MDS utilizes the "Rule of 10" to estimate recovery timelines, from immediate rescue to long-term rebuilding. The video shows how they integrate mitigation into recovery—by elevating or relocating homes—to break the disaster cycle and build resilience during the reconstruction phase.
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This video explains how Mennonite Disaster Service (MDS) understands and applies the disaster cycle through hands-on volunteer response and long-term recovery. Using examples from hurricanes, tornadoes, earthquakes, and human-caused disasters, the speaker walks through response, cleanup, recovery, and mitigation from an MDS perspective. The video introduces the “rule of 10” as a practical way to estimate disaster scale and timelines, from search and rescue to cleanup and rebuilding. It also highlights how MDS integrates mitigation into recovery by strengthening, elevating, or relocating homes to reduce future risk, showing how early response connects directly to long-term resilience and disaster recovery planning.
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Resilience Hub: How Volunteers See The Disaster Cycle. Mennonite Disaster Service In Action