Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) – Sewn Flag
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Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) - Sewn Flag
- Official Federal Emergency Management Agency design on nylon, made in the USA
- Appliquéd (satin stitch) and embroidered (fill stitch) by hand
- Single-sided or double-sided (double-reverse, double-paneled or single field double seal); pole hem, fringed pole hem or grommets
- 3x4 FT, 3x5 FT, 4x6 FT, 52x66 IN
Product Description
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Sewn Flag is appliquéd and embroidered by hand in our Alexandria, Virginia shop. Each color of the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s official emblem is cut from fabric and satin stitched to the nylon field, lettering and fine detail are embroidered with a fill stitch, and the flag is made in the USA. Most sewn flags are finished with a pole hem for indoor and ceremonial display; order it with grommets if it will fly on an outdoor pole.
This is a call-in item, so you choose the details with us. Order the FEMA sewn flag single-sided or double-sided, with a pole hem, a fringed pole hem or grommets, in 3x4 FT, 3x5 FT, 4x6 FT or 52x66 IN. Review your options above, then call 703-751-2411 or request a quote and we will confirm the details before production.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency coordinates the federal government's role in preparing for, responding to and recovering from disasters. Its mission is helping people before, during and after disasters. FEMA is part of the Department of Homeland Security, and it also runs the National Flood Insurance Program, the U.S. Fire Administration and the Emergency Management Institute.
Choose Your Options
Every Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Sewn Flag is made to order, so tell us how you want it built. These are the choices.
- Mounting: A pole hem is a sewn sleeve along the hoist edge that slides over an indoor or parade pole. A pole hem with fringe adds gold rayon fringe on three edges, the traditional ceremonial finish. Grommets are brass rings set into a canvas header, the standard finish for an outdoor flagpole.
- Single-sided or double-sided: A single-sided flag carries the design on the front only; the back is blank. A double-sided flag shows the design on both sides and is built one of three ways:
- Double-reverse: one layer of fabric, so the appliqué shows through on the back in reverse. The lightest build.
- Double-paneled: two panels sewn back to back, so the design reads correctly on both sides. The heaviest build, and it needs the most wind to fly.
- Single field, double seal: one field with the emblem on the front and a second emblem tacked to the back, so the seal reads correctly from either side without the weight of two panels.
- Sewn construction: Each color of the emblem is cut from fabric and appliquéd to the field with a satin stitch. Lettering and fine detail are embroidered with a fill stitch. The result stands in relief and reads across a room.
- Size: 3x4 FT, 3x5 FT, 4x6 FT, 52x66 IN. For another size, give us the finished width and height you need.
Product Features
- Official Federal Emergency Management Agency design: the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Sewn Flag carries the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s official emblem, reproduced to the agency’s design in the mounting and size you order.
- Sewn construction: each element of the emblem is cut from fabric and satin stitched to the nylon field, with lettering and fine detail embroidered in fill stitch, so the design stands in relief and reads across a room.
- Nylon field: lightweight nylon that hangs well on an indoor pole and carries cleanly in a parade.
- Built your way: single-sided or double-sided (double-reverse, double-paneled or single field double seal); pole hem, fringed pole hem or grommets; 3x4 FT, 3x5 FT, 4x6 FT, 52x66 IN.
- Made in the USA: every FEMA flag we sell is made in the USA.
- Matched sets: order one flag or a set for every office, and the mounting and size will be the same on each.
Historical Background
President Jimmy Carter proposed the Federal Emergency Management Agency in Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1978. Executive Order 12127 opened the agency on April 1, 1979, with the U.S. Fire Administration and the federal flood insurance program. In July, Executive Order 12148 added the Defense Civil Preparedness Agency, the Federal Disaster Assistance Administration and the Federal Preparedness Agency. John Macy became the first director that year, and the former St. Joseph's College campus in Emmitsburg, Maryland, became FEMA's National Emergency Training Center.
The Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, signed on November 23, 1988, is still the basis for most federal disaster aid. FEMA joined the new Department of Homeland Security on March 1, 2003. After Hurricane Katrina, the Post-Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act of October 4, 2006 reorganized the agency and widened its preparedness mission. Today FEMA works from headquarters in Washington, D.C. and 10 regional offices.
About the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Flag
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Flag carries the FEMA seal as the centerpiece of the design. The seal shows an eagle with the shield of the United States, an olive branch and a bundle of arrows. Above the eagle, a white triangle on a blue disk stands for civil defense, the mission FEMA took over from the Defense Civil Preparedness Agency. A gold scroll carries the Latin motto Pace ac Bello Merita, service in peace and war, and the agency's name rings the seal. We reproduce it to the agency's specification, in the finish and size you order.
