Hurricane Harvey and Emergency Management
landfall (FEMA, 2018). At the state level, a state of disaster was declared by Texas Governor, Greg Abbot, for all of the counties in Texas. Others that responded to this emergency included nonprofit organizations, the private sector, faith-based organizations, etc. FEMA was essentially the emergency manager as far as coordination of efforts and planning is concerned. With workers drawn from various organs of the federal government including, but not limited to, EPA, the Transportation Department, and the military, the headquarters of FEMA served as the command center with all systems going in an attempt to mitigate the impact of the disaster. Many lessons could… Continue Reading...
