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Federal support for domestic disaster assistance : deployable assets and responders /

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 govern...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Wright, Stewart (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Nova Publishers, [2014]
Colección:Natural disaster research, prediction and mitigation.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • FEDERAL SUPPORT FOR DOMESTIC DISASTER ASSISTANCE: DEPLOYABLE ASSETS AND RESPONDERS; FEDERAL SUPPORT FOR DOMESTIC DISASTER ASSISTANCE: DEPLOYABLE ASSETS AND RESPONDERS; Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data; CONTENTS; PREFACE; Chapter 1: DEPLOYABLE FEDERAL ASSETS SUPPORTING DOMESTIC DISASTER RESPONSE OPERATIONS: SUMMARY AND CONSIDERATIONS FOR CONGRESS; SUMMARY; INTRODUCTION; KEY CONCEPTS; CONSIDERATIONS FOR CONGRESS; BRIEF SUMMARIES OF SAMPLE FEDERAL ASSETS; Chapter 2: CONGRESSIONAL PRIMER ON RESPONDING TO MAJOR DISASTERS AND EMERGENCIES; SUMMARY; OVERVIEW.
  • 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.