FEMA
See also: fema
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfiːmə/
- Rhymes: -iːmə
- Homophone: femur (non-rhotic accents)
Proper noun
FEMA
- (US) Acronym of Federal Emergency Management Agency.
- 2021 August 26, Christopher Flavelle, “How Government Decisions Left Tennessee Exposed to Deadly Flooding”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:
- FEMA produces maps showing which areas are at risk from flooding, so that homeowners, builders and local officials can make informed decisions about where and how to build houses.
- 2022 July 23, Christopher Flavelle, Edmund D. Fountain, “How the Government Is Failing Americans Uprooted by Calamity”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:
- After a disaster, the two agencies chiefly responsible for helping victims are FEMA, which focuses on emergency shelter and limited home repairs, and the Department of Housing and Urban Development, which funds long-term rebuilding.
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