ABSTRACT
Introduction ...................................................................................................... 82 What Is Disaster Preparedness? ................................................................ 82 Outsourcing Preparedness ......................................................................... 83
U.S. Disasters and Subsequent Policy Action .............................................. 85 Flood Control Acts of 1928 and 1936 ........................................................ 86 National Flood Insurance Program .......................................................... 86 Disaster Relief Acts of 1969 and 1974 ....................................................... 87 Flood Disaster Protection Act .................................................................... 87 National Governors’ Association Report on Emergency Preparedness ... 88 Stafford Act ................................................................................................... 89 Project Impact .............................................................................................. 91 Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000 ................................................................. 91
Role of Private Sector in Preparedness ......................................................... 92 Public-Private Preparedness Framework ................................................ 92 Private Sector Involvement ........................................................................ 99
Summary ......................................................................................................... 100 References ....................................................................................................... 101
Learning Objectives
• What is disaster preparedness and how is it accomplished? • Why has the private sector come into play with disaster pre paredness? • How has the private sector become involved with disaster
preparedness? • What impact on disaster preparedness has the private sector had,
both positive and negative?
