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|Mission=To support citizens and first responders to ensure that, as a nation, we work together to build, sustain, and improve our capability to prepare for, protect against, respond to, recover from, and mitigate all hazards. FEMA aims to lead America to prepare for, prevent, respond to, and recover from disasters with a focus on resilience. | |Mission=To support citizens and first responders to ensure that, as a nation, we work together to build, sustain, and improve our capability to prepare for, protect against, respond to, recover from, and mitigate all hazards. FEMA aims to lead America to prepare for, prevent, respond to, and recover from disasters with a focus on resilience. | ||
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|CreationLegislation=Executive Order 12127 by President Jimmy Carter (1979) | |CreationLegislation=Executive Order 12127 by President Jimmy Carter (1979) | ||
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===FEMA under Department of Homeland Security (2003–present)=== | ===FEMA under Department of Homeland Security (2003–present)=== | ||
[[File:Appropriations Act of 2004.jpg|thumb|President | [[File:Appropriations Act of 2004.jpg|thumb|President George W. Bush signs the [[Homeland Security Appropriations Act]] of 2004.]] | ||
Following the [[September 11 attacks|attacks of September 11, 2001]], Congress passed the [[Homeland Security Act of 2002]], which created the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to better coordinate among the different federal agencies that deal with law enforcement, disaster preparedness and recovery, border protection and civil defense. FEMA was absorbed into DHS effective March 1, 2003.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Should FEMA Remain Part Of Homeland Security?|url=https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=100012612|access-date=2021-09-21|website=NPR.org|language=en}}</ref> As a result, FEMA became part of the Emergency Preparedness and Response Directorate of Department of Homeland Security, employing more than 2,600 full-time employees. It became Federal Emergency Management Agency again on March 31, 2007, but remained in DHS.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Post-Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act of 2006|url=https://www.doi.gov/sites/doi.gov/files/uploads/Post_Katrina_Emergency_Management_Reform_Act_pdf.pdf|access-date=2024-09-26|website=doi.gov|language=en}}</ref> | Following the [[September 11 attacks|attacks of September 11, 2001]], Congress passed the [[Homeland Security Act of 2002]], which created the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to better coordinate among the different federal agencies that deal with law enforcement, disaster preparedness and recovery, border protection and civil defense. FEMA was absorbed into DHS effective March 1, 2003.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Should FEMA Remain Part Of Homeland Security?|url=https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=100012612|access-date=2021-09-21|website=NPR.org|language=en}}</ref> As a result, FEMA became part of the Emergency Preparedness and Response Directorate of Department of Homeland Security, employing more than 2,600 full-time employees. It became Federal Emergency Management Agency again on March 31, 2007, but remained in DHS.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Post-Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act of 2006|url=https://www.doi.gov/sites/doi.gov/files/uploads/Post_Katrina_Emergency_Management_Reform_Act_pdf.pdf|access-date=2024-09-26|website=doi.gov|language=en}}</ref> | ||