Press Releases - FEMA.gov
6 days ago · FEMA is opening a Disaster Recovery Center (DRC) in Altadena to assist Californians who experienced damage to their primary home, personal property loss or have disaster-caused emergency needs related to the wildfires.
Here’s what to know about FEMA as Trump talks of overhaul - AP News
2 days ago · President Donald Trump this week said he wants to reshape the Federal Emergency Management Agency as the U.S. faces the daunting task of rebuilding after storm damage in the Southeast and devastating wildfires in California.. FEMA is tasked with helping states and communities impacted by disasters from floods and fires to …
Trump could shakeup FEMA while it wrestles with disasters | AP News
3 days ago · WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is preparing to reshape the Federal Emergency Management Agency, which has been on the frontlines of responding to recent wildfires in California and last year’s hurricane in North Carolina.. He spoke at length about the issue with congressional Republican leaders on Tuesday, discussing whether the agency known as FEMA should continue providing ...
Everyone agrees FEMA needs to change. The question is how
1 day ago · Even before the Los Angeles fires, the Federal Emergency Management Agency was under assault on all fronts. Increasingly frequent weather disasters have strained its workforce and drained its ...
Trump proposes ‘getting rid of FEMA’ while touring ... - AP News
2 days ago · LOS ANGELES (AP) — President Donald Trump surveyed disaster zones in California and North Carolina on Friday and said he was considering “getting rid of” the Federal Emergency Management Agency, offering the latest sign of how he is weighing sweeping changes to the nation’s central organization for responding to disasters.. In fire-ravaged California, the state’s Democratic leaders ...
Newsroom - FEMA.gov
Jan 16, 2025 · During the past four years, FEMA has made tremendous strides to increase the nation’s resilience and improve access to disaster resources. FEMA’s workforce of more than 22,000 public servants has worked tirelessly to advance the agency’s mission to help people before, during and after disasters.
Cameron Hamilton to Be Temporary Head of FEMA - The New …
4 days ago · Since Hurricane Katrina, when the federal response was severely criticized, FEMA has been led by disaster management professionals who have run state or local emergency management agencies, or ...
How did FEMA spend $9 billion so quickly? Back-to-back disasters
Oct 10, 2024 · The US Federal Emergency Management Agency is rapidly spending its disaster funding as it responds to back-to-back major hurricanes Helene and Milton – coming on top of a nonstop disaster...
House GOP chairman demands FEMA accountability for Hurricane ... - NBC News
The chairman of a House Homeland Security subcommittee is asking the Federal Emergency Management Agency to detail what it did to prepare for Hurricane Helene after it became clear there...
Can Trump 'terminate' FEMA? Not so fast - ABC News
2 days ago · Eliminating the agency would need congressional action. President Donald Trump has never kept his contempt for the Federal Emergency Management Agency a secret, contending that the agency has been ...