Trump plans to phase out FEMA
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Jeremy Greenberg, the head of FEMA's National Response Coordination Center, submitted his resignation Wednesday and will depart the agency in two weeks.
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FEMA paid more than $3.1 billion to Florida and its residents in federal grants, disaster loans and flood insurance payments in 2022 after Hurricane Ian, a monstrous Category 5 storm, rocked the Sunshine State. It remains the costliest hurricane in Florida history.
Black Hills rescue; FEMA cuts; Sioux Falls Pride
The fire was still burning into the night and hundreds of people were still under evacuation orders in the gorge, not allowed to return to their homes.
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The Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) program was designed to help local communities prepare for disasters, thereby lowering recovery costs
The funds will reimburse the city for ice storm-related debris removal done between January and July 2023. Trump Administration Orders 500,000 Immigrants to Leave US
Wildfire in the Columbia River Gorge destroys at least 20 homes, triggers Level 3 evacuations and closures on I-84 and Highway 30; some areas have now reopened, but evacuation zones stay active.