Federal Emergency Management Agency

FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY

500 C Street SW., Washington, DC 20472

Phone, 202-646-4600

Director James Lee Witt

Deputy Director (vacancy)

Chief of Staff Jane Bullock

General Counsel Ernie Abbott

Chief Financial Officer Gary Johnson

Inspector General George Opfer

Director of Strategic Communications Maurice F. Goodman

Director, Office of Congressional and Martha S. Braddock

Legislative Affairs

Director, Office of Emergency Information and Vallee Bunting

Media Affairs

Associate Director, Response and Recovery Lacy E. Suiter

Directorate

Associate Director, Information Technology Clay G. Hollister

Services Directorate

Associate Director, Mitigation Directorate Michael Armstrong

Associate Director, Preparedness, Training and Kay Goss

Exercises Directorate

Associate Director, Operations Support Bruce Campbell

Directorate

Administrator, Federal Insurance Administration Jo Ann Howard

Administrator, United States Fire Administration Carrye Brown

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The Federal Emergency Management Agency is the central agency within the Federal Government for emergency planning, preparedness, mitigation, response, and recovery. Working closely with State and local governments, the Agency funds emergency programs, offers technical guidance and training, and deploys Federal resources in times of catastrophic disaster. These coordinated activities ensure a broad-based program to protect life and property and provide recovery assistance after a disaster.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) was established by Executive Order 12127 of March 31, 1979, consolidating the Nation's emergency-related programs.

The Agency reports directly to the White House and manages the President's Disaster Relief Fund, the source of most Federal funding assistance after major disasters. Agency programs include response to and recovery from major natural disasters and human-caused emergencies, emergency management planning, flood-plain management, hazardous materials planning, dam safety, and multihazard response planning. Other activities include off-site planning for emergencies at commercial nuclear power plants and the Army's chemical stockpile sites, emergency food and shelter funding for the homeless, plans to ensure the continuity of the Federal Government during national security emergencies, and Federal response to the consequences of major terrorist incidents.

The U.S. Fire Administration (USFA)...