FEMA
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- noun
- /ˈfiːmə/
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Agencia Federal para la Gestión de Emergencias
- After the hurricane, FEMA provided assistance to thousands of families in need.
- Federal Emergency Management FEMA
- the FEMA agency
- Emergency Management FEMA
Those organizations are getting reimbursed dollar for dollar from FEMA through DHS grants to do so.
- Those organizations are getting reimbursed dollar for dollar from FEMA through DHS grants to do so.
- You know that he said that FEMA does something called population protection planning.
- Yeah, I mean, I think it's so important to that, you know, share this with people that are filing FEMA claims.
- And then it got to the point where as days went by, no electricity, there was no FEMA, there was no Red Cross in that area when we were there.
- And she was saying FEMA on the ground here is useless.
- I'm sorry, FEMA, they say all these terrible lies about FEMA to people whose worlds are shattered.
- And that will be merging with all of these people who expect FEMA is going to help them.
- I think it it it's get it's like re stitched together community bonds because like Brock Long is the head, the head of FEMA.
Examples
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The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) provides disaster relief aid.
Academic text (1998) -
Arrangements were worked out with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to financially assist with this operation.
Academic text (1993) -
You know that he said that FEMA does something called population protection planning.
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Most lived with family or friends and moved into FEMA temporary housing units when they became available.
Academic text (2013) -
Since 2002, FEMA has been part of the Department of Homeland Security.
Academic text (2006) -
Approximately 200 county residents applied for FEMA flood relief aid.
Academic text (2007) -
The county was declared an emergency disaster area by FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency) both times.
Academic text (1999) -
Several months into the school year, FEMA declared some schools eligible for rebuilding and condemned other schools.
Academic text (2013) -
FEMA is working on plans to improve FEMA disaster response in affected communities.
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The city will coordinate with FEMA to ensure efficient recovery efforts following the flood.
Synonyms
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A US government agency that coordinates help during disasters like hurricanes or floods
Surface Forms
Etymology
FEMA comes from the initials of Federal Emergency Management Agency, where Federal means 'national' and Emergency means 'sudden danger'. So FEMA is the national agency that 'manages' big disasters and helps with response and recovery.