FEMA's Pre-Disaster Mitigation Program: Overview and Issues
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Pre-Disaster Mitigation (PDM), as federal law and a program activity, began in 1997. Congress established a pilot program, which FEMA named "Project Impact," to test the concept of investing prior to disasters to reduce the vulnerability of communities to future disasters. From its beginnings as "Project Impact" to its current state, the PDM program has grown in its level of appropriated resources and the scope of participation nationwide. Along with that growth have come issues for Congression…
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Date:
July 10, 2009
Creator:
McCarthy, Francis X. & Keegan, Natalie
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