Hurricane Andrew, 1992 : the National Park Service response in South Florida : Big Cypress National Preserve, Biscayne National Park, Everglades National Park.

Includes glossary

Introduction; The chronology of Hurricane Andrew; The National Park Service response; Hurricane preparedness planning; Path of Hurricane Andrew; Incident command system; Incident management challenges and innovations; Facility assessments and maintenance activities; Resource assessments

This report describes the National Park Service response to Hurricane Andrew in south Florida in 1992. It details hurricane preparedness planning; use of the incident command system; impacts on employees and efforts by the Park Service to assist them with repair and recovery of their homes and property; critical incident stress debriefings; housing issues; power recovery; communications; hazardous material removal; damage assessment and repair of facilities, including water, wastewater, electrical, radio, and telecommunications systems; and resource management issues, particularly those related to vegetation, wildfire management, exotic plants, wildlife, marine ecology, and freshwater resources