North Carolina Emergency Management and Homeland Security Authorities Summarized


 

Publication Date: April 2004

Publisher: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service

Author(s):

Research Area:

Type:

Coverage: North Carolina

Abstract:

The governor of North Carolina exercises emergency management powers; the Secretary of Crime Control and Public Safety has lead responsibility for emergency management administration. The secretary prepares preliminary damage assessments the that governor uses to issue disaster declarations, and determines the appropriate level of response by the state and whether federal assistance is required. Emergency plans are not subject to freedom of information act requests.