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Introduction to Emergency Management
in the United States
Janet BeniniUS Department of Transportation
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Philosophy of Government
• The United States has a decentralized government
• Responsibility for managing emergencies begins with– the individual and families– Then companies– Then local governments– Then state (provincial) governments– Then the Federal (national) government
• This includes both planning for emergencies and responding to them
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Emergency to Disaster
• Emergencies happen every day, and they are usually addressed by individuals, families, businesses and local governments
• When the local government needs help, they ask for “mutual aid” from nearby governments
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Disasters
• When Mutual Aid is not enough, the Governor of the State (Province) can declare a Disaster and bring more resources
• If the State still needs help, the President can mobilize Federal (national) support
• This happens less than 100 times per year
Control of the response always stays with the local officials, even when support comes from the State or Federal government
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Common Disasters Include Floods, Hurricanes and Fires
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No Part of the United States is Safe from Disasters
The red areas have the most frequent disasters, the white ones have less frequent disasters
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National Disaster Systems
• The National Incident Management System is how we coordinate activities at the incident site
• The National Response Framework is how we coordinate activities at the national level– Divided by Emergency Support Functions– Transportation is an Emergency Support Function,
so all transportation elements work together
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Transportation is an Important Part of Disaster Response and Recovery
• Bringing in emergency supplies
• Helping businesses stay open
• Helping people evacuate if necessary
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Ownership of Transportation is Complicated
• Individuals and families own cars
• Businesses own– Railroads– Busses that move between
cities– Docks at ports
• Cities own– Streets– Subways, busses, some trains
• Special governments own– Airports– Ports
• States own Highways• The Federal government
owns the airspace
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When we all work together, we can do our best