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Mitigation

Last Updated: | Testimony

Written testimony of FEMA for a House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management hearing titled “Controlling the Rising Cost of Federal Responses to Disaster”

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Deputy Administrator Joseph Nimmich addresses FEMA’s efforts to control the costs of federal disaster response and serve as good stewards of taxpayer dollars.

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Written testimony of FEMA for a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Subcommittee hearing titled “The Role of Mitigation in Reducing Federal Expenditures for Disaster Response”

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administration (FIMA) Associate Administrator David Miller addresses FEMA’s mitigation programs and how FEMA educates, incentivizes and funds state, local and tribal efforts to build stronger communities that collectively create a nation more resilient to an increasing number and intensity of hazards.

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Written testimony of FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate for a Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs hearing titled “Hurricane Sandy: Getting the Recovery Right and the Value of Mitigation”

Federal Emergency Management Agency Administrator Craig Fugate addresses the coordinated response undertaken in the immediate aftermath of Hurricane Sandy and the ongoing recovery efforts.