FEMA's Pre-Disaster Mitigation Program: Overview and Issues

McCarthy, Francis X.

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: Budgets;    Civil defense;    Disasters;    Emergency management;    Emergency management -- Appropriations;   

RP-ID  :  RL34537
RP-ID  :  RL34537_2008Jun26

美国|英语

来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

This report discusses Pre-Disaster Mitigation (PDM), and "Project Impact," a FEMA pilot program.It provides an overview of PDM, legislative history, funding and mitigation studies related to Hurricane Katrina, issues for Congress, and overall observations.