Western Carolina University SERRI Success Story
Regional Emergency Response Planning
- Piloted a process for continuous regional emergency disaster planning for the Charlotte-Mecklenburg area in North Carolina
- Process was developed through support of key decision makers in government, non- government organizations, and businesses:
- FEMA-NIMS
- Charlotte Region UASI
- Charlotte Fire Department
- NC/SC Salvation Army
- Christian Appalachian Project
- American Red Cross
- Charlotte, NC Emergency Management Office
- Charlotte-Mecklenburg Utilities
- City, County, and State Law Enforcement
- Wachovia and Bank of America
- Mecklenburg Co. Health Department
- Contingency Planning Association of Carolinas
- Refining and customizing the process for communities in upstate South Carolina:
- Abbeyville, Anderson, Greenville (tentative), Greenwood, Oconee, Pickens (tentative) and Spartanburg
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