What phase of EMAC does the Governor declare and emergency or disaster?

• A. Repayment
• B. Pre-Event Preparation
• C. Request and Offer
• D. Activation

Answer: (D)

In EMAC, activation is the phase that begins when a governor declares an emergency or disaster. That declaration triggers the mutual-aid system to mobilize, allowing the state to request resources from other states and authorize the deployment of assistance through the compact. This phase sets the formal start of interstate coordination for emergency response and resource sharing.

After activation, the process moves into coordinating specific resources through requests and offers, while pre-event preparation happens before incidents and repayment concerns are about reimbursement after responses. So the governor’s disaster declaration initiates activation, making it the correct phase in this scenario.