Federal Emergency Management Agency

Definitions 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
    synonyms: FEMA
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    independent agency
    an agency of the United States government that is created by an act of Congress and is independent of the executive departments
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