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| − | FEMA is the '''Federal Emergency Management Agency.''' FEMA is an agency of the [[United States]] [[Department of Homeland Security]]. It is designed to coordinate the response to | + | FEMA is the '''Federal Emergency Management Agency.''' FEMA is an agency of the [[United States]] [[Department of Homeland Security]]. It is designed to coordinate the response to emergencies and [[disaster]]s within the US that local and state authorities cannot handle. |
FEMA was criticized after the slow response to [[Hurricane Katrina]]. | FEMA was criticized after the slow response to [[Hurricane Katrina]]. | ||
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FEMA provides emergency [[food]] to [[refugee]]s within the US. | FEMA provides emergency [[food]] to [[refugee]]s within the US. | ||
| − | ==See | + | ==See also== |
* [[United States Department of Homeland Security]] | * [[United States Department of Homeland Security]] | ||
* [[Citizens Assisting Citizens]] | * [[Citizens Assisting Citizens]] | ||
* [[Military ration]] | * [[Military ration]] | ||
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* [[MRE]] | * [[MRE]] | ||
| − | == External | + | == External links == |
* [http://www.fema.gov/ fema.gov], the agency's official website | * [http://www.fema.gov/ fema.gov], the agency's official website | ||
** [http://www.fema.gov/about/history.shtm A History of FEMA] | ** [http://www.fema.gov/about/history.shtm A History of FEMA] | ||
Revision as of 13:11, April 29, 2016
FEMA is the Federal Emergency Management Agency. FEMA is an agency of the United States Department of Homeland Security. It is designed to coordinate the response to emergencies and disasters within the US that local and state authorities cannot handle.
FEMA was criticized after the slow response to Hurricane Katrina.
FEMA provides emergency food to refugees within the US.
See also
External links
- fema.gov, the agency's official website
- FEMA Field Operations Guide[Dead link] Including descriptions of markings on evacuated and searched buildings
- FEMAanswers.org - wiki site set up to help Katrina victims
- FEMA Photo Library
- FEMA Contracts
- Federal Emergency Management: A Brief Introduction Congressional Research Service