FEMA Mission (2001)
FEMA Mission (2001) : "The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is an independent agency, its mission "to reduce loss of life and property and protect our nation's critical infrastructure from all types of hazards through a comprehensive, risk-based, emergency management program of mitigation, preparedness, response and recovery". (CRS, FEMA's Mission: Policy Directives for the Federal Emergency Management Agency, March 13, 2002, p. 4; CRS sites FEMA website, "About FEMA, Helping People Before, During, & After Disasters," visited Jan. 8, 2001)