A case study of Florida's emergency management since Hurricane Andrew.

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Spiral bound

Following Hurricane Andrew, which made landfall on the morning of August 25, 1992, questions arose in the state capital concerning whether Florida in conjunction with federal and local agencies had optimally prepared and then responded to one of the most destructive natural disasters in the history of the United States. Just three weeks after the onset of Andrew on September 11th, Governor Chiles issued Executive Order 92-242 establishing the Governor's Disaster Planning and Response Review Committee under the chairmanship of former state senate president Philip D. Lewis to evaluate existing "state and local statutes, plans and programs for natural and man-made disasters, and to make recommendations for improvements to the Governor and the State Legislature". According to the executive order, the "Lewis Committee" was manted to submit its report of recommendations not later than January 15, 1993, six weeks prior to the start of the regular 1993 legislative session. How the governor and ultimately the legislature dealt with this matter is the subject of this case study. This study centers on the issuance of the governor's executive order and the development and passage of legislation based on the recommendations of the Lewis Committee