EMAC, the Emergency Management Assistance Compact, is a congressionally ratified organization that provides form and structure to interstate mutual aid.

Through EMAC, a disaster impacted state can request and receive assistance from other member states quickly and efficiently, resolving two key issues upfront: liability and reimbursement.





 


October 27 :: 2007

The states, under EMAC, currently have 12 active missions with 264 personnel deployed. Firefighting response from Washington & Idaho. 


May 22 :: 2007

A series of articles highlighting EMAC will be available May, June, July, and August 2007.  To download (as they become available) click below):


October 05 :: 2006

The 2005 EMAC After Action Report (AAR) which focuses on the response to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita was released at the NEMA 2006 Annual Conference. The NEMA Press Release and the AAR can be downloaded by clicking on the links below.  **Notes: The document is approx. 42 MB in size and will take a significant amount of time to download.  All documents are in PDF. You will need the Adobe PDF Reader to view.