FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY

By SovConn | October 25, 2015

Federal Emergency Management Agency.A unit in the Department of Homeland Security

responsible for coordinating all emergency-preparedness activities of the federal government

through its ten regional offices. • FEMA also operates the National Flood Insurance Program and

is responsible for fire protection and arson control. It was established as an independent agency by

Executive Order 12127 of March 31, 1979 and became a unit in the Department of Homeland

Security in 2003. — Abbr. FEMA.[Blacks Law 8th]

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