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Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
U.S. Department of Homeland SecurityBiography
FEMA’s mission is to support our citizens and first responders to ensure that the U.S. works together to build, sustain, and improve our capability to prepare for, protect against, respond to, recover from, and mitigate all hazards.
In the aftermath of the September 11 attacks, FEMA and 21 other legacy organizations were brought under the newly formed Department of Homeland Security. FEMA is organized into ten Regional Offices:
- Region I Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont
- Region II New Jersey, New York, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands
- Region III Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia and W. Virginia
- Region IV Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, N. Carolina, S. Carolina and Tennessee
- Region V Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio and Wisconsin
- Region VI Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas
- Region VII Iowa, Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska
- Region VIII Colorado, Montana, N. Dakota, S. Dakota, Utah and Wyoming
- Region IX Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada, American Samoa, Guam, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Republic of the Marshall Islands, and Federated States of Micronesia
- Region X Alaska, Idaho, Oregon and Washington
Highlighted FEMA programs and organizations include:
- National Response Coordination Center
- Center of Domestic Preparedness (CDP)
- Emergency Management Institute
- Chemical Stockpile Emergency Preparedness Program
- U.S. Fire Administration
- Disaster Emergency Communications
- National Disaster Recovery Framework
- Mobile Emergency Response Support
- Technical Assistance Program
- National Incident Management System
- Radiological Emergency Preparedness (REP) Program
- Urban Search & Rescue
- Community Emergency Response Programs
- Domestic Emergency Support Team
- National Watch Center
- Regional Watch Center
- Incident Management Assistance Teams
- Urban Search & Rescue
- Emergency Management Professional Program
- National Incident Management System
- Critical Infrastructure Security and Resilience
The agency has an annual budget of approximately $11 Billion and directly employs over 7500 personnel.
Notes
Editor’s Picks: Articles and resources related to FEMA. Links may lead to external sites.
- Public Feedback Sought on FEMA Draft Supply Chain Resilience Guide (Dec 2018)
- A New Mission for Homeland Security: Managing Risk (Sep 2016)
- FEMA Releases Assistance to Firefighters Grant Application Dates (Sep 2016)
- Shoreline Towns Put to Test in Case of a Radiological Release (Aug 2016)
- Emergency Management Using Drones (Aug 2016)
- New Preparedness Feature on FEMA Smartphone App (Apr 2016)
- FEMA CBRNE Office Seeks Technical Expertise (May 2015)
- Federal Emergency Management Agency (Apr 2015)
- Sixty Percent of Americans Not Practicing for Disaster (Apr 2015)
- America’s PrepareAthon! National Day of Action (Apr 2015)
- GW Awarded 1.3M to Train Responders for Mass Casualty Events (Nov 2014)
- Critical Issues in Disaster Management (Nov 2014)
- Operational Templates and Guidance for EMS Mass Incident Deployment (Jun 2012)
- What Size Urban Search and Rescue Team is Needed? (Aug 2007)