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Traced Beginnings of FEMA
The Congressional Act of 1803 was the first legitimate response to disaster management following the great fire in New Hampshire. -
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Reconstruction Finance Corporation
The federal government gave the reconstruction Finance Corporation authority to make disaster related loans to provide reconstruction services. -
Bureau of Public Roads
authority was given to BPR to make loans in order to repair damaged roads from natural disasters. -
Federal Civil Defense Act of 1950
Next big federal response to disasters since 150 years before -
Hurricane Carla
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Hurricane Betsy
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National Flood Insurance Act
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Hurrican Camille
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Hurrican Agnes
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Creation of FEMA
President Jimmy Carter signed the executive order to form FEMA, and FEMA was given power to absorb all other resposibilities of any other disaster response organizations. -
Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act
Stafford Act became law -
George Bush appoints Joe M. Allbaugh as director of FEMA
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Forming of the Dept. of Homeland Security
FEMA join 22 other apgencies which formed what is now the Dept. of Homeland Security -
Hurrican Katrina
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Bush signed the Post-Katrina Emergency Reform Act
