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US government branch essay FEMA

Intro


 * The Federal Emergency Management Agency is the arm of Homeland Security that facilitates disaster response and other crises.
 * FEMA was created after President carter signed Executive Order 12127 in 1979 in order to provide a dedicated branch for emergency management and civil defense.

Structure


 * organization
 * Headquartered in Washington D.C
 * 10 regional offices that work with states, territories and tribes
 * Field offices that coordinate disaster response and recovery
 * Various warehouses stockpiling emergency goods
 * What its divisions contain
 * FEMA consists of 10 regions in the continental US, each with their own office.
 * each office is led by a regional administrator and deputy regional administrator.
 * Some offices such as region 9 serving California have unique officials that coordinate earthquake hazard reduction.

Function


 * motives for creation
 * national emergency response has been around since 1803 when fires in New Hampshire motivated Congress to provide relief to the merchants in the Congressional Act of 1803
 * initially emergency management was focused on averting the blow of a nuclear strike, however a series of natural disasters during the 1960s and 1970s motivated carter to create FEMA, which consolidated insurance, fire prevention, weather service and disaster assistance programs.
 * responsibilities
 * Supports citizens and first responders in order to protect and avert hazards
 * provides information to help people in geographically vulnerable areas
 * since 9/11, to help people recover from terrorist attacks and be the first responders when they happen

In action

Conclusion
 * FEMA has played a substantial role in the recovery of Hurricane Ida
 * They set up disaster recovery centers, which give help to survivors and answer their questions
 * Survivor assistance crews have walked to neighborhoods to educate residents of assistance.
 * FEMA also supports COVID 19 vaccination through
 * offloading faculty support costs
 * IT systems in order to coordinate national response
 * training people to administer doses as well as providing PPE to slow the virus.
 * FEMA's effect on society has been salutary
 * FEMA doesn't just help people, they also teach people to help themselves when disaster strikes
 * They provide financial aid to bring people back on their feet
 * Thanks to FEMA, people can be more efficient living and spend more time to improve themselves after disasters.


 * From being able to have a coordinated presence throughout the nation, to acting effectively in a crisis. FEMA is truly a boon to the American society when disaster strikes. Trump's blotched response to the COVID pandemic has proved once again that organizations that provide emergency relief should not be trifled with. The pandemic proved that FEMA once again helped bring America back on its feet.