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The federal response to Hurricane Katrina : lessons learned.
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- Government document
- Series:
- Reports of U.S. presidential commissions and other advisory bodies.
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- HeinOnline reports of U.S. presidential commissions and other advisory bodies
- HeinOnline legal classics library
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency.
- United States.
- United States Federal Emergency Management Agency.
- Hurricane Katrina, 2005.
- Emergency management--Gulf States.
- Emergency management.
- Disaster relief--Gulf States.
- Disaster relief.
- Intergovernmental cooperation--United States.
- Intergovernmental cooperation.
- Disasters.
- Disaster Planning.
- Interinstitutional Relations.
- Relief Work.
- Alabama.
- Louisiana.
- Mississippi.
- disasters.
- disaster planning.
- United States--Gulf States.
- Medical Subjects:
- United States Federal Emergency Management Agency.
- Disasters.
- Disaster Planning.
- Interinstitutional Relations.
- Relief Work.
- Alabama.
- Louisiana.
- Mississippi.
- Genre:
- Government publications
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (217 pages) : color illustrations
- Place of Publication:
- [Washington] : [White House], [2006]
- Summary:
- "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"--Page 2.
- Contents:
- Foreword
- 1. Katrina in perspective
- 2. National preparedness : a primer
- 3. Hurricane Katrina : pre-landfall
- 4. A week of crisis : August 29-September 5
- 5. Lessons learned
- 6. Transforming national preparedness
- 7. Epilogue
- Appendices
- Appendix A. Recommendations
- Appendix B. What went right
- Appendix C. List of acronyms
- Appendix D. Staff page
- Appendix E. Endnotes.
- Notes:
- Title from title screen (viewed Feb. 23, 2006).
- Paper version for sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S.G.P.O.
- "February 2006."
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 151-217).
- Electronic reproduction. [Place of publication not identified] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010.
- Print version record.
- Other Format:
- Print version: Federal response to Hurricane Katrina.
- Online version: Federal response to Hurricane Katrina.
- OCLC:
- 64226525
- Access Restriction:
- Use copy Restrictions unspecified
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