If FEMA didn’t exist, could states handle the disaster response on their own?
FEMA pools national resources to help states quickly manage disasters. Without that federal support, each state would be left ...
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Disaster Officials Are Facing ‘a World without FEMA’
Revelations that Trump's Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem plans to abolish or shrink the Federal Emergency Management ...
As Trump works to cut FEMA, data shows there was a major disaster declaration every four days in 2024
There were 90 declarations of “major disasters” in 2024, making it one of the worst years for disasters declarations in the ...
Trump officials working to strip FEMA’s role in disaster recovery by Oct. 1
Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi L. Noem and others are weighing whether to strip FEMA of some of its key ...
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Local disaster officials prepare for ‘a world without FEMA’
Revelations that Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem plans to abolish or shrink the Federal Emergency Management Agency ...
2024 one of worst years for natural disasters, researchers say, with FEMA’s future uncertain
Last year was one of the worst years for U.S. natural disasters, according to researchers, as the Federal Emergency ...
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott activates state emergency response resources due to flash flooding threat
Gov. Greg Abbott directed the Texas Division of Emergency Management to get state resources ready as strong storms moved ...
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Gov. Abbott Activates Emergency Resources in Texas Amid Severe Weather and Flood Threats
Governor Abbott activates Texas emergency resources in response to severe weather forecasts, mobilizing agencies for ...
If FEMA didn’t exist, could states handle the disaster response alone?
Imagine a world in which a hurricane devastates the Gulf Coast, and the U.S. has no federal agency prepared to quickly send ...