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FEMA Review Council digs into agency functions, responsibilities
The FEMA Review Council is now diving into what responsibilities could be offloaded to states or other entities ...
FEMA is not shutting down but ‘rebranding’ to highlight local leaders’ roles in disaster response
FEMA is not shutting down but ‘rebranding’ to highlight local leaders’ roles in disaster response - In January, Trump floated ...
The Cool Down on MSN41m
Officials urge homeowners to 'be prepared' as lawmakers announce plans to slash FEMA: 'All kinds of programs ... [could be] impacted'
"FEMA offers all kinds of programs — including trainings that equip local government and enable community members to assist ...
‘Completely absent’: Why is Trump’s acting FEMA chief nowhere to be found?
In the wake of deadly flooding in Texas, we don’t know where the current FEMA chief is, or whether he’s doing the job. That’s ...
Trump Walks Back Talk of Abolishing FEMA
After criticizing the agency for being ineffective for months, the Trump administration now plans to reform it to supplement ...
The Hill on MSN11h
Trump might not eliminate FEMA after all
Rhetoric from Trump administration officials appears to be shifting more toward reforming the Federal Emergency Management ...
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FEMA removed dozens of Camp Mystic buildings from 100-year flood map before expansion, records show
Federal regulators repeatedly granted appeals to remove Camp Mystic’s buildings from their 100-year flood map, as the camp ...
FEMA Didn’t Answer Thousands of Calls From Flood Survivors, Documents Show
Two days after deadly Texas floods, the agency struggled to answer calls from survivors because of call center contracts that ...
Dem Calls for Investigation of Kristi Noem Over Fema's Texas Flood Response
Democratic Representative Jared Moskowitz has called for Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem to be investigated over the ...
US emergency agency FEMA should be 'eliminated as it exists today,' Noem says
The Federal Emergency Management Agency should be eliminated in its current form and reconfigured to respond more effectively to natural disasters, U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said at ...