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Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) formally established

President Carter's reorganization plan took effect on April 1, 1979, formally creating the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) formally established

FEMA centralized federal emergency preparedness and disaster response functions into a single agency, reshaping how the federal government coordinates responses to natural and man-made disasters.

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