource distribution

  • Neighborhood resource sharing

  • Municipal resource allocation

  • Outside agency coordination

  • Regional resource sharing agreements

  • Federal/state resource coordination

Accountability Structure

None

  • Informal peer accountability

  • Neighbor feedback systems

  • Disaster Hub oversight

  • Community accountability

  • City council / mayor oversight

  • Public accountability measures

  • State/federal oversight

  • Multi-jurisdictional agreements




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