When a hurricane warning is announced, most people in the affected area are focused on gathering what they need to get their families through the storm. For many jobs, however, a coming storm is a sign that emergency professionals are going to need to ramp up their hours, to ensure their community is ready when it hits, and is quickly able to recover when it’s over. Writing for CNBC, Barbara Booth, educates the public on the roles of eleven professions that are critical at the time of a natural disaster, including:
Emergency Responders: To supplement a region’s normal capacity, additional emergency responders will often rush to an affected zone, looking to provide additional support for shelters, search-and-rescue, and medical assistance.
Restoration Specialists: With flooding being a common side effect of hurricanes, restoration specialists can spend months after a storm helping people clean out flooded basements and remove debris.
Disaster Relief Workers: Frequently volunteers working through organizations like the Red Cross, disaster relief workers invest a lot of time in providing short and longer term accommodations for those displaced by disaster.
Auto Mechanics: Floods, fallen trees, and accidents can all cause damage to cars. For many areas of the US where public transportation is limited and a working car is critical, mechanics can find themselves working around the clock after a storm.
Grocers: Once a storm warning is announced, local grocers will often ramp up deliveries so residents can stock up for a storm. Beginning with bread, water, and ice, and extending to junk food and alcohol, stores will often find themselves cleaned completely out of stock.
Source: https://www.cnbc.com/2018/09/13/8-jobs-that-go-into-overdrive-after-a-natural-disaster.html
