"The Federal Emergency Management Agency coordinates the federal government's role in preparing for, preventing, mitigating the effects of, responding to, and recovering from all domestic disasters, whether natural or man-made, including acts of terror" (About the Agency, 2016).
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| FEMA Logo |
During
Hurricane Katrina, FEMA created a project, which provided citizens, first
responders and other personnel with high resolution maps, that showed areas
that were greatly affected by flooding (Hurricane Katrina Overview, 2015).
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| One of the many maps that created by FEMA |
Recently
reported in the The Times-Picayune, a newspaper in New Orleans, federal government will begin assessing weather New Orleans Sewerage and Water Board spent grant money provided by FEMA accordingly. "To date, FEMA has committed nearly $1 billion to Sewerage and Water Board capital projects to repair Katrina-damaged infrastructure, according to a report delivered Monday morning at a board finance committee hearing. Of that total, the Sewerage and Water Board has received $500 million in revenue as of Nov. 30, the report notes" ("Federal audit to prove S&WB spending on FEMA-funded Hurricane Katrina projects", 2017.)
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| Picture of the flooding due to Hurricane Katrina |
While in the Museum, I didn't see as much as I would have hoped regarding FEMA, but because of Hurricane Katrina, there has been changes made to FEMA so that response to disasters or major events could be made quicker and more easily.
Information by Emily Cohoon
Works Cited
“About the Agency.” About the Agency, FEMA.gov. N.p., 2017. Web.
02 Jan, 2018.
"Hurricane Katrina
Overview." Hurricane Katrina | FEMA.gov. N.p., 2015. Web. 02 Jan. 2018
"Federal audit to prove S&WB spending on FEMA-funded
Hurricane Katrina projects", 2017. Web. 02 Jan. 2018.
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