Federal Emergency Management Agency definition - medical term
Better known as FEMA, an agency of
the US government dedicated to rapid response to disasters, both man-made and natural
ones (such as floods, hurricanes, and earthquakes). FEMA provides financial assistance
to individuals and governments to rebuild homes, businesses, and public facilities;
trains firefighters and emergency medical professionals; and funds emergency planning
throughout the US.
F EMA was created in 1979 through an executive order of President Jimmy Carter
to organize into a single agency emergency management programs spread throughout
the federal government. Originially an independent agency. FEMA became part of the
new Department of Homeland Security in 2003.
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