2005 Hurricane Season Response After-Action Report

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The Emergency Mgmt. Assistance Compact (EMAC) is a

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By Barry Leonard (ed)
Year: 2006
Pages: 175
Binding Paperback

Product Code: 1422312275

Description

The Emergency Mgmt. Assistance Compact (EMAC) is a mutual aid agree. & partnership among states through which emergency response & recovery assistance are provided across state lines when disasters occur. Despite demands put on the system by Hurricanes Katrina & Rita, the EMAC & its leadership effectively delivered unprecedented levels of personnel & resources to the affected areas. The civilian EMAC response was 23 times larger than the deployment of the previous year. Besides describing the accomplishments of the EMAC, this evaluation recommends such improvements as: an educational & public awareness campaign; improved accountability of personnel deployed under EMAC; & increased funding to maintain EMAC & facilitate its growth. Illus.

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