018: How to Execute a Successful Disaster Response with Gerardo Castillo

SERIES: Role of the Private Sector

“The determination of the neighborhood symbolize the character of the community that it got done.” -Gerardo Castillo

Episode Description: 

When disaster strikes, people thirst for guidance. Where does recovery even begin? This week, Jennifer interviews Gerardo Castillo, the Chief of Staff of AshBritt on the role private contractors play in a disaster. Gerardo describes the process and scope of work they do in helping communities before, during, and after a disaster. Find out some of the misconceptions about disaster response,  the difference between disaster contracting and capitalism, and the benefits of training the local workforce. There will come disasters upon disasters. We can’t stop them, but we can prepare to overcome them, as a family, as a community, as a nation. Listen in as Gerardo shares the Neighborhood Model for recovery and how it can help your community too!

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Highlights:

04:01: Facts and Fiction About Disaster Response

11:05: The Jurisdiction Question

18:09: Setting Up for Long Term Recovery 

28:25: Building Neighborly Relationships

35:36: Help People Come Home

40:54: Disaster Capitalism vs Disaster Contracting

47:06: Your Role in the Clean-Up Process

51:56: The Future of Disasters

57:15: An Effective Recovery Model to Help Communities

1:03:49: Innovation in Disaster