DISASTER! - Homeland Security and Emergency Management ...

ABOUT THE FEDERAL EMERGENCYMANAGEMENT AGENCY (FEMA)FEMA's continuing mission within DHS is to lead the effort to prepare thenation for all hazards and effectively manage federal response and recoveryefforts following any national incident. FEMA also initiates proactivemitigation activities, trains first responders, and manages the NationalFlood Insurance Program.FEMA PARTNERS:Emergency management is not the result of one government agency alone.FEMA works with many government, non-profit and private sectoragencies to assist the public in preparing for, responding to, and recoveringfrom disasters. These players make up the emergency response “team.”• Local Emergency Management Agencies• State & Territory Emergency Management Offices• National Emergency Management Organizations• Federal-level Partners• Partnerships with the Private Sector• LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCIESEven the largest, most widespread disasters require a local response. Localemergency management programs are the heart of the nation’s emergencymanagement system. FEMA supports them by offering training courses foremergency managers and firefighters, with DHS funding for emergencyplanning and equipment, by conducting exercises for localities to practiceresponse, and by promoting ways to minimize disasters’ effects. FEMA alsobuilds partnerships with mayors, county boards, Tribal governments andofficials who share responsibility for emergency management.Visit your City/County web site to see if there’s a link to your EmergencyManagement, Emergency Services or Homeland Security Office or checkthe Blue Government pages in your city or county phone book.• STATE & TERRITORY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCIESJust like local EMAs above, every state emergency management agency isan integral part of the emergency management system. State and Territoryoffices coordinate federal, state, and local resources for mitigation, preparedness,response and recovery operations for citizens with support fromFEMA and it’s partners. The next several pages list all State and U.S.Territory Emergency Management offices and agencies in alphabeticalorder.212 www.itsadisaster.net or call 1-888-999-4325