"There was a consensual approach to decision making, as opposed to decisions made on the basis of intelligence and with clear command lines."

#BushInternationalConsulting, independent review of Hawke's Bay Civil Defence and Emergency Management Group response to Cyclone Gabrielle

https://www.hbemergency.govt.nz/assets/Uploads/HBCDEM-Response-to-Cyclone-Gabrielle-Final-Report.pdf

Emergency situations are a time to quickly and adaptively enact consensus decisions made in advance. Even anarchist militias or pirate crews put a Captain in charge during a battle or a storm.

"This increased the burden on remaining staff. In the event, the urgent need for specialist skills in the first hours of the response perhaps outweighed infection risk."

#BushInternationalConsulting, independent review of Hawke's Bay Civil Defence and Emergency Management Group response to Cyclone Gabrielle

https://www.hbemergency.govt.nz/assets/Uploads/HBCDEM-Response-to-Cyclone-Gabrielle-Final-Report.pdf

Intriguing, some people still maintain that *nothing* outweighs the risk of COVID infection.

#CycloneGabrielle #COVID #EmergencyResponse