After the September 11, 2001, attack on the United States, President George W. Bush created what agency in response to the terrorist attacks?
a. The Incident Command System (ICS)
b. The Office of Emergency Response (OER)
c. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
d. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
D
President George W. Bush created the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in 2001 . FEMA was created in 1979 to coordinate federal disaster assistance. The ICS was adopted by FEMA to coordinate responses to a disaster. The OER was an office existing before 2001 that was moved to the DHS.
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