Title: A performance review of FEMA's disaster management activities in response to Hurricane Katrina
First published: 2006
Description: "[The report reviews] FEMA's activities in response to Hurricane Katrina, which details FEMA's responsibilities for three of the four major phases of disaster management - preparedness, response, and recovery - during the first five weeks of the federal response. In addition, [the contributors] evaluated FEMA's preparedness and readiness efforts over the past ten years to determine its organizational capability and posture prior to Hurricane Katrina"--Executive summary.
Subjects: Disaster relief, Emergency management, Government policy, Hazard mitigation, Hurricane Katrina, 2005, Intergovernmental cooperation, United States, United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
Places: Gulf States, United States