Could states handle disaster response without FEMA?
Imagine a world in which a hurricane devastates the Gulf Coast, and the United States has no federal agency prepared to ...
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Trump says US disaster relief agency should be 'terminated'
President Donald Trump launched a fresh attack Tuesday on the US federal disaster agency FEMA, calling for it to be shut down ...
Eliminating FEMA would be ‘huge mistake’ after California wildfires, Democrat says
Rep. Judy Chu (D-Calif.) said it would be a “huge mistake” to terminate the Federal Emergency Response Agency (FEMA) in the ...
Trump considers restructuring FEMA, sparks debate on disaster response in Tampa Bay area
FEMA has been a crucial resource for Florida, responding to 21 disasters since 2010. However, it has recently faced some ...
Disaster Survivors Fairness Act aims to simplify FEMA process and aid coordination
The Disaster Survivors Fairness Act aims to streamline the FEMA application process and improve coordination between federal ...
Trump calls for abolishing FEMA, expanding battle against Feds
President Donald Trump said the Federal Emergency Management Agency should be eliminated, widening his fight against the ...
Senators proposing new wildfire agency
A bipartisan group of senators introduced legislation Thursday that would create a new Wildfire Intelligence Agency, seeking ...
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Disaster responders say ending FEMA would move tasks and costs to states, local governments
FEMA was created by then President Jimmy Carter in 1979 and is charged with coordinating the federal response to natural disasters. If damages meet federal requirements, the agency provides ...
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Kristi Noem: ‘Get rid of FEMA the way it exists today’
Trump said he would consider shuttering the Federal Emergency Management Agency during a Jan. 24 visit to western North Carolina — an area devastated by Hurricane Helene last fall. He said state ...
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He asked: ‘What the hell is going on with FEMA?!’ Now he’s in charge of the agency.
Cameron Hamilton, who took over Jan. 22 as acting administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, has embraced ... false claims about FEMA’s response in western North Carolina, which ...