State and Local Emergency Managers Respond to Administration's Funding Cuts for State and Local Emergency Preparedness; How the proposed cuts will impact preparedness and response to disasters and emergencies.NEMA NEMA National Electrical Manufacturers Association NEMA National Emergency Management Agency NEMA National Emergency Management Association NEMA Nottingham East Midlands Airport (UK) :
WHAT: Press conference by the National Emergency Management
Association (NEMA) representing state emergency managers and
the International Association of Emergency Management (IAEM)
which represents local emergency managers voice their concern
for our nation's abilities to prepare for and respond to
disasters.
WHERE: The Hall of States
400-444 N. Capitol St.
Suite 235
Washington, D.C.
WHEN: Tuesday, February 14, 2006 8:30 am
WHO: Bruce Baughman, president NEMA and Director or Alabama
Emergency Management Agency
Mike Selves, Johnson County, Kansas emergency manager
About the Administration's Proposals: --The budget proposal sent to congress reflects a reduction of $15 million in emergency management funding for state and local governments, plus additional cuts in funding for homeland security Noun 1. Homeland Security - the federal department that administers all matters relating to homeland security Department of Homeland Security executive department - a federal department in the executive branch of the government of the United States and other preparedness pre·par·ed·ness n. The state of being prepared, especially military readiness for combat. Noun 1. preparedness - the state of having been made ready or prepared for use or action (especially military action); "putting them programs. For more information on NEMA, contact Karen Karen Any member of a variety of tribal peoples of southern Myanmar (Burma). Constituting the second largest minority in Myanmar, the Karen are not a unitary group in any ethnic sense, as they differ among themselves linguistically, religiously, and economically. Cobuluis, Meeting and Marketing Coordinator, at (859) 244-8143 or e-mail kcobuluis@csg.org. NEMA is the association of professionals dedicated to enhancing public safety by improving the nation's ability to prepare for, respond to and recover from all emergencies, disasters, and threats to our security. NEMA is an affiliate organization of The Council of States Governments, headquartered in Lexington, Kentucky Lexington, Kentucky, United States, known as the "Horse Capital of the World," is located in the heart of the Bluegrass region. It is the second-largest city in Kentucky, after Louisville, Kentucky,[1] and the 68th largest in the United States. . |
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