FEMA가 최근 제작한 새로운 다큐멘터리는 허리케인 이삭의 새인트 존 침례교 교구 파괴와 교구 대표, 봉사단체 Citizens Advisory Committee(CAC)와 장기 복구 계획에 참가하는 수많은 거주민들의 굉장한 노력을 내용으로 담고 있다.

허리케인 이삭의 홍수가 교구를 범람해버린지 약 일년이 지나가고 있는 지금, 지역 사회의 장기 복원 계획 "One Parish, One Future: Building Back Better and Stronger"이 급물살을 타고 있다. 12분 분량의 비디오는 위와 똑같은 제목을 취하고 있으며 "모두가 공통의 목표를 향해 같이 협력했을 때만 가능한 과정을 담고있다"고 FEMA 연방 재해 복구 코디네이터 웨인 리카드(Wayne Rickard)는 전했다. "기본 계획은 구조만을 제공하고 있었습니다. 하지만 세인트 존 교구의 대표들과 시민들은 그들이 직접 구체적인 복구를 위해 노력하였습니다."

NEW ORLEANS, LA, Aug. 19, 2013 -- A new documentary by FEMA documents Hurricane Isaac's destruction of St. John the Baptist Parish and the enormous effort by parish leadership, its volunteer Citizens Advisory Committee (CAC) and hundreds of residents to develop a long-term recovery strategy.

Nearly one year after Isaac's floodwaters inundated the parish, the community's long-term rebuilding initiative, "One Parish, One Future: Building Back Better and Stronger," is making great strides. The 12-minute video shares the same title and "demonstrates the progress that's possible when everyone works together toward common goals," said Federal Disaster Recovery Coordinator Wayne Rickard of FEMA. "The framework provided the structure, but St. John’s leaders and citizens have taken charge of their recovery."

The initiative was supported by state and federal partners and was carried out by the National Disaster Recovery Framework, which outlines a method for all levels of government to work together to help disaster-affected communities build back stronger, smarter and safer. Key principles of the framework are local leadership and citizen empowerment.

Hurricane Isaac struck Louisiana in late August 2012. A few months later, the CAC launched the initiative to help rally public support for and participation in the local effort. Over the following months, residents of all ages and walks of life contributed ideas for rebuilding -- both in person at community events and through the parish's online surveys.

The final recovery strategy outlines 50 projects in the areas of economics, housing, health and social services, infrastructure, and natural and cultural resources for the parish to pursue over the coming months and years. Several of the projects are already in the development phase and funding opportunities are being pursued.

"Out of disaster comes opportunity, so we have an opportunity to be better than we were before," St. John Parish Recovery Manager Raymond Goodman says in the video. "This plan, this strategy is going to go a long way toward doing that."

[출처: Waterworld / 2013년 8월 19일]