Review of the Federal Emergency Management Agency's Planned Relocation of Positions From Olney, Maryland, to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

On June 19, 1978, the President transmitted a reorganization plan to Congress to improve federal emergency management and assistance. The plan called for establishing the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and consolidating a number of civil preparedness and disaster relief functions. FEMA is responsible for handling all emergency management and assistance functions in the federal government. It provides a leadership role in response to all natural and nuclear disasters, such as floods, fires, earthquakes, hurricanes, riots, terrorism, and nuclear accidents and attacks.