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Organizations known to use ALE for Emergency management, disaster relief, ordinary communication or extraordinary situation response include: Red Cross, FEMA, Disaster Medical Assistance Teams, NATO, Federal Bureau of Investigation, United Nations, AT & T, Civil Air Patrol, SHARES, State of California Emergency Management Agency ( CalEMA ), other US States ' Offices of Emergency Services or Emergency Management Agencies, and Amateur Radio Emergency Service ( ARES ).
The only exception to the state's gubernatorial declaration requirement occurs when an emergency and / or disaster takes place on federal property or to a federal asset, for example, the 1995 bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, or the Space Shuttle Columbia in the 2003 return-flight disaster.
FEMA has led a Public-Private Partnership in creating a National Donations Management Program making it easier for corporations or individuals not previously engaged to make offers of free assistance to States and the Federal Government in times of disaster.
USACE supports the United States ' Department of Homeland Security and the Federal Emergency Management Agency ( FEMA ) through its security planning, force protection, research and development, disaster preparedness efforts, and quick response to emergencies and disasters.
Despite the fact nearly every home and business sustained damage, news reports indicate the town is not eligible for Federal disaster aid.
The toll of 101 people dead and 88 ( estimated ) injured surpassed the 1971 Dahlerau train disaster as the deadliest accident in the history of the Federal Republic of Germany.
Specializing in disaster relief, Operation Blessing was involved in relief work following the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake ( Indonesian tsunami ), OBI is also a national member of the National Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster ( NVOAD ), Combined Federal Campaign ( CFC ), Christian Service Charities, Christian Service Organizations of America ( CSOA ), the Global Compassion Network, the Virginia Trucking Association, and the American Trucking Associations ( ATA ).
In 2005, Bechtel was awarded a no-bid contract by the Federal Emergency Management Agency to install temporary housing for the Hurricane Katrina disaster relief effort.
Shortly after, Burger appeared in a case defending the U. S. against claims from the Texas City ship explosion disaster, successfully arguing that the Federal Tort Claims Act of 1947 did not allow a suit for negligence in policy making ; the U. S. won the case ( Dalehite, et al., vs. United States 346 U. S. 15 ( 1953 )).
In regards to Emergency Management, area's which have been affected by a natural disaster are the responsibility of the state, until that state declares a State of Emergency where access to Federal Emergency Fund becomes available to help respond and recover from natural disasters.
Travel trailers are used by the U. S. Federal Emergency Management Agency ( FEMA ) for temporary housing in some disaster areas.
Many believed the immediate response from the city, state, and federal governments was inadequate, and Blanco later acknowledged there were failures on the part of her administration before and after the storm ; much criticism, however, was directed at the Federal Emergency Management Agency, for what was seen as a slow initial response to the disaster and an inability to effectively manage, care for and delivered promised resources to those trying to evacuate from New Orleans.
" Later that day she issued a request for federal assistance and USD $ 9 million in aid to President George W. Bush, which stated, "... I have determined that this incident is of such severity and magnitude that effective response is beyond the capabilities of the State and affected local governments, and that supplementary Federal assistance is necessary to save lives, protect property, public health, and safety, or to lessen or avert the threat of a disaster.
It supported immediate assistance to aid victims and disaster officials following the bombing of the Oklahoma City Federal Building.
In a report filed in November 2008, the U. S. Federal Emergency Management Agency warned that a serious earthquake in the New Madrid Seismic Zone could result in " the highest economic losses due to a natural disaster in the United States ," further predicting " widespread and catastrophic " damage across Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri, and particularly Tennessee, where a 7. 7 magnitude quake or greater would cause damage to tens of thousands of structures affecting water distribution, transportation systems, and other vital infrastructure.
According to the Federal Emergency Management Agency, Waffle House is one of the top four corporations, along with Wal-Mart, The Home Depot and Lowe's, for disaster response.
* June 30 – A United Airlines Douglas DC-7 and a Trans World Airlines Lockheed Super Constellation collide in mid-air over the Grand Canyon in Arizona, USA, killing all 128 passengers and crew aboard both airplanes in the deadliest air disaster in history at the time ; the crash triggers sweeping changes in the regulations governing cross-country flight over the United States, which would include the creation of the Federal Aviation Agency ( FAA, later renamed Federal Aviation Administration ).
From his position on the Homeland Security Committee, he pushed for accountability at the Federal Emergency Management Agency ( FEMA ) and a careful review of the role of the Red Cross in the time of disaster.
The U. S. treats these nations uniquely by giving them access to many U. S. domestic programs, including disaster response and recovery and hazard mitigation programs under the Federal Emergency Management Agency, and services provided by the National Weather Service, the United States Postal Service, the Federal Aviation Administration, the Federal Communications Commission, and U. S. representation to the International Frequency Registration Board of the International Telecommunications Union.

