ASSIGNMENT | What is the mission of the Federal Emergency Management Agency?

What is the mission of the Federal Emergency Management Agency?
Why was FEMA made part of DHS?

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Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)

The Federal Emergency Management Agency is a U.S based agency that coordinates the preparation, prevention, response to, mitigation of, and recovery from all disasters in the country, whether man-made or natural, including ORDER YOUR PAPER AT WRITTASK.COM of FEMA is to help individuals before, during, and after disasters. FEMA’s mission extends to supporting first responders and U.S citizens to ensure that the country jointly works together to construct, improve and sustain capabilities to prepare for, respond to, protect against, mitigate, and recover from all calamities affecting the country (FEMA, 2020).

Why FEMA Became Part of DHS

FEMA became a part of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in March 2003, after the 9/11 attacks when the US focused on not only providing respite but also how to avert ORDER YOUR PAPER AT WRITTASK.COM 22 other programs, agencies, and offices that the U.S government reorganized to create DHS. This move intended to address problems and deficiencies of homeland ORDER YOUR PAPER AT WRITTASK.COM collaborated with DHS to support first responders and U.S citizens to make sure the country works together to build, improve, and sustain its capabilities to protect against, prepare for, mitigate, respond to, and recover from all calamities (FEMA, 2020).

FEMA became part of the DHS to serve as the responsible agency for the ORDER YOUR PAPER AT WRITTASK.COM responds to large-scale disasters that both state and local agencies are unable to handle. State and local authorities are the first on the scene during ORDER YOUR PAPER AT WRITTASK.COM is severe enough for them to handle, FEMA takes control of the matter as a federal back up. As such, FEMA acts as a safety cushion for local and state authorities when the magnitude of the disasters overwhelms them.

References

FEMA. (2020, March 25). Mission & Strategic Plan. https://www.fema.gov/about/mission

Kfir, I. (2018). Primer on the US Department of Homeland Security. Available at SSRN 3244795.