President Herbert Hoover had commissioned the Reconstruction Finance Corporation in 1932
The Bureau of Public Roads in 1934 was given authority to finance the reconstruction of highways and roads after a disaster
The Flood Control Act of 1944 also gave the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers authority over flood control and irrigation projects and thus played a major role in disaster recovery from flooding.
President Carter merged several different disaster related responsibilities into the Federal Emergency Management Agency
Hurricane Andrew brought national attention to FEMA
President Clinton nominated James L. Witt as the new FEMA director
President George W. Bush appointed Joe M. Allbaugh as the director of FEMA
FEMA joins the Department of Homeland Security
President George W. Bush signed into law the Post-Katrina Emergency Reform Act. Which reformed FEMA
