GOHSEP Elected_Officials_Manual_2015

GOHSEP
Louisiana Elected Officials
Emergency Management Manual
Prepare + Prevent + Respond + Recover + mitigate
4.3 Requesting Resources
Emergency management in Louisiana
is supported by plans, procedures and
How to get help when you
partnerships. Logistics pre-disaster
planning (see previous Prepare chapter need it.
of this Manual) ensures appropriate
systems are in place before a disaster
or emergency so that needed resources (equipment, materials, supplies and manpower) are
identified and available timely and efficiently to communities when impacted by a disaster or an
emergency. While the first source of resources should most logically be those closest to a disaster,
there are processes in place to help when disaster-related needs go beyond local capacity.
The following are important channels to getting resources to those who need them once a
disaster or emergency has occurred.
• WebEOC
• Intrastate Mutual Aid Compact (IMAC)
• Emergency Management Assistance Compact (EMAC)
• Louisiana Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster (LAVOAD)
The following sections help to define these critical response resources.
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Publication Date: April 2, 2013