Disaster response

## Contents

* 1 Overview
* 2 Organisations
* 2.1 Charities
* 3 External links

## Overview

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Disaster response is a phase of the disaster management cycle. Its preceding cycles aim to reduce the need for a disaster response, or to avoid it altogether.

## Organisations

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The organisation in the United Kingdom for the provision of communcations disaster response is RAYNET[1]. The UK organisation for the provision of disaster response by Off-road vehicles is the 4x4 Response Network.

#### Charities

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A great deal of assistance in the wake of any disaster comes from various charities, and non-governmental organisations. See:

* List of articles about charitable foundations
* Charity Guide
* Charity fraud
* Intelligent Giving

## External links

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* The Radio Society of Great Britain (RSGB) Website
* 4x4 Response Network

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