The game plan should have been to immediately collect and organize those who know the terrain, as it was before and is now (or is in the process of becoming as mudslides happen etc.), and who can network with other locals about who lived where, get up into those stomps and hollers via whatever means are available (horse, mule, flyover), and do the scouting, then report back.
It could be easily achieved if the "disaster experts" had any clue of how to NETWORK solutions based on local resources, and add to those resources as needed. Instead of imposing top-down-model airy-fairy "reports" and "management methods."
Well, that's where local intelligence comes in.
The game plan should have been to immediately collect and organize those who know the terrain, as it was before and is now (or is in the process of becoming as mudslides happen etc.), and who can network with other locals about who lived where, get up into those stomps and hollers via whatever means are available (horse, mule, flyover), and do the scouting, then report back.
It could be easily achieved if the "disaster experts" had any clue of how to NETWORK solutions based on local resources, and add to those resources as needed. Instead of imposing top-down-model airy-fairy "reports" and "management methods."
But this should have been done Day One.