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- Title
Local Government Emergency Management.
- Authors
Atkinson, Christopher L.
- Abstract
Definition: According to the U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), emergency management is "charged with creating the framework within which communities reduce vulnerability to threats/hazards and cope with disasters" (FEMA, n.d.). Local government emergency management involves the efforts of municipalities, cities, counties, and special government entities in responding to threats/hazards and coping with emergencies.
- Subjects
UNITED States. Federal Emergency Management Agency; EMERGENCY management; LOCAL government; COMMUNITIES; CITIES &; towns
- Publication
Encyclopedia, 2023, Vol 3, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
2673-8392
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/encyclopedia3010001