Definition of Federal Emergency Management Agency

1. Noun. An independent agency of the United States government that provides a single point of accountability for all federal emergency preparedness and mitigation and response activities.

Exact synonyms: Fema
Group relationships: Department Of Homeland Security, Homeland Security
Generic synonyms: Independent Agency

Lexicographical Neighbors of Federal Emergency Management Agency

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FedEx
FedExed
FedExes
FedExing
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Federal Aviation Agency
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Federal Bureau of Prisons
Federal Communications Commission
Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia
Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Federal Emergency Management Agency (current term)
Federal Home Loan Bank System
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation
Federal Housing Administration
Federal Islamic Republic of the Comoros
Federal Judiciary
Federal Law Enforcement Training Center
Federal Party
Federal Protective Service
Federal Republic of Germany
Federal Republic of Nigeria
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Federal Reserve
Federal Reserve Bank

Literary usage of Federal Emergency Management Agency

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Plum Book: U. S. Government Policy and Supporting Positions for 9,000 by DIANE Publishing Company (1996)
"... 26-873 96-7 INDEPENDENT AGENCIES FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY ..."

2. Combating Terrorism: Opportunities to Improve Domestic Preparedness Program by Richard Davis (1998)
"The group was chaired by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), the lead federal agency for consequence management as outlined in PDD-39, ..."

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