This is a big deal.
Governor Perdue Declares State of Emergency for eastern NC Counties.
http://www.governor.state.nc.us/NewsItems/PressReleaseDetail.aspx?newsItemID=1984
(image posted is from the Facebook website for the NC Ambulance Strike Teams)
President Obama has Declared an Emergency for North Carolina
http://www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=57384
So, what does this do? It allows FEMA to "lean forward" and begin to push assets into staging areas as well as create a funding source for state agencies such as State Medical Assistance Teams (SMAT), NC Urban Search and Rescue Teams (USAR), and Ambulance Strike Teams (ASTs) to also preposition so that actual response is timely and expeditiously.
North Carolina consistently ranks as one of the best prepared states in America and given the 2011 Spring Tornadoes, the Earthquake felt in North Carolina on Tuesday August 23 and the arrival of Hurricane Irene on Saturday the 27th, Irene will again, test that preparedness.
Governor Perdue Declares State of Emergency for eastern NC Counties.
http://www.governor.state.nc.us/NewsItems/PressReleaseDetail.aspx?newsItemID=1984
(image posted is from the Facebook website for the NC Ambulance Strike Teams)
President Obama has Declared an Emergency for North Carolina
http://www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=57384
So, what does this do? It allows FEMA to "lean forward" and begin to push assets into staging areas as well as create a funding source for state agencies such as State Medical Assistance Teams (SMAT), NC Urban Search and Rescue Teams (USAR), and Ambulance Strike Teams (ASTs) to also preposition so that actual response is timely and expeditiously.
North Carolina consistently ranks as one of the best prepared states in America and given the 2011 Spring Tornadoes, the Earthquake felt in North Carolina on Tuesday August 23 and the arrival of Hurricane Irene on Saturday the 27th, Irene will again, test that preparedness.
First Post 8/25/2011 check back for updates.
