Telling the tale of disaster resistance: a guide to capturing and communicating the story

This guidebook provides some of the “best practices” of those who have promoted disaster-resistance efforts throughout the country. It is largely based on the lessons learned during a project by FEMA Region VIII and the North Dakota Division of Emergency Management to document disaster resistance. In this guide, you’ll find the key considerations for successfully telling the tale of disaster resistance—developing story leads, researching and documenting projects, creating a finished product and promoting those projects.