Emergency Preparedness and Response Directorate

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The Emergency Preparedness and Response Directorate was a former division of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security responsible for coordinating federal disaster response and recovery efforts, including oversight of FEMA.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf directorate of the United States Department of Homeland Security
former United States federal agency division
country United States
dissolved yes
focus consequence management for domestic incidents
disaster preparedness
disaster recovery
disaster response
governmentBranch executive branch of the United States government
hasJurisdiction federal disaster recovery in the United States
federal disaster response in the United States
locatedIn Washington, D.C.
mandate coordinate federal support to state and local governments during emergencies
ensure effective federal preparedness for natural and man-made disasters
operatedUnder United States homeland security policy framework
oversaw Federal Emergency Management Agency regional operations
federal preparedness programs
federal recovery coordination after disasters
federal response coordination during major disasters
parentOrganization Emergency Preparedness and Response Directorate
United States Department of Homeland Security
partOf United States Department of Homeland Security
partOfProgram United States federal emergency management framework
replacedBy Federal Emergency Management Agency as a direct component of the Department of Homeland Security
responsibleFor coordinating federal disaster recovery efforts
coordinating federal disaster response efforts
emergency preparedness policy within the Department of Homeland Security
oversight of the Federal Emergency Management Agency
sector emergency management
homeland security
subordinateAgency Federal Emergency Management Agency
typeOfOrganization civil emergency management organization


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