Disaster Preparedness

  • 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM
  • Eastern Time (US & Canada)
  • By: STEM Mentor Program, MassBay Community College
  • Source: National Disaster Legal Aid - OLD2 > National Disaster Legal Aid Advocacy Center
Topics:
  • Disaster Relief and Recovery

In this forum about disaster preparedness, employees from the United States Army Corp of Engineers, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and MassBay will present:

A high-level overview of the emergency management system including authorities and coordination mechanisms
A description of both the DHS/FEMA and USACE's roles in disaster response and recovery and how they work together to achieve their goals
Information about their experience in Puerto Rico in response to Hurricane MarĂ­a
Co-sponsored by the STEM Division and the MassBay Disaster Relief Committee