The response to Hurricane Florence shows the power of the private sector and government working together toward a common goal.
After years of responding to massive storms separately, the government has figured out that companies and other organizations are a tremendous asset to relief operations. The Federal Emergency Management Agency realized that Waffle House does an astounding job keeping their restaurants open around the clock in almost any weather. (Indeed, the restaurant teaches its staff which menu items can be cooked without certain resources.) FEMA uses the Waffle House Index to measure the impact of storms. Waffle House, for its part, set up a storm center to track Florence and keep its employees safe while keeping its restaurants as functional as possible.
