FEMA's response to the September 11th attacks : hearing before the Committee on Environment and Public Works, United States Senate, One Hundred Seventh Congress, first session, on effectiveness of the response by the Federal Emergency Management Agency to the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center in New York City and the Pentagon, October 16, 2001.
Statement of JayEtta Z. Hecker, Dir., Physical Infrastructure Issues, GAO. The terrorist attacks of 9/11 was one of the largest catastrophes this country has ever experienced. The fed. government has been providing the N.Y. City area with funds and other forms of assistance. The magnitude of the disaster in N.Y. and the size and scope of the fed. government.’s response in aiding the city has generated significant interest in the nature and progress of this fed. assistance. This 2003 testimony focuses on: (1) how much and what types of assistance the fed. government provided to the N.Y. City area following the 9/11 terrorist attacks; (2) how the fed. government’s response to this disaster differed from previous disaster response efforts; and (3) the ongoing challenges the Fed. Emergency Mngt. Agency (FEMA) faces. Figures. This is a print on demand report.
The Impact of 9/11 and the New Legal Landscape is the third volume of the six-volume series The Day that Changed Everything? edited by Matthew J. Morgan. The series brings together from a broad spectrum of disciplines the leading thinkers of our time to reflect on one of the most significant events of our time.
Report of a team of civil, structural, and fire protection engineers, deployed by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Structural Engineering Institute of the American Society of Civil Engineers (SEI/ASCE), in association with New York City and several other Federal agencies and professional organizations, to study the performance of buildings at the WTC site following the attack of September 11, 2001.
The Oklahoma City bombing, intentional crashing of airliners on September 11, 2001, and anthrax attacks in the fall of 2001 have made Americans acutely aware of the impacts of terrorism. These events and continued threats of terrorism have raised questions about the impact on the psychological health of the nation and how well the public health infrastructure is able to meet the psychological needs that will likely result. Preparing for the Psychological Consequences of Terrorism highlights some of the critical issues in responding to the psychological needs that result from terrorism and provides possible options for intervention. The committee offers an example for a public health strategy that may serve as a base from which plans to prevent and respond to the psychological consequences of a variety of terrorism events can be formulated. The report includes recommendations for the training and education of service providers, ensuring appropriate guidelines for the protection of service providers, and developing public health surveillance for preevent, event, and postevent factors related to psychological consequences.
