under the stafford act declaration process, the president requests federal assistance.
under the stafford act declaration process, the president requests federal assistance.
under the stafford act declaration process who requests federal assistance?
the president
the procedures for declaring a major disaster are to be made by the governor of the state. when a disaster occurs, the governor executes the state's emergency plan. if the governor then decides that the disaster is of such severity that the state and affected local governments cannot possibly handle the effects of the disaster, the governor will make a request to the president explaining the amount of resources they currently have available and commit to the cost-sharing requirements in the stafford act. the president can then declare a major disaster or emergency in the affected area.
stafford disaster relief and emergency assistance act
no comprehensive plan for federal emergency response existed until 1979, when president jimmy carter signed an executive order creating the federal emergency management agency (fema). fema was first charged to absorb emergency response duties from multiple agencies with disjointed plans. in 1988 the stafford disaster relief and emergency assistance act became law. the stafford act established a system of federal assistance to state and local governments and required all states to prepare individual emergency operations plans. also, the stafford act authorized the director of fema to prepare a federal response plan (frp). the frp brought together multiple organizations to assist states with disaster preparedness and response and was augmented by the national contingency plan (ncp) through the environmental protection agency (epa). the ncp, in existence since 1968, was initially a blueprint for responding to oil spills, but was expanded to include hazardous materials in 1972 with the passing of the clean water act. in 1980, the comprehensive environmental response, compensation and liability act, more commonly known as "superfund," further expanded the scope of the ncp to include emergency removal actions at hazardous waste sites and required regulated facilities to submit contingency plans. the federal government helped state and local officials protect public health and the environment in the event of a hazardous material release or emergency through the ncp.
national response plan