Overview
Emergency Legal Preparedness and ResponseCOVID-19Emergency Response
Overview of COVID-19 Emergency Declarations
March 27, 2020
Overview
This Overview provides brief explanations of emergency declarations in response to the COVID-19 pandemic at federal, state/tribal, and local levels, covering:
» Federal Public Health Emergency
» Federal Stafford Act Emergency/Disaster
» Federal National Emergency Act
» State/Tribal Emergency or Disaster
» State/Tribal Public Health Emergency
» Local Emergency or Public Health Emergency
For more information about the contents or subject matter of this Overview, please contact James G. Hodge, Jr., Director at the Network—Western Region Office.
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