Federal Emergency Management Agency

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emergency management agency federal agency of the United States government agency

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is the U.S. government agency responsible for coordinating disaster preparedness, response, and recovery efforts nationwide.

Aliases (2)

FEMA ×2
Federal Disaster Assistance Administration ×1

Statements (54)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	emergency management agency → federal agency of the United States → government agency →
abbreviation	FEMA →
appliesToJurisdiction	United States →
country	United States →
employerOf	Administrator of FEMA →
foundedBy	Jimmy Carter →
fundedBy	United States federal budget →
hasMission	to coordinate the response to disasters that overwhelm local and state authorities in the United States → to support citizens and first responders to ensure that as a nation the United States works together to build, sustain, and improve capability to prepare for, protect against, respond to, recover from, and mitigate all hazards →
hasMotto	Helping people before, during, and after disasters →
hasSubdivision	FEMA Region I → FEMA Region II → FEMA Region III → FEMA Region IV → FEMA Region IX → FEMA Region V → FEMA Region VI → FEMA Region VII → FEMA Region VIII → FEMA Region X →
headquartersLocation	500 C Street SW, Washington, D.C. → Washington, D.C. →
inception	1979 →
jurisdiction	United States → federal government of the United States →
legalBasis	Executive Order 12127 → Executive Order 12148 → Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1978 →
notableEvent	response to Hurricane Katrina → response to Hurricane Sandy → response to September 11 attacks →
operates	FEMA Corps → National Response Coordination Center → Urban Search and Rescue Response System →
oversees	Emergency Alert System (in coordination with other agencies) → National Flood Insurance Program →
parentOrganization	United States Department of Homeland Security →
partOf	United States Department of Homeland Security →
positionHeldBy	Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency →
predecessor	Federal Civil Defense Administration → Federal Disaster Assistance Administration → Office of Emergency Preparedness →
reportsTo	Secretary of Homeland Security →
responsibleFor	coordination of federal disaster relief → disaster mitigation → disaster preparedness → disaster recovery → disaster response → emergency management →
usesFramework	National Incident Management System → National Response Framework →
website	https://www.fema.gov →

Referenced by (32)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
District of Columbia Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency → National Weather Service → New York State Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services → San Francisco Office of Emergency Management → U.S. Air Forces Northern → U.S. Army North →	coordinatesWith
New York City Office of Emergency Management → Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response → Storm Surge Unit → Storm Surge Unit ("FEMA") → Texas Division of Emergency Management →	collaboratesWith
Defense Production Act of 1950 → Homeland Security Grant Program → Stafford Act →	administeredBy
Emergency Alert System (United States) → Wireless Emergency Alerts system →	operatedBy
Homeland Security Act of 2002 → Public Law 107-296 →	transferredAgencyTo
Office of Emergency Response and Recovery → White House Coronavirus Response Coordinator →	worksWith
Federal Emergency Management Agency ("FEMA") →	abbreviation
United States emergency management system →	coordinatedBy
Wireless Emergency Alerts system →	coordinator
NWR →	emergencyPartner
Mariel boatlift →	handledBy
United States emergency management system →	hasComponent
United States Department of Homeland Security →	hasComponentAgency
United States Secretary of Homeland Security →	oversees
Federal Emergency Management Agency ("Federal Disaster Assistance Administration") →	predecessor
Emergency Preparedness and Response Directorate →	subordinateAgency
Army National Guard →	supports
Homeland Security Act of 2002 →	transferredAgency