Federal Emergency Management Agency
United States disaster response agency, part of Department of Homeland Security
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Summary
Federal Emergency Management Agency is an United States federal agency[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of united states federal agency entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,448 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Field of work: emergency management[3], disaster relief[4]
- Country: United States[5]
- Founder: Zbigniew Brzezinski[6]
- Follows: Defense Civil Preparedness Agency[7]
- Headquarters location: Washington, D.C.[8]
- Child organization or unit: Louisiana Spirit, Federal Emergency Management Agency[9], National Preparedness Directorate[10], National Emergency Training Center[11], United States Fire Administration[12], Emergency Management Institute[13]
- Commons category: Federal Emergency Management Agency[14]
- Has part(s): United States Fire Administration[15], FEMA Urban Search and Rescue Task Force[16]
- Inception: April 1, 1979[17]
- Parent organization or unit: United States Department of Homeland Security[18]
- Official website: https://www.fema.gov/[19], https://www.fema.gov/es[20], https://www.usfa.fema.gov/[21], https://fema.govarchive.us/[22]
- Topic's main category: Category:Federal Emergency Management Agency[23]
- Described at URL: https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/federal-emergency-management-agency[24]
- Official name: The Federal Emergency Management Agency[25]
- Native label: The Federal Emergency Management Agency[26]
- Short name: FEMA[27]
- Position held by head of the organization: Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency[28]
- Contact page URL: https://www.fema.gov/about/contact[29], https://www.fema.gov/contact-us[30]
Why It Matters
Federal Emergency Management Agency has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] It is known by 67 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]
Works attributed to it include Be Prepared for a Nuclear Explosion[33], a document[34].