Which agency comes in after natural disasters to manage the emergency?

Which agency comes in after natural disasters to manage the emergency?

• A. Federal Emergency Management Agency
• B. Federal Reserve Development Institute
• C. National Transportation Safety Board
• D. Central Intelligence Agency

Answer: (A)

When a natural disaster occurs, coordinating the federal response to support state and local authorities is led by FEMA, the Federal Emergency Management Agency. FEMA's role is to mobilize resources, activate emergency plans, and provide assistance to individuals, communities, and infrastructure as part of the national response and recovery effort. It operates under the Department of Homeland Security and works with state and local emergency management agencies to guide and sustain the emergency management process from response through recovery. The other options aren’t responsible for managing domestic disaster emergencies. The Federal Reserve-related entity isn’t a disaster-management agency; the National Transportation Safety Board focuses on investigating accidents and safety improvements, not coordinating emergency response; and the Central Intelligence Agency deals with foreign intelligence, not domestic disaster management.

When a natural disaster occurs, coordinating the federal response to support state and local authorities is led by FEMA, the Federal Emergency Management Agency. FEMA's role is to mobilize resources, activate emergency plans, and provide assistance to individuals, communities, and infrastructure as part of the national response and recovery effort. It operates under the Department of Homeland Security and works with state and local emergency management agencies to guide and sustain the emergency management process from response through recovery.

The other options aren’t responsible for managing domestic disaster emergencies. The Federal Reserve-related entity isn’t a disaster-management agency; the National Transportation Safety Board focuses on investigating accidents and safety improvements, not coordinating emergency response; and the Central Intelligence Agency deals with foreign intelligence, not domestic disaster management.