Question

The Whole Community concept means that residents, emergency management practitioners, organization and community leaders, and government officials: A. Become self-reliant in responding to disaster so that they will not need to request assistance through mutual aid or other means. B. Rely on the expertise and resources of the Federal Government to rebuild their communities in a safer, stronger way following a disaster. C. Work together to assess the needs of their respective communities and determine the best ways to organize and strengthen their assets, capacities, and interests. D. Prioritize which members of the community will receive assistance if response and recovery resources are limited.

Answer 1

Answer:

C. Work together to assess the needs of their respective communities and determine the best ways to organize and strengthen their assets, capacities, and interests.

Explanation:

The concept of a community is the unity of the community in dealing with a problem or disaster that may pose a threat or difficulty for them. In this concept, the community can act as a single body to understand and assess the needs of the whole community and not just focus on a single person or family.

This Whole Community concept means that everyone from the residents, emergency management practitioners, and community leaders, including the government officials, are responsible for the well being of the community as a whole. It also means that they will work together to assess the needs of the community and find out the best ways to organize and help in strengthening their assets, capacities, and interests.

Thus, the correct answer is option C.