EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ASSISTANCE COMPACT

 

The Emergency Management Assistance Compact is a mutual aid agreement between the states to provide assistance during disasters. Wisconsin will follow the EMAC procedures in providing assistance to the states impacted by Hurricane Katrina.

Under the terms of the compact states fill requests that are made by the affected states through a nationwide internet broadcast system. Wisconsin Emergency Management and the other state Emergency Management Agencies monitor that network and then work to fill those requests. Several states may offer to fill a request. The requesting state will determine which request to accept and will then work with that offering state on the delivery of the requested personnel, equipment or supplies.

The requesting and assisting state enter into a formal agreement regarding the filling of the request. This formal request helps to ensure that the requesting state receives what it request and only what it request. It also allows for the accountability of the people, equipment or supplies requested, it and facilitates the reimbursement of the unit of government or organization filling the request. Travel cost, lodging, per diem, salary and fringes, and other allowable cost are paid by the responding individual’s organization and then reimbursed through EMAC. Cost incurred by people who self deploy will not be reimbursed.  

The typical EMAC deployment is for 14 days with a day of travel on each end. States may indicate different deployment periods in individual specific request. EMAC member states have agreed to accept the licensure and certifications of individuals from member states. Individuals deployed through EMAC are considered agents of the requesting state for tort liability and immunity purposes. If individuals are injured or killed during an EMAC deployment they are compensated in the same manner and the same terms as if the injury or death were sustained in their own state.

It is our objective to assist the states affected by Hurricane Katrina by meeting their request for assistance. We want to strongly discourage self dispatching and freelancing. There is a great urge to do something now but the need for help will be long term. We also want to be able to provide that long term assistance.

To learn more about EMAC go to http://www.emacweb.org/

Wisconsin Emergency Management is coordinating the Hurricane Katrina relief efforts through EMAC. Please click the link below to register your services.

Click here to fill in Registration Form