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Well, there is External Affairs. Under that is:
Public Affairs
Research and Writing (press releases, etc)
Broadcast Ops (video, photography, media events, etc.)
Legislative Affairs
News Desk
Media Monitoring (basically watching the news and reading news papers to pull out articles and note news stories to monitor the press and their accuracy of reporting - you wouldn't believe how often the wrong information gets reported)
and others

There is also Individual Assistance (applicants for disaster assistance)
Community Relations (works directly with the applicants to help them file their applications, give them information on applications, follow up on their claims, etc)
Temporary Housing (travel trailers, motel/hotel program, etc.)

Various administrative positions
Security (internal - the guys with the guns -guards - are contracted)
IT (a lot of that is contracted)

There are a lot of things.
The Research and Writing comes to mind with your degree. Public Affairs looks like it would be a good fit for you.

That is what DAEs do. When there is a disaster, they are called and have to travel to it.
In times like now, you would very likely be called.
What state are you in?

That is Region IX. This is their website http://www.fema.gov/about/regions/regionix/index.shtm.

HQ Employment Information Hotline: https://faq.fema.gov/ci/documents/submit

This is about the DAEs and the different cadres: http://www.fema.gov/about/career/terms.shtm#2