Alabama Emergency Management Agency Deploys Team to Assist with Superstorm Sandy Response
By: Blake Deshazo
Updated: November 12, 2012
MONTGOMERY
- Governor Robert Bentley on Monday announced that a team from the
Alabama Emergency Management Agency is now in New York assisting with
the ongoing recovery from Superstorm Sandy.
The
nine-person Incident Management Team is beginning a 14-day mission
supporting the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Team members were
sent because of their experience in disaster response,
including hurricane-specific recovery operations. The team also has
experience with the National Incident Management System.
"The
Alabama Emergency Management Agency has the skills and experience
needed to help communities recover," Governor Bentley said. "The team
that is now in New York will make a tremendous
and lasting impact. Their work will be a benefit to everyone involved
in the long-term recovery. Alabama stands ready to help other states in
any way we can."
The
Alabama EMA team will be initially deployed to the Joint Field Office in
Queens, NY. Team members will fill roles that are very similar to the
roles they filled in Alabama in the wake
of the deadly April 2011 tornadoes.
"After
the tornado outbreak, FEMA teams from all over the country assisted in
the recovery operations in Alabama," EMA Director Art Faulkner said.
"Today, we are pleased to do what we can
to return the favor and help support our Federal Emergency Management
Agency partners."
The team members are expected to return to Alabama on November 27.
