Federal Emergency Management Agency

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is the Department of Homeland Security component that coordinates the federal response to disasters declared by the President, runs hazard mitigation and preparedness grant programs, and administers the National Flood Insurance Program. It works through a headquarters in Washington and ten regional offices, and much of its workforce surges to disaster field operations when a declaration is made.

Recent listings have included emergency management specialists in mitigation and response, a grants management specialist, a civil engineer, a telecommunications specialist, an information technology specialist, a diesel automotive mechanic, an administrative specialist in finance, a chief of staff, and supervisory roles in program management, public affairs, human capital and management and program analysis.

Applying tip: FEMA hires under several appointment types, and the “Appointment type” line of the announcement tells you whether a job is permanent, term or temporary and what it expects of you during a disaster. Read that line and the “Conditions of employment” section before anything else. Our FEMA guide walks through how the agency’s hiring differs from a typical federal office job.