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Line 14: − ** [http://www.fema.gov/about/history.shtm A History of FEMA] − ** [http://training.fema.gov/EMIWeb/edu/FEMA EMI Emergency Management Higher Education Program] − ** [http://training.fema.gov/IS/searchIS.asp?keywords=PDS FEMA Independent Study Program (ISP)] Professional Development Series − ** FEMA [http://www.fema.gov/good_guidance/download/10260 "Planning Guidance for Protection and Recovery Following Radiological Dispersal Device (RDD) and Improvised Nuclear Device (IND) incidents"] − * [http://contractsecrets.com/ FEMA Contracts] − * [https://opencrs.com/document/R42845/ Federal Emergency Management: A Brief Introduction] [[Congressional Research Service]]
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FEMA is the '''Federal Emergency Management Agency.''' FEMA is an agency of the [[United States]] [[Department of Homeland Security]]. It is designed to coordinate the response to emergencies and [[disaster]]s within the US that local and state authorities cannot handle.
[[File:FEMA.jpg|thumbnail|FEMA logo]]
FEMA is the '''Federal Emergency Management Agency.''' FEMA is an agency of the [[United States]] [[Department of Homeland Security]]. It is designed to coordinate the response to emergencies and [[disaster]]s within the US that local and state authorities cannot handle.<ref>http://www.fema.gov/about-agency</ref>
FEMA was criticized after the slow response to [[Hurricane Katrina]].
FEMA was criticized after the slow response to [[Hurricane Katrina]].
== External links ==
== External links ==
* [http://www.fema.gov/ fema.gov], the agency's official website
* [http://www.fema.gov/ fema.gov], the agency's official website
* [http://www.disasterengineer.org/library/FOG4e-1005.pdf FEMA Field Operations Guide]{{Dead link|date=July 2011}} Including descriptions of markings on evacuated and searched buildings
* [http://www.disasterengineer.org/library/FOG4e-1005.pdf FEMA Field Operations Guide]{{Dead link|date=July 2011}} Including descriptions of markings on evacuated and searched buildings
* [http://www.femaanswers.org/ FEMAanswers.org] - wiki site set up to help Katrina victims
* [http://www.femaanswers.org/ FEMAanswers.org] - wiki site set up to help Katrina victims
* [http://www.photolibrary.fema.gov/ FEMA Photo Library]
* [http://www.photolibrary.fema.gov/ FEMA Photo Library]
==References==
==References==