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The Post-Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act of 2006 (120 Stat. 1394) is a federal law in the United States that reformed disaster preparedness and response, and the activities of the Federal Emergency Management Agency. It was passed after public dissatisfaction with the federal response to Hurricane Katrina in 2005.
The National Incident Management System (NIMS) is a standardized approach to incident management developed by the United States Department of Homeland Security. The program was established in March 2004, [ 1 ] in response to Homeland Security Presidential Directive -5, [ 1 ] [ 2 ] issued by President George W. Bush .
FEMA Urban Search and Rescue Task Force equipment in Louisiana after Hurricane Katrina. FEMA has created a standardized list of equipment that each Task Force maintains. The 16,400 pieces of equipment are cached and palletized for quick access and transportation.
Even though it's been 10 years since the hurricane hit, the effects and damages are still prominent, and help is still needed in the affected areas. More Katrina coverage on AOL.com: Facts about ...
Homeland Security Presidential Directive (HSPD)-8, National Preparedness, describes the way United States Federal agencies will prepare for an incident.It requires Department of Homeland Security to coordinate with other Federal agencies and with State, local, and Tribal governments to develop a National Preparedness Goal with Emergency management.
The disaster recovery response to Hurricane Katrina in late 2005 included U.S. federal government agencies such as the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), the United States Coast Guard (USCG), state and local-level agencies, federal and National Guard soldiers, non-governmental organizations, charities, and private individuals.
In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina in the fall of 2005, the NDMS system activated almost all of their civilian medical teams to assist victims in Texas, Louisiana, and Mississippi; helped evacuate hundreds of medical patients from the affected areas; and augmented medical staffing levels at hospitals impacted by the evacuations.
The National Weather Service bulletin for the New Orleans region of 10:11 a.m., August 28, 2005, was a particularly dire warning issued by the local Weather Forecast Office in Slidell, Louisiana, warning of the devastation that Hurricane Katrina could wreak upon the Gulf Coast of the United States, and the human suffering that would follow once the storm left the area.