United States disaster response agency, part of Department of Homeland Security
"FEMA" redirects here. For other uses, see FEMA (disambiguation).
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
Agency overview
Formed
April 1, 1979; 45 years ago (1979-04-01)[1]
Jurisdiction
United States Department of Homeland Security
Headquarters
Washington, D.C., U.S.
Motto
Helping people before, during and after disasters[2]
Employees
22,991 (Sep 2023)[3]
Annual budget
$29.5 billion (FY 2023)[4]
Agency executive
Deanne Criswell, Administrator
Parent department
U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Website
www.fema.gov
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.[1] 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 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.
^ ab"Executive Order 12127—Federal Emergency Management Agency". Federation of American Scientists.
^"FEMA Publication 1" (PDF). FEMA. Federal Emergency Management Agency. Retrieved September 18, 2023.
^"Procedures Relating to a Lapse in Appropriations" (PDF). www.fema.gov. Department of Homeland Security. September 22, 2023. Retrieved September 28, 2023.
^"DHS FEMA Budget Overview FY 2023 Congressional Justification" (PDF). FEMA. Archived from the original on September 18, 2023. Retrieved September 18, 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
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