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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 ~~[[threat]]s, [[emergency|~~emergencies]] and ~~[[disaster]]s~~ within the US that local and state authorities cannot ~~deal with~~.

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

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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 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]].

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FEMA provides emergency [[food]] to [[refugee]]s within the US.

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==See ~~Also~~==

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==See also==

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* [[Threat]]s and [[Disaster]]s

* [[United States Department of Homeland Security]]

* [[Citizens Assisting Citizens]]

* [[Military ration]]

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* [[Dehydrated meal]]

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* [[Emergency ration]]

* [[MRE]]

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* [[Essay:Invest in tangibles|Invest in tangibles]]

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== ~~External Links~~ ==

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==References==

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* [http://www.fema.gov/ fema.gov], the agency's official website

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** [http://www.fema.gov/about/history.shtm A History of FEMA]

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** [http://training.fema.gov/EMIWeb/edu/FEMA EMI Emergency Management Higher Education Program]

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** [http://training.fema.gov/IS/searchIS.asp?keywords=PDS FEMA Independent Study Program (ISP)] Professional Development Series

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** 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"]

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* [http://www.dhs.gov/xabout/ DHS organization]{{~~dead link|date=January 2014~~}}

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* [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

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* [http://www.femaanswers.org/ FEMAanswers.org] - wiki site set up to help Katrina victims

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* [http://www.photolibrary.fema.gov/ FEMA Photo Library]

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* [http://contractsecrets.com/ FEMA Contracts]

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* [https://opencrs.com/document/R42845/ Federal Emergency Management: A Brief Introduction] [[Congressional Research Service]]

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==~~References~~==

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== External links ==

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~~{{reflist|2}}~~

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* [https://www.fema.gov/ Official website]

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~~[[Category : Preparedness Glossary]]~~

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