https://superphysics.org/tags/fema/ Recent content in FEMA on Superphysics Hugo en Fri, 01 Nov 2024 00:00:00 +0000 https://superphysics.org/research/countries/us/mandate/section-2/chapter-05d/ Fri, 01 Nov 2024 00:00:00 +0000 https://superphysics.org/research/countries/us/mandate/section-2/chapter-05d/ <h3 id="needed-reforms">Needed Reforms</h3> <p>FEMA is the lead federal agency in preparing for and responding to disasters, but it is overtasked, overcompensates for the lack of state and local preparedness and response, and is regularly in deep debt. After passage of the 1988 Stafford Act,12 the number of declared federal disasters rose dramatically as most disaster costs were shifted from states and local governments to the federal government.</p>