Helping People Before, During and After Disasters
The Federal Emergency Management Agency advises building codes and flood plain management, teaches people how to cope through a disaster much like hurricane Katrina, help equip local and state emergency preparedness, coordinate the federal response to a disaster, make disaster assistance available to states, communities, businesses and individuals, train emergency managers, support the nation's fire service, and administer the national flood and crime insurance programs.

FEMA follows the disaster life cycle - Response, Recovery, Mitigation, Risk Reduction, Prevention, and Preparedness. To contact FEMA please visit http://www.fema.gov/.