Emergency Management Preparedness Standards: Overview and Options for Congress

Topics:
Homeland Security
Tags:
Emergency Management,
Emergency Response,
Security,
Standards,
U.S. Congress
Source:
Federation of American Scientists

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Overview: The report issued by the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks upon the United States identifies emergency response gaps evident after the attacks of September 11, 2001. The report includes three recommendations that focus on emergency response standards: the adoption and use of emergency response standards for incident command; mutual aid provisions concerning liability and indemnification of responders; and private sector preparedness. Through enactment of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (P.L. 108-458) Congress addressed these recommendations. In addition, the Department of Homeland Security has taken action to establish standards to improve emergency response capabilities.

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Format: PDF | Size: 109KB | Date: Feb 2005 | Pages: 26

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