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<br />ColoratbJDamageAssessmentHandbook <br /> <br />April15,1992 <br /> <br />. Provides a basis for requesting outside <br />assistance, if needed, or for substan- <br />tiating such requests. <br /> <br />. Detennines the overall impact of the <br />disaster situation (severity and mag- <br />nitude) as well as determines what <br />specific emergency needs have arisen <br />and what hardship and suffering have <br />resulted. <br /> <br />. Identifies resource needs: what kinds, <br />what quantities, where, when, how <br />long, and for what purpose. <br /> <br />The Initial Damage Assessment centers <br />on the number one priority . Saving <br />Lives andProtecting Property. <br /> <br />The procedure for the assessment of the <br />situation is to : <br /> <br />Determine what has occurred. <br /> <br />. Detennine what has to be ac- <br /> complished. <br />. Determine local capabilities to handle <br /> the situation. <br /> <br />. Detennine local government's <br />deficiencies in the above. <br /> <br />Initial Assessment <br /> <br />During the initial stage of a disaster, <br />damage estimation and intelligence infor- <br />mation gathering is accomplished to <br />enable elected officials, emergency <br />managers and others make decisions about <br /> <br /> <br />Figure Z . Limon Tornado Aerial Damage Assessment Survey <br /> <br />Two <br />