Disaster recovery
Subtitle: FEMA's long-term assistance was helpful to state and local governments but had some limitations : report to Congressional requesters
Publisher: U.S. Govt. Accountability Office
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Washington, D.C.]
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] :
Number of pages: 38
Subjects: Emergency management; Case studies; Community development; Finance; United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency; United States
Other titles: Federal Emergency Management Agency's long term assistance was helpful to state and local governments but had some limitations; FEMA's long-term assistance was helpful to state and local governments but had some limitations; FEMA long-term community recovery assistance
Description: The administration is developing the National Disaster Recovery Framework (NDRF) in order to enhance the nation's ability to deliver recovery assistance. The Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) Long-Term Community Recovery Branch (LTCR) is responsible for leading a network of primarily federal agencies, known as ESF-14, that supports long-term recovery. LTCR's experiences offer potential insights for developing the NDRF. GAO was asked to report on (1) the roles that LTCR played in recent disasters, (2) broad criteria and timing challenges that affected this assistance, (3) the effectiveness of specific coordination practices, and (4) the effectiveness of specific planning assistance practices. GAO focused on three disasters with significant LTCR involvement: the Greensburg tornado (2007), the Iowa floods (2008), and Hurricane Ike (2008).
Notes: Title from PDF title page (GAO, viewed Apr. 19, 2010).

"March 2010."

"GAO-10-404."

Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Background; title: LTCR provided coordination and planning assistance to states and localities; title: The lack of clear criteria and the timing of LTCR assistance presented challenges to recovery partners; title: LTCR's assistance with disaster recovery coordination was generally considered valuable, but some challenges limited its effectiveness; title: LTCR's recovery planning assistance benefited states and localities, but some practices limited more effective implementation of recovery plans; title: Conclusions.