Trump, FEMA

Get rid of FEMA? Trump-appointed group to look at shifting disaster response to states
Donald Trump has suggested he might want to eliminate or curtail FEMA, leaving states to figure out how to manage disaster relief
Republicans from disaster-prone areas back Trump’s push to overhaul FEMA
Republican lawmakers, including those from disaster-prone areas, are backing President Trump’s calls to overhaul the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).  “We need a FEMA that looks like
Trump suggests FEMA gets a renovation and leave disaster response to states
Since former President Jimmy Carter created FEMA in 1979, it has become a massive federal agency with a budget of $29.5 billion in fiscal 2023.
Trump Floats States, Not FEMA, Handle Emergency Response
President Donald Trump proposed turning disaster assistance over to individual states to distribute rather than having the Federal Emergency Management Agency respond, ahead of a trip to survey flood damage in North Carolina and wildfires in California.
Trump wants to get rid of FEMA. The future of disaster relief would be grim
We’re just praying we don’t get so much as a bad rain in the next four years.’ In an executive order Monday, President Donald Trump demanded a “full-scale review” of the Federal Emergency Management Agency and requested a report proposing “structural changes” within the next 180 days.
Disaster responders say ending FEMA would move tasks and costs to states, local governments
President Donald Trump’s call to possibly eliminate the Federal Emergency Management Agency has Nebraska officials waiting ...
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Trump needs to transform FEMA, not shut it down
A revamped and reimagined FEMA would catalyze an agile, government-led response to the inevitable next catastrophe. It would put the president in the driver’s seat but would own the disaster, ...
Lessons in disaster: Holes in emergency plan underscored Helene response challenges in NC
Hurricane Helene triggered more than 2,000 landslides, hazardous spills, and infrastructure failures in North Carolina.
JD Vance condemns FEMA’s response to Helene devastation in 1st trip as vice president
Vice President JD Vance on Monday traveled to Damascus, Virginia, which was hit hard by Hurricane Helene in September. It was ...
Trump establishes council to review federal disaster response agency
U.S. President Donald Trump told global business leaders on Thursday they should manufacture products in the United States to ...
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Emergency Management Director highlights community response and ongoing preparedness efforts
BEDFORD – Lawrence County Emergency Management Director Valerie Luchauer shared a heartening story with the commissioners ...
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FEMA: A comprehensive history of U.S. emergency management
From natural disasters to homeland security, FEMA’s development tells the story of resilience, adaptation and innovation in ...
JD Vance blasts ‘broken’ FEMA for ‘holding up’ billions in hurricane relief: ‘Not doing the American people’s will’
At least $4 billion is earmarked for hurricane response in Virginia but only $47 million has been distributed so far, the ...