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Recovery is the poor cousin of emergency management, the ignored friend at the party. They own no lights and sirens, begin to speak when the cameras are gone and are provided with little to offer the stricken public. Those dependant on government assistance to navigate significant disruptions will be prescribed a long and painful experience, loaded with bureaucracy and less than expected benefits. I do not wish that on anyone.

We can do better, we choose not to. 

A well constructed family preparedness plan would see the navigation of the recovery process without any notable interaction with the government. They may be of assistance, but not a necessary element of successful recovery from significant loss. 

When calamity strikes, there are several lines of defence, similar to a delaying action in the army, the intent is to have multiple strategies to employ, to counter the effects of your opponent. The affected population needs to be made whole. In negotiation and insurance terminology, that means resorted to pre event status, to reconstruct what was lost, figuratively and physically, to reflect a zero visible impact. That is the goal of recovery, the road to that place is a minefield, not necessarily so, but one nonetheless.

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