3e951 cdc vol 1 unit 1 Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

What principle piece of legislation governs how the federal government will respond to disasters within the US? - The Stafford Act Emergency & Major disaster - What 2 incident levels does the Stafford Act establish? Emergency - Any occasion or instance for which, in the determination of the President, federal assistance is needed to supplement state and local efforts and capabilities to save lives and to protect property and public health and safety, or to lessen or avert the threat of a ca...