A Coordination, Education, and Mitigation Model for Disaster Preparedness in Coastal Areas.
Abstract
Local chief elected officials in counties and municipalities throughout the United States are responsible for the safety and welfare of their citizens. In times of emergency, such as natural or other disasters, local officials must be able to respond confidently, quickly, and with all possible resources. Few local governments can afford to maintain the capabilities to deal with regional problems such as disaster preparedness. Substate/regional planning agencies are tools of local government and, as such, provide technical assistance to these governments in many functional areas. It follows that these areas can be expanded to include disaster preparedness programs, including the elements of planning, education and public awareness, mapping, and mitigation. The means of planning for disasters implies multi-jurisdictional coordination between local governments and all agencies providing emergency services. The primary emergency services agency in each state (i.e. Civil Defense) is the lead agency providing the tools for emergency management. The capability of those agencies can be increased at the local level through the use of substate/regional planning agencies. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 01, 1980
- Accession Number
- ADA092665