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EPA's response to 9/11 and lessons learned for future emergency preparedness: hearing before the Subcommittee on Superfund and Environmental Health of the Committee on Environment and Public Works, United States Senate, One Hundred Tenth Congress, first session, June 20, 2007.
EPA's response to 9/11 and lessons learned for future emergency preparedness: hearing before the Subcommittee on Superfund and Environmental Health of the Committee on Environment and Public Works, United States Senate, One Hundred Tenth Congress, first session, June 20, 2007.
"The objective of this report is to identify and establish a roadmap on how to do that, and lay the groundwork for transforming how this Nation- from every level of government to the private sector to individual citizens and communities - pursues a real and lasting vision of preparedness. To get there will require significant change to the status quo, to include adjustments to policy, structure, and mindset"--P. 2.
Meant to aid State & local emergency managers in their efforts to develop & maintain a viable all-hazard emergency operations plan. This guide clarifies the preparedness, response, & short-term recovery planning elements that warrant inclusion in emergency operations plans. It offers the best judgment & recommendations on how to deal with the entire planning process -- from forming a planning team to writing the plan. Specific topics of discussion include: preliminary considerations, the planning process, emergency operations plan format, basic plan content, functional annex content, hazard-unique planning, & linking Federal & State operations.
