Saturday, January 28, 2012

The devastating flooding left from Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee that impacted New York, New Jersey, Virginia, Maryland, Massachusetts, Delaware, Connecticut, Vermont, and Pennsylvania was responded to by states sending 1123 personnel into the impacted areas under EMAC. Operations started on August 25, 2011 will continue through October 15, 2011.

Photo Credit: NOAA

The National Emergency Management Association (NEMA), through grant funds from the Department of Homeland Security/Federal Emergency Management Agency (DHS/FEMA) awarded grants to the states to develop EMAC capabilities. States will use the funding to develop mission ready packages for response specific resources and to develop EMAC focused exercises.

Congratulations to the states of Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Indiana, Idaho, Kentucky, Michigan, Louisiana, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, Texas, Utah, Washington, Wisconsin, and West Virginia.

In response to the devastating tornadoes and floods this past spring, states deployed 947 state and local personnel under EMAC to conduct search and rescue, law enforcement, donations management, public information officers, and EMAC A-Teams to the impacted states of Alabama, Tennessee, Missouri, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Idaho, Mississippi, Maryland, and Iowa.

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Advanced Team (A-Team) training - Coordinated through the state emergency management agencies & taught by NEMA.

What is EMAC?

The Emergency Management Assistance Compact (EMAC), has been ratified by Congress and law in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
EMAC is the nation's state to state mutual aid system. Learn more by watching the short video above.

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Who can deploy under EMAC?

One of the most frequently asked questions about EMAC is also the simplest to answer: "Can I deploy under EMAC?" The answer is twofold:

Are you a state asset?
If you are not a state asset, does your state have enabling legislation that makes you a temporary agent of the state so you can legally deploy under EMAC?

For specific questions about your discipline, visit "Resources That Deploy under EMAC."

Learn more about Mission Ready Packaging

When disaster strikes, immediate access to essential resources is necessary if emergencies are to be managed effectively.

Mission Ready Packages—specific response and recovery capabilities that are organized, developed, trained, and exercised prior to an emergency or disaster—help make this happen.

This 37-minute Webinar recording provides more information on EMAC Mission Ready Packages.