Federal Emergency Management Agency

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Federal Emergency Management Agency
FEMA logo.svg
NIST Sector Public Safety
GICS Industrial Commercial & Professional Services
Smart Tag(s)
Business type Federal Government
Year Founded April 1, 1979
Founder(s) President Jimmy Carter
City, State Washington DC
Country United States
Region Served Country
Executives Deanne Criswell
Revenue $29B€ 25.52 <br />£ 21.46 <br />CA$ 36.83 <br />CNY 183.57 <br />KRW 35.538 <br />
Number of employees 11300
Sponsorship Level Of Interest
Members


To coordinate the response to a disaster that has occurred in the United States and that overwhelms the resources of local and state authorities

Activities

First responder.jpg Information for First Responders on Maintaining Operational Capabilities During a Pandemic
First responders have a critical role in pre-hospital emergency care and must continue to provide this essential service and fill the many emergency response roles in a community.

Details

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is an agency of the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS), initially created under President Jimmy Carter by Presidential Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1978 and implemented by two Executive Orders on April 1, 1979. The agency's primary purpose is to coordinate the response to a disaster that has occurred in the United States and that overwhelms the resources of local and state authorities. The governor of the state in which the disaster occurs must declare a state of emergency and formally request from the President of the President that FEMA and the federal government respond to the disaster. The only exception to the state's gubernatorial declaration requirement occurs when an emergency or disaster takes place on federal property or to a federal asset—for example, the 1995 bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, or the Space Shuttle Columbia in the 2003 return-flight disaster.

While on-the-ground support of disaster recovery efforts is a major part of FEMA's charter, the agency provides state and local governments with experts in specialized fields, funding for rebuilding efforts, and relief funds for infrastructure development by directing individuals to access low-interest loans, in conjunction with the Small Business Administration. In addition to this, FEMA provides funds for response personnel training throughout the United States as part of the agency's preparedness effort.