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National disasters and emergencies : federal response authority /
When there is a catastrophe in the United States, state and local governments lead response activities, invoking state and local legal authorities to support them. When state and local response capabilities are overwhelmed, the President, acting through the Secretary of Homeland Security, can provid...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
Nova Publishers,
[2014]
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| Colección: | Natural disaster research, prediction and mitigation.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
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- NATIONAL DISASTERS AND EMERGENCIES: FEDERAL RESPONSE AUTHORITY; NATIONAL DISASTERS AND EMERGENCIES: FEDERAL RESPONSE AUTHORITY; Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data; CONTENTS; PREFACE; Chapter 1: FEDERAL STAFFORD ACT DISASTER ASSISTANCE: PRESIDENTIAL DECLARATIONS, ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES, AND FUNDING; SUMMARY; OVERVIEW OF THE STAFFORD ACT; OVERVIEW OF STAFFORD ACT DECLARATIONS; TYPES OF ASSISTANCE AND ELIGIBILITY; FUNDING CAPS AND COST SHARES; HAZARD MITIGATION ASSISTANCE; DISASTER RELIEF FUND; ISSUES FOR THE 112TH CONGRESS.
- Chapter 2: OIL AND CHEMICAL SPILLS: FEDERAL EMERGENCY RESPONSE FRAMEWORKSUMMARY; INTRODUCTION; STATUTORY RESPONSE AUTHORITIES; EXECUTIVE ORDERS; REPORTING AN INCIDENT; COORDINATION OF THE FEDERAL RESPONSE; FUNDING AND LIABILITY; NATIONAL RESPONSE FRAMEWORK; APPENDIX. CHRONOLOGY OF THE NCP; Chapter 3: THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND MEDICAL RESPONSE TO DISASTERS: FEDERAL AUTHORITY AND FUNDING; SUMMARY; INTRODUCTION; FEDERAL AUTHORITY AND PLANS FOR DISASTER RESPONSE; NRF EMERGENCY SUPPORT FUNCTION 8: ROLES AND CHALLENGES; FEDERAL FUNDING TO SUPPORT AN ESF-8 RESPONSE; CONCLUSION.