Which is NOT a part of the 5 phases of EMAC?

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

Answer: (A)

EMAC moves through five phases from readiness to cost recovery, guiding how states share resources during emergencies. Begin with Pre-event Preparation, where mutual aid agreements, training, and coordinated plans are put in place so responders know how to operate together. Then comes Request and Offer, the step where a state requests assistance and others indicate what they can provide under EMAC terms. Activation follows, officially authorizing the mutual aid response under the compact. After resources are deployed, reimbursement addresses the costs incurred for providing aid, ensuring responders are compensated. The term Repayment isn’t used as a phase; the intended financial process is Reimbursement, not repayment of funds. So the option that isn’t a named EMAC phase is Repayment, since the recognized phase for handling costs is Reimbursement, not repayment.