Federal Emergency Management Agency, Region 5

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) employs more than 20,000 people nationwide. Headquartered in Washington, D.C., we have 10 regional offices located across the country. We leverage a tremendous capacity to coordinate within the federal government to make sure America is equipped to prepare for and respond to disasters. Our Mission FEMA’s mission is helping people before, during and after disasters, and our core values and goals help us achieve it. Core Values The core values that guide our agency can be found in our capstone doctrine, “We Are FEMA” or Publication One (Pub 1). Pub 1 helps us understand our role in the emergency management community and gives our agency direction in how we conduct ourselves each day.