Youth & Emergency Planning; Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Activities to Reduce Risk for Your Home

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) employs more than 20,000 people nationwide. Headquartered in Washington, D.C., we have 10 regional offices located across the country. We leverage a tremendous capacity to coordinate within the federal government to make sure America is equipped to prepare for and respond to disasters.

On April 1, 1979, President Carter established the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) with the dual functions of civil defense and emergency management. The agency’s authorities were further defined and expanded by a series of legislative actions.

Dec 20, 2023 · Helpful resources specific to your state or territory, like how to get in touch with your local emergency management offices. Latest news releases, fact sheets and other communications around disasters and emergencies in your location.

The nation needs well-trained emergency management personnel, strategic leadership, and innovation. FEMA’s National Disaster & Emergency Management University ensures we continue to build a diverse pipeline of talent and depth of knowledge to proactively face current and future threats and hazards.

This course is one in the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Professional Development Series. The goal of this course is to introduce you to the fundamentals of emergency management as an integrated system, surveying how the resources and capabilities of all functions at all levels can be networked together in all phases for all hazards.

The Emergency Management Institute (EMI) will continue to exist within NDEMU to provide foundational training and development for early career emergency managers

The vision of the Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA's) National Disaster & Emergency Management University (NDEMU) is to strengthen the field of emergency management by establishing an Emergency Management Professional Program (EMPP).

Oct 20, 2021 · FEMA is a federal agency within the U.S Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The FEMA administrator reports directly to the DHS Secretary. The administrator also has a direct line of access to the U.S. President during periods of disaster response.

We help communities become more resilient through emergency or disaster-related grant programs. Grants support state, local, tribal and territorial (SLTT) governments, certain private non-profits, individuals and institutions of higher learning in …