FEMA timeline MRC

Traced Beginnings of FEMA

Jan 30, 1803

The Congressional Act of 1803 was the first legitimate response to disaster management following the great fire in New Hampshire.

Reconstruction Finance Corporation

Period: Jan 1, 1930 to Dec 31, 1939

The federal government gave the reconstruction Finance Corporation authority to make disaster related loans to provide reconstruction services.

Bureau of Public Roads

Jan 30, 1934

authority was given to BPR to make loans in order to repair damaged roads from natural disasters.

Federal Civil Defense Act of 1950

Jan 30, 1950

Next big federal response to disasters since 150 years before

Hurricane Carla

Jan 31, 1962

Hurricane Betsy

Jan 31, 1965

National Flood Insurance Act

Jan 31, 1968

Hurrican Camille

Jan 31, 1969

Hurrican Agnes

Jan 31, 1972

Creation of FEMA

Jan 30, 1979

President Jimmy Carter signed the executive order to form FEMA, and FEMA was given power to absorb all other resposibilities of any other disaster response organizations.

Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act

Jan 30, 1988

Stafford Act became law

George Bush appoints Joe M. Allbaugh as director of FEMA

Jan 31, 2001

Forming of the Dept. of Homeland Security

Mar 31, 2003

FEMA join 22 other apgencies which formed what is now the Dept. of Homeland Security

Hurrican Katrina

Aug 31, 2005

Bush signed the Post-Katrina Emergency Reform Act

Oct 4, 2006