Region III Hosts Regional Interagency Steering Committee
Release Date: April 18, 2001
Release Number: R3-01-10
Philadelphia, PA -- Region III today hosted the Spring Meeting for its Regional Interagency Steering Committee (RISC). The members of the RISC represent the agencies that would respond to a major disaster under the Federal Response Plan. FEMA holds meetings with this group periodically to discuss initiatives and advances that relate to their disaster response capabilities. It also provides an opportunity for FEMA officials to advise the group on developments within FEMA that bear on the response situation.
Agencies represented include the Federal Aviation Administration, the National Communications System, the General Services Administration and the Department of Transportation, among many others. Some of the topics at today's session included regional terrorism, rapid needs assessment, and environmental coordination.
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