Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)

FEMA
United States of America
Governments

Mission

FEMA coordinates the United States federal government's role in preparing for, preventing, mitigating the effects of, responding to, and recovering from all domestic disasters, whether natural or man-made, including acts of terror.

FEMA’s mission is to support citizens and first responders to ensure that the nation works together to build, sustain and improve capability to prepare for, protect against, respond to, recover from and mitigate all hazards.

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Publication
Damage assessment operations manual: a guide to assessing damage and impact
FEMA's Damage Assessment Operations Manual expedites decision-making and delivery of assistance by defining national standards for assessing damage and clearly outlining the information considered when evaluating requests for a major disaster declaration.
Publication
Pre-disaster Recovery Planning Guide for State Governments
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) designed this planning guide to help States and territories prepare for recovery by developing pre-disaster recovery plans.
Meetings and conferences
In person
10 February 2015 - 12 February 2015
New Orleans, LA
International Disaster Conference & Expo (IDCE)
IDCE is an event designed to unite the most internationally recognized and distinguished professionals from around the world for three days of problem solving, planning and preparation, discussing relevant issues dealing with Emergency Management,
Publication
National strategy recommendations: future disaster preparedness
This report provides FEMA’s recommendations for the development of a national strategy for reducing costs, loss of life, and injuries associated with extreme disaster events in vulnerable areas of the United States.
Publication
Hurricane Isaac in Louisiana: building performance observations recommendations, and technical guidance
This report relates the findings of the Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) Mitigation Assessment Team (MAT) who assessed the damage in Louisiana caused by Hurricane Issac in 2012.
Publication
Hurricane Sandy Disaster Housing Strategic Plan
This Disaster Housing Strategic Plan presents all reasonable housing options and makes recommendations for providing displaced New Jersey residents with temporary and permanent housing following Hurricane Sandy.
Meetings and conferences
In person
08 January 2013 - 10 January 2013
New Orleans, Louisiana
International disaster conference and expo
The purpose of IDCE is to unite Public and Private Sector Professionals from around the world for discussions regarding policy, lessons learned, best practices, and forward thinking.
Publication
Lessons in Community Recovery
This report presents lessons learned from emergency support provided for long-term community recovery by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).

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Voluntary Commitments

The organization has no registered commitments.

The Sendai Framework Voluntary Commitments (SFVC) online platform allows stakeholders to inform the public about their work on DRR. The SFVC online platform is a useful toolto know who is doing what and where for the implementation of the Sendai Framework, which could foster potential collaboration among stakeholders. All stakeholders (private sector, civil society organizations, academia, media, local governments, etc.) working on DRR can submit their commitments and report on their progress and deliverables.

Contact information

http://www.fema.gov
+1-202 646 4600
Fax:
+1-202 646 4600