The Department of Disaster Management (DDM) is a federal executive department branch of the Union of Everett. Officially formed in March of 2012, the Department of Disaster Management is a culmination of one of the largest federal level department reorganization efforts since the 2002 formation of the Department of Homeland Security in the former United States during the Bush Presidency. The Department of Disaster Management is a federal branch lead by the Secretary of the Department of Disaster Management, elected on March 18th, 2012 with the duty of managing national, federal level disaster declarations and emergencies from various catastrophic crises. DDM formation included the acquisition of authority over the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) from the Department of Homeland S