Federal support for domestic disaster assistance : deployable assets and responders

Summary: For most disasters across the nation, the affected local, state, or tribal governments have sufficient capabilities to respond to the incident. However, for disasters with consequences that require unique capabilities or that overwhelm the existing capabilities of a respective state or tribal government, Congress has authorized and appropriated a suite of deployable federal assets to support domestic disaster response operations. This book reviews several key concepts about these federal assets, and highlights possible issues Congress may consider when evaluating their authorization and approp.

Record details

ISBN: 9781633218901
ISBN: 1633218902
ISBN: 163321902X
ISBN: 9781633219021
Physical Description: 1 online resource (pages.)
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Publisher: New York : Nova Publishers, [2014]
Copyright: ©2014

Content descriptions

General Note:	Multi-User. Title from PDF title page (viewed on Sept. 26, 2014). Includes index.
Formatted Contents Note:	BACKGROUND ON DISASTER RESPONSECONGRESSIONAL ACTIVITY IN THE PROCESS; WHERE TO OBTAIN FURTHER INFORMATION; Chapter 3: FEMA'S DISASTER DECLARATION PROCESS: A PRIMER; SUMMARY; BACKGROUND; CONGRESS AND THE DECLARATION PROCESS; PRESIDENTIAL AND GUBERNATORIAL DISCRETION; PRELIMINARY DAMAGE ASSESSMENTS; FACTORS CONSIDERED FOR PUBLIC ASSISTANCE IN MAJOR DISASTER DECLARATIONS; FACTORS CONSIDERED FOR INDIVIDUAL ASSISTANCE IN MAJOR DISASTER DECLARATIONS; CONCLUDING OBSERVATIONS; INDEX
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