FEMA: FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY:
DEFINITION:President
Jimmy Carter created the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
by executive order in 1979 to coordinate the government’s growing
involvement in disasters.
VARIOUS
REASONS:
- FEMA is distributing aid to individuals and state and local
governments after natural disasters, such as hurricanes, floods,
and earthquakes. In addition, the agency provides ongoing grants to
the states for disaster preparedness, and it operates the National
Flood Insurance Program (NFIP).
- The private sector response to the disaster was extremely
impressive. Voluntary aid poured in from around the country.
- FEMA’s response to some major disasters has been slow,
disorganized, and profligate. The agency’s actions have sometimes
been harmful, such as when it has blocked the relief efforts of
other organizations.
- The insurance industry was crucial to the rebuilding. About 90
percent of San Francisco residents had fire insurance from more
than 100 different companies.
COMMUNICATION AND FUNDS BY FUMA:
- FEMA’s grants for disaster preparedness are known for
wastefulness. As for the NFIP, its insurance subsidies are spurring
development in flood-prone areas, which in turn is increasing the
damage caused by floods.
- As part of the Planning for Post-Disaster Recovery: Next
Generationinitiative, APA assembled a list of resources among
federal agencies and some national nonprofits.
- All emergency and major disaster declarations are made solely
at the discretion of the President of the United States.
- procedural information regarding the Stafford Act declaration
process and is intended for emergency managers, elected officials,
media, and stakeholders interested in the formal declaration
process.
- FEMA IA and the SBA Disaster Loan Program are separate programs
administered by different agencies, in many ways they are
interconnected. SBA and FEMA share real-time data on disaster grant
and loan approvals to identify potential duplication of benefits
while providing individuals and households with federal assistance
that can be used in conjunction with each other to meet recovery
needs.
disaster survivors find that they need assistance from both of
these programs in addition to other sources of assistance including
private insurance, state and local government assistance, and
assistance from private voluntary organizations.
EXAMPLES OF
FEMA:
1.PARTNERSHIP:
- The State has declared a state of emergency, the State will
evaluate the recovery capabilities of the State and local
governments.
- If it is determined that the damage is beyond their recovery
capability, the governor will normally send a request letter to the
President, directed through the Regional Director of the
appropriate FEMA region
2.EXPENDITED
FUNDING:
- You must submit a completed Request for Public Assistance
(Request) (pre-application) (FEMA Form 90-49) before the State will
release any INF.
- You may use INF for any eligible emergency work that requires
payment within the first 60 days following declaration
.3.PROJECT
FOUNDULATION:
- This form supplies FEMA with the information necessary to
approve the scope of work and itemized cost estimate prior to
funding.
- Documentation:All of the documentation pertaining to a project
should be filed together with the corresponding Project Worksheet
and maintained by you as the permanent record of the project.
4.PROJECT
REVIEW:
- The Project Description describes the facility, location, its
pre-disaster function, and the disaster-related
damage.EX:Building
- Provide the address including street name and community (e.g.,
1235 Ashnut Lane, Reston, VA)
- Street, road or bridge
- Name the intersecting street boundaries, where applicable
(i.e., Main Street between Elm and Third Streets)
5.INSURANCE:
- All insurance issues should be discussed with the Public
Assistance Coordinator (PAC) at the Kickoff Meeting or as soon as
possible, to allow for timely resolution.
- Specific costs and scopes of work should be maintained by site
to expedite insurance and other Special Considerations
reviews.
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