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Definition of Federal emergency management agency
1. Noun. An independent agency of the United States government that provides a single point of accountability for all federal emergency preparedness and mitigation and response activities.
Group relationships: Department Of Homeland Security, Homeland Security
Generic synonyms: Independent Agency
Lexicographical Neighbors of Federal Emergency Management Agency
Literary usage of Federal emergency management agency
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Plum Book: U. S. Government Policy and Supporting Positions for 9,000 by DIANE Publishing Company (1996)
"... 26-873 96-7 INDEPENDENT AGENCIES FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION FEDERAL EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT AGENCY ..."
2. Combating Terrorism: Opportunities to Improve Domestic Preparedness Program by Richard Davis (1998)
"The group was chaired by the federal emergency management agency (FEMA), the lead
federal agency for consequence management as outlined in PDD-39, ..."