Federal and relief
In early 2009 Intel sued Psion Teklogix ( US & Canada ) and Psion ( UK ) in the Federal Court, seeking a cancellation of the trademark and an order enjoining Psion from asserting any trademark rights in the term " netbook ", a declarative judgement regarding their use of the term, attorneys ' fees, costs and disbursements and " such other and further relief as the Court deems just and proper ".
The Civil Works Administration: an experiment in Federal work relief, 1933-1934 ( 1979 ), a standard scholarly history
WPA sometimes took over state and local relief programs that had originated in the Reconstruction Finance Corporation ( RFC ) or Federal Emergency Relief Administration ( FERA ) programs.
Federal courts also indirectly apply federal law to state and local officials, including those involved in the court process, by hearing civil rights cases brought against individuals and local governments for money damages and injunctive relief.
The Naskapis had received " relief " from the Federal Government as early as the end of the 19th century, but their first regular contacts with the Federal Government began only in 1949, when Colonel H. M. Jones, Superintendent of Welfare Services in Ottawa, and M. Larivière of the Abitibi Indian Agency visited them in Fort Chimo and arranged for the issuing of welfare to them.
Federal relief workers made repairs and renovations of the courthouse during the 1930s.
The authority of the United States district courts to issue mandamus has been expressly abrogated by Rule 81 ( b ) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, but relief in the nature of mandamus can be had by other remedies provided for in the Rules, where provided by statute, or by use of the District Court's equitable powers.
The channel was dredged in the winter months of 2009-2010 by the United States Army Corps of Engineers using Federal relief money following Hurricanes Rita and Dolly.
1252, which will provide immediate relief to consumers by giving the Federal Trade Commission the authority to investigate and punish those who artificially inflate the price of energy.
The most successful initiatives in alleviating the miseries of the Great Depression were a series of relief measures to aid some of the 15 million unemployed Americans, among them the Civilian Conservation Corps, the Civil Works Administration, and the Federal Emergency Relief Administration.
Although the writ was later overturned by the state Supreme Court, his action postponed the execution date long enough to permit the defendants to seek habeas corpus relief in Federal court, where U. S. District Judge Jacob Trieber issued another writ.
His Temporary Emergency Relief Agency, established in 1931, was the first work relief program in the nation and influenced the national Federal Emergency Relief Administration.
A majority of U. S. States ( about 35 ) have adopted civil procedure rules modeled after the Federal Rules and therefore have abolished the demurrer and replaced it with the motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted.
* * Bergman, Jonathan C. " A New Deal for Disaster: The ' Hurricane of 1938 ' and Federal Disaster Relief Operations, Suffolk County, New York ," Long Island Historical Journal ( Sept 2007 ), 20 # 1 pp 15-39, shows how Federal relief efforts led to the modern disaster-response system
The New Deal enacted special relief programs aimed at the homeless under the Federal Transient Service ( FTS ), which operated from 1933-35.
This mission directly supports the Federal Response Plan during disaster relief operations.
Additional branches could be established ; existing branches could be enlarged ; states could be encouraged to erect state soldiers ' homes through partial funding from the Federal government ; and outdoor relief to veterans could be increased.

Federal and recovery
Federal law, though invoked in a State court, delimits the Federal claim -- defines what gives a right to recovery and what goes to prove it.
The economist does not look for a drastic switch in the budget during this recovery and believes it `` even more unlikely that the Federal Reserve will aggressively tighten monetary policy in the early phases of the upturn as was the case in 1958 ''.
A Federal Bureau of Investigation investigation eventually results in 24 convictions and the recovery of approximately 95 % of the $ 17. 3 million in cash which had been taken.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency ( FEMA ) activated eleven of its Urban Search and Rescue Task Forces, consisting of 665 rescue workers who assisted in rescue and recovery operations.
Exacerbated by the economic embargo imposed during the Bosnian war, the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia ( FRY ) economy's downward spiral showed no real sign of recovery until 1995.
Because the U. S. Department of Homeland Security includes the Federal Emergency Management Agency, it also has responsibility for preparedness, response, and recovery to natural disasters.
Following the storm, U. S. Senator Mark Pryor had criticized the Federal Emergency Management Agency's response to the recovery and cleanup efforts.
* Green is a supporter of the Federal Reserve's program of quantitative easing and claims that it has led to economic recovery since the financial crisis of 2008.
An NSSE puts the United States Secret Service in charge of event security, the Federal Bureau of Investigation in charge of intelligence, counter terrorism, hostage rescue and investigation of incidents of terrorism or other major criminal activities associated with the NSSE, and the Federal Emergency Management Agency in charge of recovery management in the aftermath of terrorist or other major criminal incidents, natural disasters or other catastrophic events.
Apache trout are raised in Federal and state hatcheries, and reared fish have been used to assist with recovery and to maintain populations for sport fishing in certain streams and reservoirs.
Because of the significant role it played in the recovery of the Peregrine Falcon in Virginia, VDOT earned the 1998 Federal Highway Administration Excellence Award in the category of Environment Protection and Enhancements.
Following the September 11 attacks on New York City in 2001, 36 cellular COWs were deployed by September 14, 2001 in Lower Manhattan to support the U. S. Federal Emergency Management Agency ( FEMA ) and provide critical phone service to rescue and recovery workers.
Because of the significant role it played in the recovery of the peregrine falcon in Virginia, VDOT earned the 1998 Federal Highway Administration Excellence Award in the category of Environment Protection and Enhancements.
* Federal recovery plan
First used to help fund capital recovery fees for water and sewer facilities, then in the 1970s, with the decline of available Federal and State grants for local governments, their use increased and expanded to non-utility uses including roads, parks, schools, and other public services.
Some disaster recovery response to Katrina began before the storm, with Federal Emergency Management Agency preparations that ranged from logistical supply deployments to a mortuary team with refrigerated trucks.
On September 5, 2005, while serving as Coast Guard Chief of Staff, Allen was appointed deputy to Federal Emergency Management Agency Director Michael D. Brown by Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff, and placed in charge of Hurricane Katrina search-and-rescue and recovery efforts.
These powers include, but are limited to: directing any Federal agency to help the affected area ( including precautionary evacuations ), coordinating all disaster relief assistance, providing technical and advisory assistance ( issuing warnings, providing for the public health and safety, and participating in recovery activities ), distributing medicine, food and other supplies, and providing accelerating Federal assistance when the President deems it necessary.

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