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Congressional Act of 1803
FEMA can trace its origins to the Congressional Act of 1803. -
Hurricane Carla
FEMA provided disaster assistance -
Alaskan Earthquake
FEMA provided disaster assistance -
Hurricane Betsy
FEMA provided disaster assistance -
National Flood Insurance Act revision
National Flood Insurance Act offered new flood protection to homeowners. -
Hurricane Camille
FEMA provided disaster assistance -
San Fernando Earthquake
FEMA provided disaster assistance -
Hurricane Agnes
FEMA provided disaster assistance -
President Carters 1978 Reorganization Act
Merged the separate disaster-related responsibilities into the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). FEMA absorbed many other disaster agencies. -
Love Canal Disaster
This area in New Yorks water had been contaminated causing birth defects and miscarriges. It was a disaster. -
Loma Prieta Earthquake
The earthquake lasted for 15 seconds, killed 63 people, injured 3,757, and left 12,000 homeless across California. -
Hurricane Andrew
FEMA provided disaster assistance -
New FEMA Director
President Clinton nominated James L. Witt as the new FEMA director. -
Russia and U.S. understanding
The Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the U.S. have a Memorandum of Understanding, initially signed in 1996. -
New FEMA Director
President George W. Bush appointed Joe M. Allbaugh as the new director of FEMA. -
Dept. of Homeland Security
FEMA joined 22 other federal agencies, programs, and offices and became the Department of Homeland Security. -
Post-Katrina Emergency Reform Act
Significantly reorganized FEMA, gave it substantial new authority to remedy gaps that became noticable in the response to Hurricane Katrina in August 2005. -
Emergency Management Cooperation Agreement
Agreement between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of Canada on Emergency Management Cooperation, signed in 2008. -
EM agreement between Mexico and U.S.
Agreement between the Government of the United Mexican States and the Government of the United States of America on Emergency Management Cooperation in cases of Natural Disasters and Accidents. -
EM between Australia and the United States
Memorandum of Understanding between the Australian Government's Attorney-General's Department and the Department of Homeland Security, signed in 2010. -
Agreement between Chile and FEMA
A Memorandum of Understanding between FEMA and the Chilean National Office of Emergencies was signed in March 2011.
