Federal Emergency Management Agency

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A group with Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Corps play Gator Ball, a mix of soccer and ultimate frisbee on the National Mall at sunset near their office, Washington, D.C., Wednesday, November 20, 2013. F.E.M.A. Corps is run through AmeriCorps and is devoted to disaster preparedness, response, and recovery. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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A group with Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Corps play Gator Ball, a mix of soccer and ultimate frisbee on the National Mall at sunset near their office, Washington, D.C., Wednesday, November 20, 2013. F.E.M.A. Corps is run through AmeriCorps and is devoted to disaster preparedness, response, and recovery. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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A group with Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Corps play Gator Ball, a mix of soccer and ultimate frisbee on the National Mall at sunset near their office, Washington, D.C., Wednesday, November 20, 2013. F.E.M.A. Corps is run through AmeriCorps and is devoted to disaster preparedness, response, and recovery. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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A group with Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Corps play Gator Ball, a mix of soccer and ultimate frisbee on the National Mall at sunset near their office, Washington, D.C., Wednesday, November 20, 2013. F.E.M.A. Corps is run through AmeriCorps and is devoted to disaster preparedness, response, and recovery. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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President Barack Obama makes a statement about the government shutdown during a visit to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) headquarters in Washington, Monday, Oct. 7, 2013. The president thanked workers at the FEMA for doing their jobs under "less than optimal circumstances" during the government shutdown. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

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President Barack Obama makes a statement about the government shutdown during a visit to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) headquarters in Washington, Monday, Oct. 7, 2013. The president thanked workers at the FEMA for doing their jobs under "less than optimal circumstances" during the government shutdown. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

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FEMA Administrator W. Craig Fugate told the Arizona governor his agency had provided a Fire Management Assistance Grant in June, but that he had to reject a request for aid under a program for individuals and households.

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Timothy W. Cannon faces a maximum of five years in prison after pleading guilty in U.S. District Court to negotiating employment with a company that had a multimillion-dollar contract with the Federal Emergency Management Agency. (Courtesy of Federal Emergency Management Agency)