Reply #31: Here is link to FEMA website. Perhaps you might investigate what they do

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http://www.fema.gov/

Recent Emergency and Disaster Activity

Recent Emergency & Disaster Declarations

* Mississippi Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding (declared May 13)
* South Dakota Flooding (declared May 13)
* South Dakota Severe Winter Storm (declared May 13)
* New Hampshire Severe Storms and Flooding (declared May 12)
* Kentucky Severe Storms, Flooding, Mudslides, and Tornadoes (declared May 11)
* California Earthquake (declared May 7)

http://www.fema.gov/about/index.shtm
FEMA’s mission is to support our citizens and first responders to ensure that as a nation we work together to build, sustain, and improve our capability to prepare for, protect against, respond to, recover from, and mitigate all hazards.

DISASTER. It strikes anytime, anywhere. It takes many forms -- a hurricane, an earthquake, a tornado, a flood, a fire or a hazardous spill, an act of nature or an act of terrorism. It builds over days or weeks, or hits suddenly, without warning. Every year, millions of Americans face disaster, and its terrifying consequences.

On March 1, 2003, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) became part of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS).