FEMA sent to Carolina with funds diverted from ‘illegals’? No, that’s satire | Fact check
On Jan. 24, President Donald Trump visited communities in North Carolina devastated by severe flooding after Hurricane Helene smashed the southeastern U.S. in late September 2024. The death toll from ...
How To Fix FEMA: Climate Advocates, States Have Ideas
President Trump is considering eliminating FEMA citing inefficiency. States and climate advocates say FEMA needs a fix but it also needs to stay.
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 ...
After Trump WNC visit, protesters call for further FEMA hotel voucher extensions
About 40 people gathered at Pack Square Plaza downtown at Jan. 24 to demand an extension of FEMA's Transitional Sheltering ...
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Deadline for FEMA help approaching
"And that is our goal, that is our mission, helping people before, during and after disasters." FEMA disaster assistance does not have to be repaid. FEMA assistance is nontaxable and will not ...
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FEMA help tops $2 million in Mercer
Disaster assistance may include grants to help homeowners and renters ... Accurso said. FEMA aslo offers other programs for people impacted by Tropical Storm Helene. Free disaster legal assistance ...
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 ...
Helene victims were unfairly ousted from hotels, senators claim. Was FEMA at fault?
Were people displaced by Helene wrongly kicked out of hotels while still eligible for FEMA vouchers? Confusion reigns.
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What is FEMA? The Federal Emergency Management Agency explained
RELATED:Trump targets FEMA while visiting disaster zones in North Carolina, California FEMA’s mission is "helping people during and after disasters," according to the agency’s website. The backstory ...
How disaster case managers are helping L.A. wildfire survivors
Nonprofits across the region are readying what they say will be a record number of disaster case managers and advocates to ...
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Can Trump 'terminate' FEMA? Not so fast
FEMA is part of the Department of Homeland Security, which has an operating budget and disaster relief fund that needs to be replenished by Congress every year to help states deal with disaster ...
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FEMA help tops $2 million in Mercer
and community partners," West Virginia Emergency Management Division Deputy Director Matthew Blackwood added. "We remain committed to supporting the people of Mercer County as they rebuild and recover ...