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1 online resource. |
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polychrome |
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text file |
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Natural disaster research, prediction and mitigation
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Natural disaster research, prediction and mitigation.
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| Note |
Title from PDF title page (viewed on Sept. 26, 2014). |
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Includes index. |
| Contents |
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. |
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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. |
| Summary |
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 provide assistance to stricken communities, individuals, governments, and not-for-profit groups to assist in response and recovery. Aid is provided under the authority of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (the Stafford Act) upon a presidential declaration. The Secretary o. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Disaster relief -- United States.
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Disaster relief. |
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United States. |
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Emergency management -- United States.
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Emergency management. |
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Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Matthewson, Terry, editor.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Matthewson, Terry. National Disasters and Emergencies : Federal Response Authority. Hauppauge : Nova Science Publishers, Inc., ©2014 9781633218918 |
| ISBN |
9781633219038 (electronic book) |
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1633219038 (electronic book) |
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