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In the aftermath of Hurricane Andrew in 1992, the U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) was highly criticized, if not excoriated, for a poor, mismanaged emergency response.
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Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs):
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incident command system, national response team, unified national program, statewide emergency management system, coordinating emergency management, skywalk disaster, lifeline service interruptions, gubernatorial requests, direct flood damage, local public administrators, mayoral involvement, disaster management programs, flooded businesses, local emergency managers, integrated emergency management, lifeline services, federal disaster aid, emergency operations centres, presidential disaster declarations, local emergency management, special district governments, disaster demands, presidential declarations, personal property losses, flood policy
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Disaster Management, Operational Area, New York, Hurricane Andrew, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Laguna Beach, University of Colorado, United States, Canadian Example, Joseph Scanlon, General Accounting Office, Orange County Edition, Hurricane Hugo, British Columbia, Thomas Publisher, Des Moines, Los Angeles, Loma Prieta, Orange County Register, Emerald Bay, Gotham City, Emergency Preparedness Canada, President Clinton, Institute of Behavioral Science, Port Authority
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