Homeland security and emergency management : a legal guide for state and local governments

This Legal Guide provides practical insight and guidance to help legal counsel for state, tribal, and local governments, as well as businesses and citizens to protect lives, property, public safety, and the public welfare consistent with relevelant laws and the Constitution--while also ensuring government and business clients act both according to the law and in a way that does not jeopardize their ability to obtain or maintain funding for the extraordinary costs generated by disaster events.

Catastrophic events, the law, and federalism / Ernest B. Abbott, Alan D. Cohn, Wendy Huff Ellard, and Otto Hetzel -- The role of the military and national guard in disaster response / Michael Greenberger and Katarzyna Fertala -- The national response framework and NIMS / H. Quinton Lucie -- Marshalling resources / Alan D. Cohn -- The private sector in emergency preparedness and response / Jim Williams -- Public disclosure of information by emergency services agencies : the pendulum swings / David Zocchetti and Jessica Kirschbraun -- Hazard mitigation planning : developing disaster resilience / Dwight H. Merriam -- Building for disaster resilience : funding options for communities / Jo Ann Howard and Erin Capps -- A concise primer on the structure and challenges facing the national flood insurance program / Jordan Fried -- Cybersecurity : protecting the nation's critical infrastructure / Lucy L. Thomson -- Public health emergencies / Ted Lotchin -- State and local governments and immigration laws / Seth M.M. Stodder -- Representing states, tribes, and local governments before, during, and after a presidentially declared disaster / Erin J. Greten and Ernest B. Abbott -- Emergency management and vulnerable populations / Angelyn Spaulding Flowers -- Donations and volunteer management / Brenda M. Bergeron -- Continuity of the judiciary / George B. Huff Jr. -- Preservation of the right to vote after disaster events / Benjamin E. Griffith -- Managing emergency evacuations / Angelyn Spaulding Flowers and Otto J. Hetzel.