New FEMA Plan Builds on Success

Disaster Prevention and Management

ISSN: 0965-3562

Article publication date: 1 March 2006

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Citation

(2006), "New FEMA Plan Builds on Success", Disaster Prevention and Management, Vol. 15 No. 2. https://doi.org/10.1108/dpm.2006.07315bab.005

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Emerald Group Publishing Limited

Copyright © 2006, Emerald Group Publishing Limited


New FEMA Plan Builds on Success

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has announced a plan that details program evolutions during the 2004 hurricanes that are now in place to help the agency respond to the 2005 hurricane season and all future disasters. Key elements of the “Building on Success” plan include the pre-positioning of disaster supplies, deployment of the National Disaster Medical System, the introduction of a web-based individual assistance application, and expansion of mutual aid assistance. These are examples of program evolutions that will better serve disaster victims no matter where or when the next disaster strikes. To find out more, read the press release at: www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=17324.

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