Federal Emergency Management Agency
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Device can seek trapped firefighters...called - is finally within reach. The efforts have been boosted by several government grants, including a $1 million award from the Federal Emergency Management Agency to be announced by the school this week. The system is already... In this article: Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Massachusetts, and US |
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New York Magazine: Politics | 4 hours ago
The State We re In
...the music, the fishing. The resilience shown by thousands of residents after Katrina is inspiring; my best friend endured three years in a FEMA trailer while rebuilding, by hand, his hurricane-devastated house, just across Lake Pontchartrain...
In this article: Andrew Cuomo, New York, David Paterson, Eliot Spitzer, California, Revenue, Louisiana, and New York
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Greenville Online | 2 days ago
Tigerville breathes a $225,000 sigh of relief
...Graham and Jim DeMint. Their intervention might have made the difference, Dill said, though no one knew. Chief Russell Ledford said FEMA had initially provided the money, then demanded repayment because of an unintentional paperwork error...
In this article: Bob Inglis, Lindsey Graham, and Jim DeMint
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The Oklahoman | 5 days ago
FEMA allows grant money to be used for maintenance
...rule that prevents states from using grant money to repair and maintain disaster preparedness equipment. E-mail bulletins from the Federal Emergency Management Agency were sent out Friday, said Lacey Callahan, a spokeswoman for the Oklahoma...
In this article: Fiscal year, E-mail, Oklahoma Office of Homeland Security, and Oklahoma City
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Clarion Ledger | 5 days ago
Coast schools want $7.27M from FEMA
...with the Bay St. Louis-Waveland School District will be in Washington on Jan. 5 for an arbitration hearing into their dispute with FEMA over $7 million in damage from Hurricane Katrina. The school district has asked for $7.27 million...
In this article: Hurricane Katrina, Washington, and Associated Press
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The Oklahoman | November 20, 2009
FEMA rule hits Oklahoma budget
...officials got e-mails stating the rule had been rescinded and that grant money could be used for maintenance and repair, but FEMA officials did not return calls confirming this. Since 2003, the state has received about $171 million in...
In this article: Oklahoma, Waste, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Office of Homeland Security, and Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation
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Cincinnati Enquirer | November 20, 2009
Anti-terrorism money won't go to waste
...equipment with federal money - which still would have been allowed - instead of repairing existing equipment with their own money. "FEMA made what I believe is the fiscally prudent decision," said U.S. Rep. Steve Driehaus, D-West Price...
In this article: Steve Driehaus, Cincinnati, and Hamilton County
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The Oklahoman | November 20, 2009
Stimulus funds help buy FEMA trailers for Kiowas
More than a half-million dollars of taxpayer stimulus money will fund new FEMA mobile homes and storm shelters for poor Kiowa tribal members. 35 FEMA trailers make it to Miami Wednesday. By Gary Crow A court ruling blaming the Army Corps...
In this article: Hurricane Katrina, Sierra Club, Complaints, Army Corps of Engineers, and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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New Orleans Times-Picayune | November 19, 2009
New Orleans schools might get FEMA money soon
Latest Political & State Legislature News, Blogs and Articles ADVERTISEMENT New Orleans schools might get FEMA money soon FEMA administrator Craig Fugate said Wednesday that his agency is getting close to an agreement with state...
In this article: FEMA, Department of Homeland Security, Louisiana, Katrina, New Orleans, and Steve Scalise
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Clarion Ledger | November 19, 2009
FEMA trailers up for auction in Lumberton
The trailers were used as temporary housing in the aftermath of Katrina, which roared through South Mississippi in August 2005. Federal Emergency Management Agency officials had estimated that heading into the fall, about 30,000...
In this article: GSA, Hurricane Katrina, and Associated Press
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washingtonpost.com | November 10, 2009
Just what we need: A FEMA for Afghanistan
...to help readers get a feel for this new office, the proposal suggests that, "Conceptually, it could be thought of as an international FEMA" and that it would be "roughly analogous to an international FEMA." Ah, yes, and that worked out quite...
In this article: Stuart W. Bowen, FEMA, John Limbert, Barack Obama, Afghanistan, Peace Corps, and Iran
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Description from Wikipedia:
The Federal Emergency Management Agency, or FEMA, is an agency of the United States Department of Homeland Security, initially created by Presidential Order on April 1, 1979.
The primary purpose of FEMA 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. FEMA also provides these services for territories of the United States, such as Puerto Rico. The only exception is when an emergency or disaster occurs 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 and funding for rebuilding efforts and relief funds for infrastructure, in conjunction with the Small Business Administration. FEMA also assists individuals and businesses with low interest loans. In addition to this, FEMA provides funds for training of response personnel throughout the United States and its territories as part of the agency's preparedness effort.
- Name:
- Federal Emergency Management Agency
- Founding Date:
- April 01, 1979
- Head:
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- W. Craig Fugate
- David Garratt (Acting)
- No. of Employees:
- 6,651 (2008 Budget)
- Parent Agency:
- Department of Homeland Security
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