For local governments, the costs associated with a single emergency can be overwhelming, if not financially calamitous. FEMA reimbursements after a disaster are often critical to the recovery efforts. A robust automated staffing and workforce management solution can help mitigate some of those costs by potentially expediting reimbursements from the federal government in the case of a FEMA-declared disaster. Read this issue brief to learn how city leaders can be ready to respond to a crisis and prepared to handle the aftermath, instead scrambling to meet the needs of citizens.