Delaware Estuary situation reports. Emergency response: How do emergency management officials address disasters in the Delaware Estuary
From hurricanes and other natural threats to oil spills and other manmade emergencies, the Delaware Estuary has experienced a variety of disasters over the years. The toll that these events take on the estuary and those who live on its shores depends largely upon the degree of emergency preparedness, speed of response, and effectiveness of recovery operations. In Emergency Response: How Do Emergency Management Officials Address Disasters in the Delaware Estuary, the latest addition to its Delaware Estuary Situation Report series, the University of Delaware Sea Grant College Program defines emergency management; examines the roles that the Coast Guard, Army Corps of Engineers, and Environmental Protection Agency play in an emergency; and reviews how each of these federal agencies operated during an actual disaster--the 1985 Grand Eagle oil spill. The report was written by Dr. Richard T. Sylves, a professor of political science at the University of Delaware. Sylves has been studying emergency management for the past 15 years, with special emphasis on oil spill preparedness and response in the Mid-Atlantic Region. The Delaware Estuary Situation Report is 12 pages long and contains maps and photographs, as well as a detailed account of response and recovery operations undertaken during the Grand Eagle oil spill. A comparison of the 1985 Grand Eagle spill and the 1989 Presidente Rivera spill also is included.
- Research Organization:
- Delaware Univ., Lewes, DE (United States). Sea Grant Coll. Program
- OSTI ID:
- 5366436
- Report Number(s):
- PB-91-225557/XAB; DEL-SG-03-91; CNN: NA86AA-D-SG040
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: See also PB90-159328. Sponsored by National Sea Grant Coll. Program, Silver Spring, MD
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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