Research revealed that the lack of pre-existing inter- and intra-organizational involvement in emergency planning placed significant burdens on public health professionals during large-scale disasters.
The purpose of this report is to share our experiences in helping to set up and operate GIS within the Louisiana State Emergency Operations Center (EOC) in the days following Katrina's land fall.
Communities that implemented an effective public information plan, were effective in maintaining a good relationship between the media and emergency management.
The research questions were to what extent is the response to a disaster in a small town/rural area involving responders from multiple emergency response jurisdictional entities such as that of the downed United Flight 93 enhanced by: 1) serious exercising of existing emergency response plans and 2) personal knowledge of and trust in fellow emergency responders, especially those in charge.
The clearest differences between the two communities are the result of activities organized at the local level. Yet, most respondents consider FEMA in a negative light.
