What is a Local Emergency Management Agency (LEMA) and what is the significance of a unified planning strategy? 

 Discussion Assignment #2 (750 words): Please respond to the following: “What is a Local Emergency Management Agency (LEMA) and what is the significance of a unified planning strategy?  Please provide examples of specific actions and programmatic areas (i.e.; specific mandated plans, hazard and vulnerability assessments, training’s, etc.) that necessitate a unified planning effort.”This assignment should be approximately 750 words.