Response and Recovery for Declared Emergencies and Disasters

This resource document is part of the Federal Transit Administration's (FTA’s) technical assistance to transit agencies. It addresses response and recovery actions that transit agencies can take, including securing funding and reimbursement for restoring services following a declared emergency or disaster. It is written specifically for transit agencies that are either affected by a declared emergency or disaster or that offer services to an affected community or region. It applies to all modes of transit and to all types of declared emergencies and disasters. It includes information about the types of resources and waivers of regulation available to transit agencies under Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and FTA programs, including information about eligible reimbursements under the Stafford Act.

• Record URL:
  https://www.transit.dot.gov/sites/fta.dot.gov/files/docs/Response_and_Recovery_for_Declared_Emergencies_and_Disasters_062813.pdf
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• Corporate Authors:

  Battelle

  505 King Avenue
  Columbus, OH  United States  43201-2693

  Federal Transit Administration

  Office of Safety and Security, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Chandler, Kevin L
  • Sutherland, Pamela J
• Publication Date: 2013-6

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: Appendices; Figures; References;
• Pagination: 74p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Disasters; Emergencies; Financing; Transit operating agencies
• Identifier Terms: Stafford Act; U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency; U.S. Federal Transit Administration
• Uncontrolled Terms: Emergency response and recovery; Reimbursement; Service restoration
• Subject Areas: Public Transportation; Security and Emergencies;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01598872
• Record Type: Publication
• Contract Numbers: VT56A1 / JT501
• Files: TRIS, ATRI, USDOT
• Created Date: May 8 2016 7:24PM