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https://www.americanrivers.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/LeveeBreak_WinfieldMO_NancyGuyton-1024x768.jpg1024768When a major natural disaster strikes, local and state officials often turn to the federal government for assistance in preparing for extreme weather events and rely on it afterwards to help with the clean-up and recovery efforts. Since 1979, the branch of the federal government responsible for this has been the Federal Emergency Management Agency, […]