But since then, the United States has been pelted by several major disasters and FEMA is almost out of money.
The National Hurricane Center is mapping storm surges at a worst-case high-tide scenario, and FEMA mobilized assets along the storm paths days ahead.
The FEMA federal trailer parks that house many Hurricane Katrina victims are set to close May 31 prompting fears that people will be forced into residences they can't afford or will be left homeless.
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"Brownie (Michael Brown of FEMA), you are doing a heck of a job."
FEMA expects to move into a joint field office, housing all federal responders, by week's end; it too will remain open as long as necessary.
FEMA計劃本週末前與各部門聯合，建立起一個現場辦公室，供所有聯邦災害應急處理人員辦公。
FEMA leaders are getting an earful from Congress.
The President has to declare a major disaster before FEMA and SBA can step in to help.
"It is never good to have a shutdown; it is certainly not good for FEMA to run out of money when there are so many victims of natural disasters out there," said Brady.
David Paulison, a top Homeland Security official, is now the acting head of FEMA.
But FEMA on Monday indicated that it had sufficient cash reserves to sustain itself through the end of the fiscal year, Friday.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has set up a disaster-recovery centre in Lowe’s parking lot.
And on this day, the President was at FEMA headquarters.
For Washington’s Department of Homeland Security and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), shamed by a slow and inadequate response to Katrina in 2005, Irene presents a special test.
FEMA expects to move into a joint field office, housing all federal responders, by week's end;
In 2000, the HSUS and FEMA signed a partnership agreement to encourage and assist people who want to safeguard their pets during a natural disaster.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) publishes maps that designate Special Flood Hazard Areas delineated by a Base Flood Elevation (BFE).
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