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FEMA shutdown proposal sparks concern over local disaster preparedness and funding cuts
Funding cuts from the federal government could soon impact the resources available to you should disaster strike. Earlier ...
Aid groups weigh how much more they can help if FEMA reduces its disaster response
FEMA is “fully activated in preparation for Hurricane Season,” and is “shifting from bloated DC-centric deadweight to a lean, ...
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FEMA being “not ready” concerns local emergency agencies
(WTOC) - This upcoming hurricane season is looking more daunting for local ... as though FEMA is not going to be here. We will have to be ready to fix, maintain whatever we need whether or not we ...
As hurricane season nears, DeSantis allays concern about federal disaster agency: ‘We’ve never relied on FEMA’
Amid signs of turmoil at the Federal Emergency Management Agency as the Atlantic hurricane season is about to begin, Gov. Ron DeSantis says he’s not concerned. In his view, Florida state and ...
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Cassidy, Carter express concerns over FEMA’s readiness as hurricane season nears
Democratic Congressman Troy Carter of Louisiana shares those concerns ... needs to be reformed and that states and local governments should do emergency response with the support of the ...
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Sen. Rick Scott talks hurricane preparedness, urges local readiness in Sanford amid FEMA cuts
SANFORD, Fla. – U.S. Sen. Rick Scott, R-Florida, will hold a news conference Thursday morning in Sanford to talk hurricane preparedness. It’s part of a statewide tour that’s already crossed Naples, ...
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Coastal mayors have concerns and questions about how FED will sunset FEMA
In the storm’s aftermath, it wasn’t just homeowners who looked to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for help. The city government did too.
Changes at FEMA raise local worries as hurricane season begins in North Carolina | Opinion
The start of hurricane season can send a shiver through eastern North Carolina, a region pounded in the last decade by two ...
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Hurricane season is approaching and FEMA is in shambles. Louisiana officials respond.
Cleo Fields D-Baton Rouge expressed their "profound concerns" about ... She said that many local governments are not prepared for the shift away from FEMA support, given the speed that the ...
How Maine's severe weather response could be impacted by FEMA cuts
Weather dictates where FEMA will respond, but the Trump administration has made cuts to the National Weather Service.