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Recommended: Principles of disaster management

No communities or states are immune from disasters. A natural or man-made disaster can happen at any time and the impact can be devastating and overwhelming. It can affect citizen’s livelihoods and environment in a matter of second. The government has implemented various types of hazard reduction programs over the past several years to reduce or minimize the loss of life, injuries and property losses caused by the destruction of these disasters. Six of these programs will be discussed in this paper of the purpose and the strategies of each one to help citizens before and after a disaster has occurs.
History of hazard mitigation from the 20th Century to current times The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) can be traced far back …show more content…

He authorized assistance to all citizens by implementing tax assistance, federal loans and federal funding for the reconstruction of community facilities to individuals who had been affected by natural or man-made disasters. He also stipulated the importance of all agencies federal, state, local and private
Running head: The Current and Past Governmental Reduction Programs 3 sector counterparts to work together to illustrate kindness and assistance to victims who have suffered and endured natural disasters. Hazard mitigation became a top priority under the umbrella of the Disaster Relief Act of 1970 to make sure funding is in place for future disasters (The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), 2010). Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973 emphasized under no circumstance that mandatory flood insurance is required for communities and business in vulnerable flood zone areas to protect against property damage and losses (The Federal Emergency Management Agency, n. d.). This protection was implemented under the guise that private insurance company’s fall short of assisting citizens. …show more content…

It was found that each agencies sources and mitigation procedure is to help individuals in a timely manner and provide assistance and minimize suffering, loss and death.
Explain how the programs were put in place Federal Emergency Management was put in place by President Jimmy Carter to provide a team of subject matter expert within an institution under one umbrella to handle natural and man-made disasters. In 1972 Hurricane Agnes caused a vast amount of flood damage to three northern states. Because of the magnitude of damage it was imperative to put in place program that can help citizens and save lives, the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973 was established (The National Flood Insurance Program, n.d.).
Running head: The Current and Past Governmental Reduction Programs 6 Disaster Relief Act of 1970 was implemented by Executive Order 11575 and signed by President Nixon providing assistance to homeowner’s, businesses and organization suffering from major disasters (Peters,

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