Four Phases of Activities

The Recovery Continuum includes four phases of activities:

Pre-Disaster Preparedness
Post-Disaster Short-Term (days to weeks)
Post-Disaster Intermediate-Term (weeks to months)
Post-Disaster Long-Term (months to years)

National Disaster Recovery Framework Recovery Continuum Chart- Includes four stages of activities... Showing left to right 1. Pre-Disaster Preparedness , 2. Post-Disaster Short Term (days to weeks), 3. Post-Disaster Intermediate-Term (weeks to months) - National Response framework (NRF) spans all 3, 4. Post-Disaster Long-Term (months to years) - National Disaster Recovery Framework (NDRF) covers all 4. The chart also shows size and scope of disaster and recovery efforts (1 - least, 4 -second least, 2 - second most, 3-most)