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FEMA could handle natural disasters meeting higher thresholds of scale and severity

By Hicbd
Thu Apr 11 2013 11:16 am

In order for FEMA to better prepare for catastrophic events, the U.S. federal government could better measure the scale and severity of disasters and set higher thresholds for involvement in states. This could encourage states to make better decisions and preparations for disasters.

URL:
http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2012/10/how-a-smart-conservative-would-reform-fema/264367/
http://www.oig.dhs.gov/assets/Mgmt/2012/OIG_12-79_May12.pdf

Categories:
Disaster Relief U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) U.S. Government U.S. State Government

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