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LOCAL, STATE, AND FEDERAL PARTNERSHIPS

Natural/Accidental Disasters

1. National Response Framework, Fourth Ed. Read “Operational Coordination,” pages 15 to 20.
2. You will also need to become familiar with the “memorandum of understanding” approach to cooperative engagements.
   1. Provide two examples of a memorandum of understanding. Explain why you chose these examples.
   2. Explain why it is advantageous to have a reciprocal emergency response agreement with the town or city that adjoins your town or city. Give examples.
   3. Search and Rescue Task Force: Outline a search and rescue plan of operation. Explain the preferred kinds of communication employed in a disaster scenario. Cite the specific place(s) in the NRF document where you got your search-and-rescue information.