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2018 Environmental Public Health Responses (CSTE National Office)

Dhara Shah, Director of Epidemiology Programs at CSTEBecky Lampkins, Manager, Surveillance/Informatics Program at CSTEJennifer Lemmings, CSTEJeff Engel, Senior Advisor for COVID-19 at CSTEHayleigh McCall, Program Analyst III, Syndromic Surveillance at CSTEJordan Peart, CSTEJanet Hamilton, CSTE
Added by Hayleigh McCall • Updated

NC, SC and VA Receive Interstate Support for Hurricane Florence Response

Release date: 
September 17, 2018
Release Number: 
HQ-18-131
Support received from as far as California

WASHINGTON - As Florence continues to cause flooding through the east, 29 different states are sending support through the Emergency Management Assistance Compact (EMAC). EMAC is the nation’s congressionally ratified state-to-state mutual aid system to help facilitate resources during a disaster.

As of Sept. 16, more than 90 missions and 1,200 people have been requested from the following states:

  • North Carolina: 60 missions with more than 780 people deployed.

  • South Carolina: 26 missions with more than 400 people deployed.

  • Virginia: eight missions with more than 80 people deployed.

EMAC resources may include various capabilities and resources like firefighting, law enforcement, medical personnel and equipment, emergency operations center support, and public utilities management.