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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The Federal Emergency Management Agency was established with the mission to help people before, during and after the occurrence of disasters. FEMA was established to coordinate actors and resources in the federal government to ensure that the US is equipped in preparation for and in response to | PLACE YOUR ORDER NOW AT writtask.com | with preparing and planning to assist local and state governments and coordinating federal emergency response strategy and planning for the continuity of federal government’s operations in the event of threats to | PLACE YOUR ORDER NOW AT writtask.com | from advising on building codes, management of flood plains, equipping state and local emergency organs, and coordination of the federal government’s response to a disaster (FEMA, n.d).

As part of the reorganization and enhancement of coordination efforts related to disaster management and recovery, law enforcement, civil defense and border protection, FEMA was absorbed into the | PLACE YOUR ORDER NOW AT writtask.com |into the Department of Homeland Security was to unify and consolidate federal machinery to better coordinate and respond to disasters. With the creation of the DHS, FEMA was a member of the Emergency Preparedness and Response Directorate, an agency within the department (Hogue & Bea, 2006, June).

Following the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, the US witnessed a breakdown in sharing of information and coordination in response to the disaster from the federal agencies that had been mandated to | PLACE YOUR ORDER NOW AT writtask.com | that prompted the enactment of the Homeland Security Act, which established the DHS wherein FEMA is part of the 21 other federal agencies under it (Hogue & Bea, 2006, June). The absorption of FEMA into the DHS was in order to avoid the deficiencies and problems witnessed prior to and after September 11, 2001 disaster.

References

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). (n.d). Retrieved from http://www.allgov.com/departments/department-of-homeland-security/federal-emergency-management-agency-fema?agencyid=7345

Hogue, H. B., & Bea, K. (2006, June). Federal Emergency Management and Homeland Security organization: Historical developments and legislative options. LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE.