Step 6: Determine Resource Needs and Plan for Their Management

When determining courses of action for responding to emergencies, the public works planning team identifies resources needed to accomplish tasks. This is the sixth step in the planning process. The object is to identify the resources needed to make the operation work without regard to resource availability. Then, once the planning team identifies all the requirements, they begin matching available resources to requirements. By tracking obligated resources and assignments, the planning team determines resource shortfalls and develops a list of needs that private suppliers or other jurisdictions might fill.