Improvements Being Made in Flood Fighting Capabilities in the Jackson, Mississippi, Area

In order to improve Federal emergency management and assistance, the President issued a reorganization plan in 1978 which called for the establishment of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). The FEMA consolidates a number of civil preparedness and disaster relief functions. A review was made of the Administration's progress in establishing FEMA and the Federal role in the April 1979 flood in Jackson, Mississippi.