Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency, also known as PEMA, is an independent cabinet-level agency in
Pennsylvania
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tasked with the
response to, preparedness for, recovery from, and the mitigation or prevention of
disasters (
natural
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and otherwise) and other
emergencies.
Agency directors
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David Sanko David M. Sanko is the executive director of thPennsylvania State Association of Township Supervisors (PSATS)near Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Sanko has held this position since January 2010. From January 2005 through December 2009, Sanko was the chief ...
(2003–2004)
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Adrian R. King (2005)
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James R. Joseph (2005–2007)
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Robert P. French (2007–2011)
See also
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List of Pennsylvania state agencies
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Federal Emergency Management Agency
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is an agency of the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS), initially created under President Jimmy Carter by Presidential Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1978 and implemented by two Exec ...
References
State agencies of Pennsylvania
Emergency management in the United States
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