What does EMAC stand for?

• A. Emergency Management Assistance Compact
• B. Existing Mutual Aid Compact
• C. Emergency Mutual Aid Coalition
• D. Emergency Medical Aid Coalition

Answer: (B)

EMAC stands for Emergency Management Assistance Compact. It’s a nationwide mechanism that allows states to help each other during disasters by sharing resources across state lines under the requesting state’s authority, with streamlined reimbursement, liability protections, and licensure/credentialing arrangements. The other options don’t reflect the formal title of this interstate mutual-aid framework, which is specifically about emergency management assistance, not a general or medical-only coalition.