of a position in the example of resource allocation using adl provides a consistent logical structure and a consistent nomenclature that is used to identify resources and responsibilities when responding to an emergency as with other examples described herein using this structure and nomenclature enables the resource allocation and the responsibilities of each responding entity to be readily complied analyzed modeled and or provided to a user upon execution by a processor in one example an entire u201c supply chain u201d for responding to an emergency is identified using adl methods and systems that is the resources for collecting and healing the injured and restoring basic services are identified for example the number of hospital beds at each hospital in an area is identified along with the number and passenger capacity of ambulances the number of fire trucks the number of electrical grid and natural gas repair vehicles and technicians and other similar resources useable to stabilize and emergency situation example categories used to identify the resources and the roles of the responding entities include 1 type of disaster which determines which resources and entities to respond to the disaster 2 the entities capable of responding whether private federal state or municipal 3 the location of.