If FEMA didn’t exist, could states handle the disaster response on their own?
Normally, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, known as FEMA, is prepared to marshal supplies within hours of a disaster and begin distributing financial aid to residents who need help. FEMA was ...
America’s disaster relief system is in dire need of repair
In the aftermath of every major disaster, Americans watch a familiar scene unfold, where communities are devastated, families ...
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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 ...