TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2007//
TI  - Local government involvement in disaster preparedness in the USA
JO  - International journal of emergency management
A1  - Falato, Colin P.
A1  - Smith, Susan M.
A1  - Kress, Tyler
SP  - 575
EP  - 583
VL  - 4
IS  - 4
N2  - The federal government's role in community disaster preparedness in the USA has historically been limited to assisting communities after a disaster has occurred. Recent years, however, have seen an increase in the complexity of disasters, making it more difficult to manage the response. Local organisations often do not have the resources or the training to effectively react to the needs created by a disaster. With the support of federal and state programmes, changes must be implemented to better enable local governments to effectively work with communities to prepare for and respond to all disasters, whether natural or man-made. It will be the responsibility of citizens and local government officials to work together to adapt the programmes to their communities preparedness needs. This paper will address the evolution of government involvement in disaster preparedness and examine the history of comprehensive community disaster preparedness planning in the USA.<p />
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SN  - 1471-4825
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1504/IJEM.2007.015730
ID  - ref1
ER  -