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FEMA

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FEMA  (fm)
abbr.
Federal Emergency Management Agency
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Noun1.FEMA - 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
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Department of Homeland Security, Homeland Security - the federal department that administers all matters relating to homeland security
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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