United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office Resources, Community, and Economic Development Division author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 1993-07-23 monographic deposited born digital GA 1.13:RCED-93-186 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-RCED-93-186 P0b002ee1803a5691 f:rc93186 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-23 GAOREPORTS-RCED-93-186 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-RCED-93-186 RCED-93-186 Disaster relief aid Federal/state relations Relief agencies Emergency preparedness Volunteer services Planning Storms Interagency relations State/local relations Hurricane Andrew FEMA Federal Response Plan Florida Louisiana Hawaii Hurricane Iniki Letter Report RCED The nation's management of disasters was strongly criticized after Hurricane Andrew leveled much of South Florida and Hurricane Iniki devastated the Hawaiian island of Kauai in 1992. Even before these storms, the federal government's response to major disasters like Hurricane Hugo and the Loma Prieta earthquake drew intense criticism. The government's response to Hurricane Andrew, in particular, raised doubts about whether the Federal Emergency Management Agency was capable of responding to such catastrophes and whether it had learned any lessons from Hurricane Hugo and the Loma Prieta earthquake. GAO has testified repeatedly in 1993 on the inadequacy of the federal strategy for responding to disasters. This report summarizes GAO's analyses, conclusions, and recommendations. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-RCED-93-186/html/GAOREPORTS-RCED-93-186.htm GAO/RCED-93-186 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-RCED-93-186 Letter Report GAO/RCED-93-186; Disaster Management: Improving the Nation's Response to Catastrophic Disasters; Disaster relief aid Federal/state relations Relief agencies Emergency preparedness Volunteer services Planning Storms Interagency relations State/local relations Hurricane Andrew FEMA Federal Response Plan Florida Louisiana Hawaii Hurricane Iniki