MOS 6801 UNIT VI ESSAY.docx MOS6801 Unit VI: Formation of the Federal Emergency Man

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MOS 6801 UNIT VI ESSAY.docx MOS6801 Unit VI: Formation of the Federal Emergency Management Agency Columbia Southern University MOS6801 The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) was creat... ed under President Jimmy Carter in 1979 as way to streamline the processes of emergency preparedness, mitigation, recovery, and response under the operation of a single agency. The primary role of FEMA in emergency management is that of onsite support and logistics for disaster response and recovery. It is important that this support comes in the form of working with state and local agencies and providing experts in various relevant emergency fields to present a unified front for overcoming the situation and not devolving in to inter agency conflicts that can hinder efforts. FEMA also plays a role in providing training and funding for local first responders and civilian emergency programs like CERT to assist in disaster mi. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [Show More]

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