Disaster Response and Recovery

A catastrophic event has occurred. It could have been a tornado, a hurricane, terrorist event. Your home, business, community or the entire city might be affected. There are infrastructure failures. Telephones, power, elevators, computers, traffic signals, roads and bridges all may be inoperable.

For disasters affecting a municipal government or state, how are you engaging with the state or federal government? What resources can you expect to receive and how soon? How do you apply for federal disaster assistance and how much can you expect?

• Your state/county/city can face unprecedented challenges in the aftermath of a disaster.
• This can be one of the most difficult times that a Governor, local official or their staff may confront because of their unfamiliarity with the FEMA guidelines and regulations.
• Additionally, the state/county/city is managing the recovery while confronting budgetary constraints.  Every dollar is critical to ensure the quick and sustainable recovery that the citizens of the state/county/city expect and deserve.
• Our team will assist the state/county/city in its efforts to effectively and efficiently maximize the assistance that can be expected from federal government agencies and any private entities or insurance.  
• We also will provide advice and counsel in the activities and paperwork to ensure that Insurance Claims, Project Claims Processing, Project Reporting and Appeal Process phases are properly handled, completed, and fully funded.  
   

JLWA's team of experts works with states to ensure they receive the maximum federal relief allowed following a disaster.

JLWA maneuvers through the bureaucracy, so that the effort to find the help needed doesn't become a disaster in itself.

For a business hit by a disaster, how will you continue to operate? How long can you afford to be out of business? How long can your employees be out of work? What do you do first? Next? It could be a different kind of crisis.

A major legal issue; civil or criminal, a product recall, a boardroom battle or another non-physical crisis is erupting. How the business responds could affect its reputation, its bottom line and even its very existence.

Do you have a plan on what to do? Are you prepared meet the challenge instantly and  pro-actively or will you simply react and create a response as you go?

Who will speak? What will they say? Are there third parties to offer support? Is there a media strategy? And if damage is done, is there a recovery plan to quickly build back what has been lost?

James Lee Witt Associates offers a comprehensive range of crisis consulting services to help you face and overcome business crises.

Our team is uniquely qualified for:

• rapid response
• media training
• message concepts and development
• third party advocacy
• strategic media relations
• government affairs

Every problem has a solution but you have to be prepared and know the rules to find them.