MOS 6801 Emergency Management Unit 2 Discussion
Disaster Time Line:Major Focusing Events and U.S. Outcomes (1969 - 2004)
Experts in Emergency Management www.icfconsulting.com/em
NATURAL DISASTERS
INDUSTRIAL/ TECHNOLOGICAL
& BIOLOGICAL EVENTS
1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
by Claire B. Rubin, M.A., Irmak Renda-Tanali, D.Sc., & William R. Cumming, J.D.
1 A separate Terrorism Time Line chart contains terrorism events (1988-2003); it can be viewed at http://www.disaster-timeline.com for details. 2 Information about the authors is available at the project website: http://www.disaster-timeline.com.
3 These are influential events, but did not result in direct policy outcomes.
4 The Office of Emergency Preparedness in the Executive Office of the White House was in place from 1962 to 1974.
NOTE: The authors acknowledge some causal relationships remain to be determined; therefore, not all incidents show direct causation or outcomes. Comments, corrections, and additions are invited.
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Influence or Determinant
Chemical Attack/ Incident
CDRG Catastrophic Disaster Response Group CEPPO Chemical Emergency Preparedness and Prevention Office, EPA CDC Centers for Disease Conrol and Prevention CERCLA Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation & Liability Act (Superfund) DHS Department of Homeland Security EHRA Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act; basis for National Earthuake Hazards
Sept. 11 attacks on WTC and Pentagon
Biological Attack/Incident
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Claire B. Rubin & Associates Disaster Research and Consulting P.O. Box 2208 Arlington, VA 22202 Project Website: www.disaster-timeline.com
© Disaster Time Line, Version 2.00 Dec. 2004 - Copyrighted
Earthquake HurricaneFlood Volcano
Oil incident on landOil incident on water
Radiological incident
Y2K
MAJOR REPORTS & DOCUMENTS
STATUTES
ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGES/ FEDERAL ACTIONS
KEY FEDERAL PLANS
EXECUTIVE ORDERS
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Hurricane Camille
San Fernando, CA Earthquake
Hurricane Agnes
Rapid City, SD Flood
Tangshan, China Earthquake
Guatemala Earthquake
Argo Merchant Oil Spill
Love Canal
Amoco Cadiz
Tanker Spill
Mississuaga, ON Railcar Explosion
Three Mile Island
Mount St Helen's Volcano Eruption
Times Beach, MO Dioxin Incident
Mexico City, Mexico Propane Incident
Bhopal, India Chemical Release
Mexico City, Mexico Earthquake
Chernobyl, USSR Radiation Release
Ashland Co. Oil Spill
Floreffe, PA
Hurricane Hugo
Loma Prieta Earthquake
Exxon Valdez
Oil Spill
Phillips Refinery Explosion
Hurricane Iniki
Hurricane Andrew
Midwest Floods
Northridge, CA Earthquake
Hurricane Floyd
Y2K Changeover
Sept. 11 attacks on WTC and Pentagon Anthrax
Incident
SARS Incident
Avian Flu Incident
NFIP Established
Disaster Relief Act
of 1970
After-Action Analyses
and Reports
After-Action Analyses
and Reports
Clean Water Act
Amended NEPA
Flood Disaster
Protection Act
White House Policy and
Congressional Testimony Reports
Hurricane Isabel Four Florida
Hurricanes
Disaster Relief Act
of 1974
EHRA Port and Tanker
Safety Act
CERCLA (Superfund)
EHRA Re-
authorized
EPCRA (SARA Title III)
Stafford Disaster
Relief Act
Oil Pollution
Act Clean Air
Act Amendments
Natural Flood
Insurance Reform Act
Stafford Act
Amended and Civil
Defense Act Repealed
Disaster Mitigation
Act of 2000
Lincoln- Carlucci Report
NHRAIC Earthquake Recovery
Study
After-Action Analyses
and Reports
Assessment of the
Consequences of
A Catastrophic Earthquake
Unified National
Program on Floodplain
Management
Love Canal
Habitability Study
NAPA Report:
"Coping with Catastrophe"
GAO Report: "Federal, State,
and Local Response
Needs Improvement"
EPA Report: "Review of
Federal Authorities for HAZMAT
Accident Safety"
E.O. 11988 Floodplain
Management
E.O 11990 Protection
of Wetlands
E.O. 12148 Federal
Emergency Management
E.O. 12241 Radiological Contingency
Plan
E.O. 12656 National Security
Emergency Preparedness
E.O. 12699
