Emergency Management Policies
Emergency Management Policies
Since 1979, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has been the Federal Government’s lead agency in responding to and recovering from many of the Nation’s greatest moments of crisis. The Federal Emergency Management Agency coordinates the federal government's role in preparing for, preventing, mitigating the effects of, responding to, and recovering from all domestic disasters, whether natural or man-made, including acts of terror. FEMA can trace its beginnings to the Congressional Act of 1803. This act, generally considered the first piece of disaster legislation, provided assistance to a New Hampshire town following an extensive fire. In the century that followed, ad hoc legislation was passed more than 100 times in response to hurricanes, earthquakes, floods and other natural disasters. FEMA policies are external, authoritative statements that articulate the Agency’s intent and direction to guide decision-making and achieve rational outcomes for our activities. FEMA doctrines make authoritative statements of fundamental or guiding principles of the Agency. The Post Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act (PKEMRA) defines emergency management as: “The governmental function that coordinates and integrates all activities necessary to build, sustain and improve the capability to prepare for, protect against, respond to, recover from, or mitigate against threatened or actual natural disasters, acts of terrorism or other man-made disasters.” It enhanced FEMA’s responsibilities and its authority within DHS and transferred many functions of DHS’s former Preparedness Directorate to FEMA. According to PKEMRA, FEMA leads and supports the Nation in a risk-based, comprehensive emergency management system of preparedness, protection, response, recovery, and mitigation. HOMELAND SECURITY ACT OF 2002 created the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) as an executive department of the United States. The Homeland Security Act
Since 1979, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has been the Federal Government’s lead agency in responding to and recovering from many of the Nation’s greatest moments of crisis. The Federal Emergency Management Agency coordinates the federal government's role in preparing for, preventing, mitigating the effects of, responding to, and recovering from all domestic disasters, whether natural or man-made, including acts of terror. FEMA can trace its beginnings to the Congressional Act of 1803. This act, generally considered the first piece of disaster legislation, provided assistance to a New Hampshire town following an extensive fire. In the century that followed, ad hoc legislation was passed more than 100 times in response to hurricanes, earthquakes, floods and other natural disasters. FEMA policies are external, authoritative statements that articulate the Agency’s intent and direction to guide decision-making and achieve rational outcomes for our activities. FEMA doctrines make authoritative statements of fundamental or guiding principles of the Agency. The Post Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act (PKEMRA) defines emergency management as: “The governmental function that coordinates and integrates all activities necessary to build, sustain and improve the capability to prepare for, protect against, respond to, recover from, or mitigate against threatened or actual natural disasters, acts of terrorism or other man-made disasters.” It enhanced FEMA’s responsibilities and its authority within DHS and transferred many functions of DHS’s former Preparedness Directorate to FEMA. According to PKEMRA, FEMA leads and supports the Nation in a risk-based, comprehensive emergency management system of preparedness, protection, response, recovery, and mitigation. HOMELAND SECURITY ACT OF 2002 created the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) as an executive department of the United States. The Homeland Security Act