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[[File:FEMA.jpg|thumbnail|FEMA logo]]
[[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''' 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 disasters 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]].