President Donald Trump on Friday floated the idea of abolishing the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Here's what to know.

The agency was created in the late 1970s and is tasked with helping states and communities impacted by disasters nationwide.

FILE PHOTO: A search dog and handler from the Federal Emergency Management Agency Urban Search and Rescue team combs a burned ...

TheFederal Emergency Management Agencyis a federal agency that coordinates the response to disasters nationwide. Headquartered in Washington, D.C., FEMA employs over 20,000 people in the U.S. with 10 ...

FILE-The Federal Emergency Management Agency headquarters in Washington, D.C. is photographed on October 8, 2024. (Photo by Kent Nishimura/Getty Images) ...

The agency works with the federal government to ensure the ... Shortly after the order, Carter gave FEMA the dual mission of emergency management and civil defense. The agency’s authorities ...

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WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump on Sunday issued an executive order establishing a review council for the Federal Emergency Management ... WHAT IS FEMA? The federal agency's mission is to ...