Disaster Lit® Database Daily Updates

Disaster Lit® Database Daily Updates

2017 Hurricanes and Wildfire: Initial Observations on the Federal Response and Key Recovery Challenges

09/04/2018 12:00 AM EDT

This 142-page report provides the Government Accountability Office’s observations on federal and state preparedness and response coordination for Hurricanes Harvey and Irma in Texas and Florida, and the California wildfires; and federal preparedness for and response to Hurricanes Irma and Maria in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. It also details existing and emerging disaster recovery challenges highlighted by these disasters.