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Emergency Communications: Increased Regional Collaboration Could Enhance Capabilities

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Report Type Reports and Testimonies
Report Date April 26, 2018
Release Date May 29, 2018
Report No. GAO-18-379
Summary:

During emergencies, first responders need to be able to communicate with each other—even across jurisdictions. After Hurricane Katrina, Congress passed a law to help first responders do just that. The law created working groups to improve regional collaboration. Each group has members from different levels of government, as well as from the private sector.

We found that these groups have generally worked well at the regional level—members shared information and assisted each other during emergencies. However, we recommended that FEMA encourage nationwide collaboration among the groups.

The 10 Regional Emergency Communications Coordination Working Groups

The states and territories that make up each of the 10 regional working groups.

The states and territories that make up each of the 10 regional working groups.

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