Emergency Management Assistance Compact (EMAC) Environmental Health Assistance Initiative Resource List

EMAC Resources

Emergency Management Assistance Compact (EMAC) Homepage
Live Response: Emergency Management Assistance Compact (one-hour video)
National Terrorism Preparedness Institute (NTPI), U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
The Emergency Management Assistance Compact (EMAC) and Its Application for Public Health Emergency Response and Recovery Operations (course)
South Central Public Health Partnership, Tulane University & The University of Alabama at Birmingham
Emergency Management Assistance Compact (EMAC) Operations Final Pre-Course Reading Assignment
Federal Emergency Management Agency, Emergency Management Institute
May 2005
Memorandum: Incorporation of Local Assets into a State Emergency Management Assistance Compact (EMAC) Response
The Center for Law & the Public's Health at Georgetown & Johns Hopkins Universities
Interstate Mutual Aid and Assistance: EMAC Tips for the Water Sector
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Newspaper/Journal/Web Site Articles

NOTE: Non-government articles are listed as a reference and do NOT indicate endorsement by CDC or the federal government.

Is There Potential for an International Emergency Management Assistance Compact?
Holdeman, Eric, Emergency Management, May 13, 2011
An analysis of an evolving response framework: A case study of the Emergency Management Assistance Compact (EMAC)
Miller, Vicki L., Ph.D., North Dakota State University, 2010, 149 pages; 3416417
Interstate Partnerships in Emergency Management: Emergency Management Assistance Compact in Response to Catastrophic Disasters
Kapucu, N., Augustin, M.-E. and Garayev, V. (2009), Public Administration Review, 69: 297–313. doi: 10.1111/j.1540-6210.2008.01975.x
EMAC, Katrina, and the Governors of Louisiana and Mississippi
Waugh, W. L. (2007), Public Administration Review, 67: 107–113. doi: 10.1111/j.1540-6210.2007.00819.x
EMAC and Environmental Health in Emergency Response
Kalils, Martin A., Journal of Environmental Health, Vol. 69, No. 10 (June 2007): pp. 61-61.
Mutual Aid Agreements: Essential Legal Tools for Public Health Preparedness and Response
Stier, Daniel D. & Goodman, Richard A., American Journal of Public Health, Vol. 97, No. S1, Supplement 1 (2007): pp. S62 - S68.
Va. Paying a Price for Sending Aid
Martz, Michael, Richmond Times-Dispatch, December 3, 2006
EMAC Comes to the Rescue During Disaster
Federal Emergency Management Agency, October 20, 2003
EMAC Responds While Demands Grow
State News, The Council of State Governments, Vol. 49, No. 2, February 2006, pp. 24 – 27
Emergency Assistance Compact Provides Coordination in Hurricane Katrina Recovery Operations
North Carolina Department of Crime Control and Public Safety, September 8, 2005
Fire Service Deployment Operations
Across the International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF)
Putting the Union Above Public Safety
Greenhut, Steven. The Orange County Register, September 18, 2005
States Use EMAC in Response to 2004 Florida Hurricanes
Kapucu, Naim. PA Times, Special Section on Emergency Management, Vol. 28, No. 4, April 2005
Do Feds Secretly Control the States’ Emergency Management Assistance Compact (EMAC)?
Landes, Lynn. Dissident Voice, October 3, 2005
Pentagon Can Do Better, McHale Says
Magnuson, Stew. Security Beat, December 2005
Katrina Sets Record in State-to-State Help
Murphy, Kathleen. Stateline.org. September 9, 2005
Linking Public Health and Water Utilities to Improve Emergency Response
Gelting, R.J. and Miller, M.D. Journal of Contemporary Water Research and Education, Issue 129 (October 2004):pp. 22-26.
The Case for an Interstate Compact APA
Morrow, William S., Jr. Section of Administrative Law and Regulatory Practice, American Bar Association

Other Mutual Aid Agreements

Utilities Helping Utilities: An Action Plan for Mutual Aid And Assistance Networks For Water And Wastewater Utilities
American Water Works Association & California Utilities Emergency Association
Beyond EMAC: Legal Issues in Mutual Aid Agreements for Public Health Practice
National Governors Association Center for Best Practices, December 19, 2005
Mutual Aid Agreement for Water and Sewer Utilities, 2005-2006
Okaloosa County, FL
Pacific Northwest Emergency Management Arrangement, Public Law 105-381
November 12, 1998
Model Intrastate Mutual Aid Legislation
National Emergency Management Association, Intrastate Mutual Aid Working Group
Mid-America Alliance: Mutual Assistance for Public Health Preparedness
Great Lakes Border Health Initiative
International Emergency Management Assistance Memorandum of Understanding
A National Mutual Aid System for the Fire Service: A Strategic Plan
International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC)
Alberta-British Columbia Memorandum of Understanding - Public Health Emergencies
Memorandum of Understanding for the Establishment of the Local Public Health Mutual Aid and Assistance System (LPHMAAS)
Memorandum of Understanding Between the Washington State Department of Health and the Washington State Department of Ecology Related to the Respective Roles and Responsibilities of the Two Agencies to Coordinate Activities Concerning the Protection of Public Health and the Environment
A Memorandum of Understanding - Public Health Emergencies, State of Washington Department of Health and British Columbia Ministry of Health
Colorado's North Center All-Hazards Region Health and Medical Memorandum of Understanding
Water and Wastewater Agency Response Networks (WARN) American Water Works Association
Model Memorandum of Understanding Between Hospitals during Declared Emergencies
The Johns Hopkins Center for Law and the Public's Health, Preparedness and Catastrophic Event Response (PACER) Consortium, June 15, 2009

Other Resources

Water: Mutual Aid and Assistance
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
IS-706 NIMS Intrastate Mutual Aid - An Introduction
This course provides an introduction to NIMS intrastate mutual aid and assistance. You will learn about the purpose and benefits of mutual aid and assistance. You will also learn about the emphasis that NIMS places on mutual aid and assistance. The course explains how to develop mutual aid and assistance agreements and mutual aid operational plans