TAILIEUCHUNG - The Federal Emergency Management Agency

A properly prepared and approved Records Retention Schedule is an agency’s legal authority to do whatever needs to be done with records and documents entrusted to the agency’s care. It certifies the life, care, and disposition of all agency records. If subpoenaed records have been destroyed, agency schedules (AND EVIDENCE OF COMPLIANCE WITH THOSE SCHEDULES) will defend the agency’s actions. However, to prove there was no adverse intent when records were destroyed, schedules must be specific and consistently used. Adverse intent (to keep records out of court) is both a civil and criminal offense | The Federal Emergency Management Agency Publication 1 The Federal Emergency Management Agency November 2010 i FEMA Pub 1 ii Washington DC November 2010 Administrator s Message Since 1979 the Federal Emergency Management Agency FEMA has been the Federal Government s lead agency in responding to and recovering from many of the Nation s greatest moments of crisis. Throughout its history FEMA has built upon the more than 200 years of Federal involvement in disasters. By understanding this history we are better able to support our citizens and first responders to ensure that as a nation we work together to build sustain and improve our capability to prepare for protect against respond to recover from and mitigate all hazards. We do what we do as part of a team. We rely on our Federal State Tribal and local government partners the private sector nongovernmental entities like faith-based and volunteer groups and the public to meet our mission. Over the past 31 years our missions have evolved in size and scope. FEMA has adapted to these structural and mission changes by incorporating new missions and organizations transferring functions as necessary and becoming an essential component of the Department of Homeland Security. Regardless of how our mission and structure have changed the fundamental character inspiration and motivation for our employees remains the same The desire to serve our Nation by helping our people and first responders especially when they are most in need. I am proud to introduce the first edition of FEMA s Publication 1 Pub 1 which serves as our capstone doctrine. Pub 1 communicates who and what FEMA is what we do and how we can better accomplish our missions. Pub 1 defines our principles and culture and describes our history mission purpose and ethos. FEMA employees are expected to read discuss and become familiar with Pub 1. You should embrace and reflect upon the lessons from the past so we as an agency can adapt to our changing environment and .

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