Seismic Safety
E.O. 12941 Seismic Safety
E.O. 13010 Critical
Infrastructure Protection
National Oil & Hazardous Substances
Pollution Contingency
Plan (NCP) Established
NCP Revised
NCP Revised
NCP Revised
NCP Revised
FRERP Published
Federal Response
Plan for Catastrophic Earthquakes
Signed
Federal Response
Plan for Natural Hazards Signed
Federal Response
Plan Signed
NCP Revised FRP
Revised
EPA Created
National Oil &
Hazardous Substances
System Authorized
FDAA Founded
National Response
Center Established
FEMA Created Federal
Rediological Preparedness Coordination Committee Established
EPA's OERR
Created
EPA's CEPPO
Established
CDRG Established
Mitigation Directorate Formed at
FEMA
NEHRP Revised
FEMA's Project Impact Started
Chemical Safety Board
Formed
"Galloway" Report:
"Report of the Interagency Floodplain
Management Review
Committee"
MMST formed
Presidential Commission on
Critical Infrastructure
Protection (PCCIP)
E.O. 13130 National
Infrastructure Assurance
Council
Homeland Security
Office Established in White House
Homeland Security Advisory Council
FEMA's Project Impact
Program ended
NSDD #47
E.O. 12657 REP
Planning
Hazard Mitigation Relocation
Act Emergency
Management Assistance Compact
Mitigation &
Insurance Directorate
Created DHS
Created
Homeland Security
Act
HSPD 5 Management of Domestic
Incidents
Cyber Security R&D Act
National Construction Safety Team
Act
Public Health Security &
Bioterrorism Preparedness Response Act
National Flood
Insurance Program
Reauthorization Act
DHS Appropriations
Act
OSHA National
Emergency Management
Plan
CDC Guidance
on Flu Pandemic
Initial NRP
Final NIMS
Project BioShield
Act
Bunning- Bereuter-
Blumenauer Flood Insurance
Reform Act of 2004
Rand Report: "Safeguarding
Emergency Responders During Major Disasters and
Terrorist Attacks"
FEMA Report: "The Natural and
Beneficial Functions of Floodplains Reducing
Flood Losses"
Reduction Program (NEHRP) E.O. Executive Order EPA Environmental Protection Agency EPCRA Emergency Planning & Community Right to Know Act of 1986, Also known as SARA Title III FDAA Federal DIsaster Assistance Administration (formerly in Housing & Urban Development, HUD) FEMA Federal Emergency Management Agency FRERP Federal Radiological Emergency Response Plan FRP Federal Response Plan
GAO General Accounting Office HAZMAT Hazardous Material HSPD Homeland Security Presidential Directive MMST Metro Medical Strike Teams NAPA National Academy of Public Administration NCP National Oil & Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan (40 CFR 300) NEHRP National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program NEPA National Environmental Policy Act NFIP National Flood Insurance Program
NHRAIC Natural Hazards Research & Applications Information Center NIMS National Incident Management System NIST National Institute of Standards and Technology NRP National Response Plan NSDD National Security Decision Directive OEM Office of Emergency Management OERR Office of Emergency & Remedial Response, EPA OSHA Occupational Safety & Health Administration
PCCIP Presidential Commission on Critical Infrastructure Protection R&D Research and Development REP Radiological Emergency Preparedness SARA Superfund Amendments & Reauthorization Act SARS Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome USDA Department of Agriculture WTC World Trade Center Y2K Year 2000
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1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
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NEHRP Authorization:
NIST as Lead
Agency
NATURAL DISASTERS
MAJOR REPORTS & DOCUMENTS
STATUTES
KEY FEDERAL PLANS
EXECUTIVE ORDERS
P O
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Y O
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4
Mad Cow
Disease
Final NRPUSDA
Mad Cow Response Plan
CDC OSHA USDA
Requirements Re Mad Cow
Disease
3
3
ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGES/ FEDERAL ACTIONS
Indonesian Earthquake &
Tsunamis
EPA's OEM
Created
INDUSTRIAL/ TECHNOLOGICAL
& BIOLOGICAL EVENTS
NEHRP Established