able to continue to generate sales tax revenue. Cities with access to large revenue reserves and strong mutual aid agreements will have greater response capacity. While cities with large municipal debt that would be unable to pay back state or federal loans would be in a difficult situation. U.S. v. Parish of Jefferson et al This case gave FEMA the right to sue in like order to recover funds paid out in flood insurance claims for flood damage as a result of poor decisions by local officials and developers. The case also gave FEMA the power to sue localities who fail to meet flood plain management requirements. List of FEMA heads See also History of homeland security in the United States United States civil defense Federal Civil Defense Authority FEMA camps conspiracy theory FEMA photo library National Emergency Technology Guard PDD-62, the National Security Directive defining FEMA's counterterrorism jurisdiction Civil defense by country Civil Contingencies Secretariat, British counterpart emergency management agency Emergency Preparedness Canada, Canadian counterpart emergency management agency National Disaster Medical System Disaster Medical Assistance Teams Disaster Mortuary Operational Response Teams Integrated Public Alert and Warning System References Further reading Garrett, Thomas A., and Russell S. Sobel. "The political economy of FEMA disaster payments." Economic inquiry 41.3 (2003): 496-509. Sobel, Russell S., Christopher J. Coyne, and Peter T. Leeson. "The political economy of FEMA: did reorganization matter?." Journal of Public Finance and Public Choice 25.2-3 (2007): 151-167 online Kneeland, Timothy W. Playing Politics with Natural Disaster: Hurricane Agnes, the 1972 Election, and the Origins of FEMA (Cornell University Press, 2020) online Kousky, Carolyn. "Facts about FEMA household disaster aid: examining the 2008 floods and tornadoes in Missouri." Weather, Climate, and Society 5.4 (2013): 332-344. online Lindsay, Bruce R. FEMA Disaster Housing: The Individuals and Households Program--Implementation and Potential Issues for Congress (Congressional Research Service, 2017) online. Murphree, Vanessa, Bryan H. Reber, and Frederick Blevens. "Superhero, instructor, optimist: FEMA and the frames of disaster in Hurricanes Katrina and Rita." Journal of Public Relations Research 21.3 (2009): 273-294. Sadiq, Abdul-Akeem, Kevin Tharp, and John D. Graham. "FEMA versus local governments: Influence and reliance in disaster preparedness." Natural hazards 82.1 (2016): 123-138. online Schneider, Saundra K. "FEMA, federalism, Hugo, and'Frisco." Publius: The Journal of Federalism 20.3 (1990): 97-116. MSNBC Article Senate panel recommends abolishing FEMA Federal Emergency Management: A Brief Introduction from the Congressional Research Service External links Federal Emergency Management Agency