Interstate Cooperation in Homeland Security: Emergency Management Standards and Accreditation.
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- Bentley, Emily
- Source
- Spectrum: Journal of State Government. Fall2004, Vol. 77 Issue 4, p18-25. 3p.
- Subject
- *EMERGENCY management
*NATIONAL security
*INTERSTATE agreements
*INTERSTATE relations
*STATE governments
- Language
- ISSN
- 1067-8530
Discusses the creation of the Emergency Management Accreditation Program by cooperation among states in the U.S. to address homeland security needs. Application of collaboratively developed national preparedness standards to states' systems for preparing and responding to disasters; Requirement for coordination and collaboration across many agencies to provide quality preparedness; Indication of strong leadership from the jurisdiction's chief executive.