Download or read book FEMA's Disaster Declaration Process written by Francis X. McCarthy and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2010-02 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act authorizes the President to issue ¿major disaster¿ or ¿emergency¿ declarations before or after catastrophes occur. Emergency declarations trigger aid that protects property, public health, and safety and lessens or averts the threat of an incident becoming a catastrophic event. Contents of this report: (1) Background; (2) Congress and the Declaration Process; (3) Presidential and Gubernatorial Discretion; (4) Preliminary Damage Assessments; (5) Factors Considered for Public Assistance in Major Disaster Declaration; (6) Factors Considered for Individual Assistance in Major Disaster Declarations; (7) Concluding Observations. Charts and tables.