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| Domain | Definition |
Energy | The federal agency in charge of disaster recovery inlocations that have been declared disaster areas by astate's Governor and the President of the United States. (FEMA). (references) |
Hydrologic | An agency of the federal government having responsibilities in hazzard mitigation; FEMA also administers the National Flood Insurance Program. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). (references) |
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(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
The Federal Emergency Managment Agency or FEMA is an agency of the United States government dedicated to swift response in the event of disasters, both natural and man-made.
FEMA coordinates the work of federal, state, and local agencies in responding to floods, hurricanes, earthquakes, and other natural disasters. FEMA provides financial assistance to individuals and governments to rebuild homes, businesses, and public facilities; trains firefighters and emergency medical professionals; and funds emergency planning throughout the United States and its territories.
FEMA has responsibilities in all four domains of emergency management. They are:
The motto of the agency is PACE AC BELLO MERITA, which is latin for Service in Peace and War.
It is now part of the United States Department of Homeland Security.
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Federal Emergency Management Agency."
Crosswords: FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY |
| Specialty definitions using "FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY": FEMA. (references) |
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| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Business | Through the U.S. federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), the U.S. has developed a long history in disaster management. (references) | |
Economic History | Marshall Islands | Another major subsidiary agreement of the compact provides for settlement of all claims arising from the U.S. nuclear tests conducted at Bikini and Enewetak Atolls from 1946 to 1958. Under the terms of the compact, more than 40 U.S. Government agencies such as the Federal Aviation Administration, U.S. Postal Service, the Small Business Administration, and the Federal Emergency Management Agency operate programs or render assistance to the Marshall Islands. (references) |
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| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
federal emergency management agency | 123 |
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