ABSTRACT
Environmental health emergencies, disasters, weather-related incidents, and acts of terrorism create situations where normal problems are intensified, existing environmental health problems are magnified, and new problems are created. Responsibility for reaction to emergencies, disasters, and acts of terrorism may be part of the operational procedures of many different governmental and voluntary agencies. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) developed a planning guide for state and local governments on how to manage the emergency consequences of terrorist incidents because of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001. The Federal Communications Commission has prepared a guide for the country's communication systems during times of emergencies. The Texas Colorado River Floodplain Coalition Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan Update 2011-2016 is an excellent plan and presentation describing how large groups of entities can work together to protect people from injury, illness, and death and protect property from damage and destruction.
