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FEMA
- Stands for Federal Emergency Management Agency
- Created to support citizens and first responders prepare for, protect against, respond to, recover from, and mitigate all hazards
- Includes acts of terror
- Part of the Department of Homeland Security
- Created on April 1, 1979 by President Jimmy Carter
FEMA
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Josh Goetzinger
Chrsitian Johnson
Help in Today's Society
- Helps to reduce harm after natural disasters or terrorist attacks
- Prepares the country for events they cannot control
- Makes people feel safe
Role of FEMA Today
History of FEMA
- Protect, prepare, recover, and respond to all hazards
- Determine the amount of funding per project
- Review project assigned by the government
- Work with the PA (Public Assistance) and the State
Hurricane Katrina
History
- Struck the Gulf Coast on August 29, 2005
- Caused major flooding of New Orleans by destroying levees
- FEMA response received criticism for being too slow and having no clear plan of action
- Slow response and lack of preparation caused more suffering and destruction of property than there should have been
- Created by Executive Order 12127
- Merged...
- The Federal Insurance Administration
- The National Fire Prevention and Control Administration
- The National Weather Service Community Preparedness Program
- The Federal Preparedness Agency of the General Services Administration
- And the Federal Disaster Assistance Administration
- Created in order to centralize federal emergency functions
Former President Jimmy Carter
Citations
About the Agency. (n.d.). Retrieved April 18, 2016, from
http://www.fema.gov/about-agency
Egan, P. (n.d.). FEMA sends officials to help with Flint water crisis. Retrieved from
http://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/2016/01/09/federal-disaster-agency-monitoring-flint-water-crisis/78553680/
Ganim, S., & Tran, L. (2016, January 13). How Flint, Michigan's tap water became toxic. Retrieved April 18, 2016, from
http://www.cnn.com/2016/01/11/health/toxic-tap-water-flint-michigan/
History.com Staff. (2009, January 01). Hurricane Katrina. Retrieved from
http://www.history.com/topics/hurricane-katrina
Shoup, A. (2005, September 9). FEMA Faces Intense Scrutiny. Retrieved from
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/updates/government_programs-july-dec05-fema_09-09/
Flint, Michigan
- January 15,2016: The town's water supply, originally from Lake Huron, was switched to Flint River.
- Flint River is highly corrosive
- Caused its water to corrode iron water mains.
- Service lines to most Flint homes were made of lead
- Water became polluted with lead in addition to the iron, turning it brown.
- In response, FEMA is providing bottled water, as well as filters, to the citizens of Flint. Approximately 71,200 liters of clean water has been supplied so far.