FEMA

[fee-muh]

noun

1. Federal Emergency Management Agency: a federal agency that coordinates the response to disasters in the U.S.

FEMA

acronym

1. Federal Emergency Management Agency: a US government body intended to coordinate responses to a disaster in the US itself

Example Sentences

FEMA’s letter also noted that unlike with the Tahitian property, “FEMA cannot conclude that Palisades Bowl represents a preserved or guaranteed source of long-term affordable housing,” based on the owners’ track record.

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States and the private sector are better equipped to perform FEMA’s mission, he has said.

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“FEMA won’t be capable of reacting to the next hurricane. The National Weather Service won’t have the forecasters it needs to analyze the data from weather balloons.”

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FEMA’s Disaster Relief Fund — the main source of funding for response and recovery efforts following major disasters — is also running low and is not likely to be replenished during the shutdown.

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She listed “several failures” since the process started in 2023, including “FEMA staff changing up” and indecision by the city government.

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