print email comment close About FEMA: FEMA History URL: http://www.fema.gov/about/history.shtm Description: Official page from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) on the history of the agency, which was created by a 1979 executive order to merge the disaster-related responsibilities of several other agencies: the Federal Insurance Administration, the National Fire Prevention and Control Administration, the National Weather Service Community Preparedness Program, the Federal Preparedness Agency, and the Federal Disaster Assistance Administration. It became part of the Department of Homeland Security in March 2003. Publisher: Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Extra Keywords hurricanekatrina Library of Congress Subject Headings: Administrative agencies -- United States Emergency management -- United States More new United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency -- History LII Database Information: Record 1027 created by Jennifer English on 09/19/2005 Last modification on 09/20/2005 Published: 09/19/2005   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/1027