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.
EMAC resource providers are invited to attend a one-hour Webinar on Mission Ready Packages (MRPs) July 23. The EMAC Senior Advisor, Leon Shaifer, will present.
North Carolina's Division of Emergency Management, National Guard, and Division of Forest Resources conducted a JRSOI exercise June 20-23 to test their capabilities to process and move resources in and out of the state following a major disaster. This exercise was the first of its kind to be held in the nation, and more than 700 staff and volunteers from more than 20 local and state agencies participated. A slideshow of the JRSOI exercise is available by clicking here.
June 10 :: 2009
Four states—Kentucky, Louisiana, South Carolina, and Washington—have
been selected to participate in a NEMA-sponsored, FEMA grant–funded pilot of
the EMAC Mobilization Unit Plan.
To assist state personnel who are members of the EMAC Advance Team (A-Team), NEMA hosts EMAC training sessions on A-Team roles and responsibilities, resource typing, and the EMAC operations system.
