The Federal Emergency Management Agency falls under which U.S. Federal executive department?

• A. Department of Homeland Security
• B. Department of Labor
• C. Department of Health and Human Services
• D. Department of the Interior

Answer: (A)

FEMA is part of the Department of Homeland Security. When DHS was created after 9/11, FEMA was folded into DHS to coordinate federal emergency management with national security and resilience efforts. This placement reflects FEMA’s mission to lead federal response to disasters, work with state and local authorities, and integrate preparedness, response, and recovery under one department. The other departments focus on different areas—Labor on work, health and welfare on public health and social services, and Interior on natural resources and lands—so they do not house FEMA.