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 threats, emergencies and disasters within the US that local and state authorities cannot deal with.
FEMA was criticized after the slow response to Hurricane Katrina.
See Also
External Links
- fema.gov, the agency's official website
- DHS organization[Dead link]
- 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