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Exclusive-FEMA chief was set to be fired before public break with Trump
By Nathan Layne and Ted Hesson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Before Cameron Hamilton headed to Capitol Hill on May 7 to testify about ...
FEMA can’t spare $33 million to help California prep for earthquakes? Hogwash | Opinion
To prepare for the Big One, California was counting on a $33 million grant to strengthen old apartment buildings.
NC Gov. Josh Stein: FEMA is broken as we brace for a new hurricane season | Opinion
As I’m writing, North Carolina is staring down yet another hurricane season. We can’t just wait for FEMA to resolve itself.
DHS inserts staffers at FEMA in major shakeup before hurricane season
The homeland security officials will replace several longtime FEMA leaders, marking an inflection point in the Trump ...
Florida Democrat: FEMA ‘is going to fail this summer’
Rep. Jared Moskowitz (D-Fla.) warned Wednesday that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is ill prepared for ...
Trump approves FEMA disaster relief for 8 states
JACKSON, Miss. -- President Donald Trump green-lit disaster relief for eight states on Friday, assistance that some of the ...
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FEMA faces backlog of emergency aid requests as hurricane season nears
Eleven requests for disaster declarations are pending at the agency — a sign that it is reducing disaster aid to states, ...
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Disaster-Struck States Waiting for Weeks for Trump’s Sign-Off on FEMA Aid
Trump has not acted on 17 disaster requests, a high number for this time of year, according to a FEMA daily report released ...
FEMA makes late push to bolster hurricane preparedness, but effort may be too little, too late, officials say
Amid growing concerns within the Federal Emergency Management Agency that internal turmoil has left it unprepared for the ...
FEMA senior officials exit en masse as Trump targets agency
The U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency announced the departure of 16 senior executives on Wednesday, a significant ...
FEDERAL FALLOUT | 'Do the most amount of good': Emergency services keep eye on what FEMA revisions could mean
Federal Fallout is a Tribune-Democrat news series addressing the potential local impact of funding cuts. SOMERSET, Pa. – In the coming months, a review of the Federal Emergency Management Agency ...