Federal Civil Defense Administration General Order 232, Establishing Natural Disaster Office
Federal Civil Defense Administration General Order 232, Establishing Natural Disaster Office : On February 16, 1956, FCDA Administrator Val Peterson approves FGeneral Order 232 "establishing a natural disaster office at the National Headquarters of the Federal Civil Defense Administration, Battle Creek, Mich. The order also outlined the functions of the office in fulfilling the responsibility of FCDA for direction, coordination, and control of Federal assistance to State and local governments in areas of major natural disasters?.After the northeast and west coast floods in the fall of 1955 and early 1956, it was recognized that additional staff was necessary. A separate disaster office therefore was established by the Administrator of FCDA". (FCDA, 1956 Annual Report, 1957, p. 33)
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