The Federal Emergency Management Agency is accepting comments on the revised National Response Plan (NRP) now known as the National Response Framework (NRF). The NRF was drafted to build upon the current National Response Plan, incorporate lessons learned from recent disasters, and to articulate more clearly the roles of the States, tribal, and local jurisdictions and the private sector to guide a successful response to natural disasters or terrorist attacks.
The AVMA contends that while the National Response Framework exemplifies an ever stronger emergency preparedness system for the United States, it is not comprehensive. Specifically, the AVMA asserts that the FEMA National Integration Center should ensure the development of an Animal Annex within the National Response Framework to address all species-all hazards issues.
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