Response to a disaster is in its final phase. Although still in the recovery phase of the response, an evaluation meeting is arranged. The purpose of the evaluation meeting is to
A) analyze the strengths and weaknesses of the response and submit a plan to improve response in the future.
B) create a report that exemplifies the cohesiveness of the departmental response to the disaster.
C) analyze the effectiveness of the disaster relief teams from respondent states.
D) create a postdisaster report for FEMA.
A
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1. civil 2. criminal 3. common 4. private
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