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RCED-93-170R 1 (1993-06-14)

handle is hein.gao/gaobackin0001 and id is 1 raw text is: GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Resources, Community, and Economic Development Division B-252041 June 14, 1993 The Honorable Conrad Burns United States Senate Dear Senator Burns: 149356 Concerned about possible differences in the delivery of federal disaster assistance to rural areas in comparison with urban areas, you asked us in a letter dated January 27, 1993, to elaborate on our testimony on that date before the Senate Committee on Appropriations.' In response to your letter and subsequent discussions with your office, we agreed to give you our views on (1) whether there are differences in the way federal disaster assistance is provided to rural and urban areas; (2) whether, in terms of disaster response, the needs of a rural area like Montana with a low population density differ from those of an urban area; and (3) in the context of the 1988 fires in Yellowstone Park, what the role of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is in fighting forest fires. While our past work has not specifically addressed the rural aspects of disaster response, this correspondence details those of our findings that are relevant to rural areas. During the course of the work that led to our January 1993 testimony, we visited Montana. After receiving your request, we discussed your specific concerns with emergency management personnel from Montana and from FEMA and obtained relevant documentation. As agreed with your office, we did not attempt to formulate conclusions or recommendations. In brief, we found the following: 9 The disaster assistance provided in rural areas is not significantly different from that provided in urban areas. 'Disaster Management: Recent Disasters Demonstrate the Need to ImDrove the Nation's Response Strategy (GAO/T-RCED-93-4, Jan. 27, 1993). GAOIRCED-93-170R, Rural Disaster Assistance

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