How to Cite FEMA Fact Sheets

FEMA stands for the Federal Emergency Management Agency, an agency of the United States government that deals with national disasters. Fact sheets released by FEMA reference different policies or releases of information. Because FEMA is a government organization, the fact sheets are listed as government documents. The three main citation styles, APA, MLA and Chicago usually require an author for citations. In the case of these fact sheets, the author is the agency, so you simply list FEMA as the author.

Instructions

    • 1

      Cite government documents in APA format by listing the author, the year of publication, the name of the document, the report or series number, the city it was published in and the publisher. For example: Federal Emergency Management Agency. (2009). Assistance of Firefighter's Grants (FY 2010). Washington, D.C.: Federal Emergency Management Agency.

    • 2

      Cite in-text for APA and MLA by putting the organization's full name in parentheses with the date (MLA) or the page number (APA) for the first reference. For example: (Federal Emergency Management Agency, 2009). Because FEMA is a widely recognized abbreviation, you can use the abbreviation in subsequent references. For example: (FEMA, 19).

    • 3

      Cite fact sheets in MLA as the author, the title of the document, the publication information and the medium for the works cited page. For example: Federal Emergency Management Agency. Assistance of Firefighter's Grants. New York City: Federal Emergency Management Agency, 2009. Print.

    • 4

      Cite in-text in Chicago style with end notes or foot notes. The note should have the name of the author (if available), the title, the agency, publication information and page number. For example: Federal Emergency Management Agency, "Assistance of Firefighter's Grants" (Federal Emergency Management Agency, Washington, D.C., 2009), 19.

    • 5

      Cite the fact sheet in a bibliography using Chicago style the same way as a footnote but without the page number. For example: Federal Emergency Management Agency, "Assistance of Firefighter's Grants." Federal Emergency Management Agency, Washington, D.C., 2009.

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