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RCED-83-182 1 (1983-07-07)

handle is hein.gao/gaobabnah0001 and id is 1 raw text is: .... UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE 4WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 RESOURCES, COMMUNITY, AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIVISION B-212013 JULY 7,1983 General Louis 0. Guiffrida Director, Federal Emergency Management Agency Dear General Guiffrida: Subject: Review of the Federal Emergency Management Agency's Role in Assisting State and Local Governments To Develop Hurricane Preparedness Planning (GAO/RCED-83-182) At the request of the Chairman, Subcommittee on Legislation and National Security, House Committee on Government Operations, we reviewed the principal Federal programs relating to hurricane preparedness planning as well as the preparedness activities of a number of State and local governments. On May 5, 1983, we testified on our findings before the subcommittee (see enclo- sure I). This letter summarizes our findings for the Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA's) hurricane preparedness program and makes recommendations to improve program management. Our findings are described in more detail in enclosure I. OBJECTIVES, SCOPE, AND METHODOLOGY Our review objective was to evaluate the adequacy of Federal assistance provided to State and local governments for hurricane preparedness planning. For purposes of this review we defined preparedness planning as a tool which would improve State or local governments' response to emergency conditions from the time a hurricane alert is sounded until the storm strikes land., We focused on Federal assistance in providing forecasts and warn- ings, public education, technical planning assistance, and fund- ing. All these activities affect preparedness planning and are largely centered within FEMA, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The subcommittee additionally requested that we review State planning efforts in Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas, Alabama, Georgia, and Florida and local communities and regions within these States. (See att. I for a listing of these local and regional areas.) Our review included interviews with officials of the above agencies and appropriate State and local officials. We reviewed (068122)

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