Neighbors Helping Neighbors When Disaster Strikes

Founded in the wake of the April 1974 Super Outbreak that devastated communities across North Alabama, the North Alabama Mutual Aid Association (NAMAA) exists for a single purpose: ensuring that when disaster exceeds the capabilities of any one county, help is already on the way.

NAMAA unites 22 county emergency management agencies under a mutual assistance agreement. When a tornado, flood, wildfire, or other emergency overwhelms local resources, member counties can quickly request and receive personnel, equipment, and supplies from their neighbors — through an established, tested process that gets aid moving fast.