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What is FEMA mission and responsibility? How do they respond to a weather emergency?

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This solution is comprised of over 200 words and a reference detailing the mission, response and responsibility of FEMA when a natural weather emergency occurs.

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The mission of FEMA is to work together as a nation building, sustaining and improving the capability to prepare for an emergency, respond to an emergency, protect citizens against natural disasters and recover from these disasters by supporting the citizens and first responders in an emergency.
FEMA employees and volunteers respond to an emergency by working with organizations around the ...

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