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hurricane isaac 2012 - emergency legal
preparedness

Please see below various information, including legal declarations of emergency, disaster, or public health emergency, as well as informative memoranda, articles, checklists, and other documents that can accessed online [subject to continued availability] or PDF on emerging legal issues in response to Hurricane Isaac 2012.

 

U.S. Federal Declarations of Emergency, Disaster, or Public Health Emergency, and Waivers

Presidential State of Emergency for Louisiana (Stafford Act) – August 27, 2012
Presidential State of Emergency for Mississippi (Stafford Act) – August 28, 2012
 


State and Territorial Declarations of Emergency, Disaster, or Public Health Emergency

Alabama Declaration of State of Emergency – August 26, 2012

Florida Declaration of State of Emergency – August 25, 2012

Louisiana Declaration of State of Emergency – August 26, 2012
Louisiana Declaration of State of Public Health Emergency and Temporary Suspension of Licensure Requirements for Emergency Medical Technicians – August 28, 2012
Memo - Louisiana Declarations of Emergency and Public Health - August 31, 2012

Mississippi Declaration of State of Emergency – August 26, 2012
Mississippi Declaration of Emergency Impact Area - August 27, 2012
Mississippi Mobilization of National Guard Units - August 26, 2012
 
 


Local Declarations of Emergency, Disaster, or Public Health Emergency
 

Florida Local States of Emergency: 36 counties
 – as of August 29, 2012

Louisiana Local States of Emergency: 64 parishes
 – as of August 31, 201
Assumption Parish (Louisiana) Mandatory Evacuation Order  - August 28, 2012
Assumption Parish (Louisiana) Evacuation Order Lifted - August 30, 2012 

Mississippi Local States of Emergency
 
Cities of Biloxi, Natchez, and Lucedale Declarations of Emergency – August 27, 2012
 
City of D’lberville Declaration of Emergency – August 28, 2012
 
City of Pass Christian Declaration of Emergency – August 28, 2012
 
City of Vicksburg Declaration of Emergency – August 27, 2012
 
Jackson County Declaration of Emergency – August 27, 2012


Legal Preparedness and Response - General Links

Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act
News story  - anti-price gouging and anti-looting laws in Alabama - August 27, 2012 
News story  - looting and penalties in Louisiana - August 28, 2012
Statement of Mississippi Attorney General - anti-price gouging in a declared state of emergency - August 28, 2012


Additional Links


American Red Cross - Mobilization of Personnel and Supplies in Response to Isaac

CDC Preparedness and Response - Hurricanes
DHHS Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) – Hurricane Isaac 2012 Information
DHS Coordination Efforts with Gulf Coast State Officials on Tropical Storm Isaac Preparations - August 27, 2012
FDA Hurricane Preparedness Checklist (2011)
FEMA Hurricane Preparedness Information
FEMA Ongoing Hurricane Response Efforts - as of August 29, 2012
NACCHO Hurricane Preparedness Information
National Emergency Management Association (NEMA)

  
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