Federal lawmakers get no answer from FEMA about canceling fire, emergency training classes
U.S. Rep. April McClain Delaney and over 60 other members of Congress did not receive an answer from the federal government to a letter demanding more details by Wednesday on why the Trump ...
FEMA hiring overhaul drives fears of agency dismantling as hurricane season nears
The decision to reshape the hiring process for the agency's disaster relief foot soldiers comes just months before hurricane ...
National Fire Academy courses canceled as agency aligns with Trump admin., FEMA says
The FEMA announced that National Fire Academy courses have been canceled amid a process of evaluating agency programs.
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Eventual short-term FEMA contract to standardize, strengthen security systems
The contract will be intended to provide comprehensive security infrastructure services across all FEMA-operated facilities.
If FEMA didn’t exist, could states handle the disaster response alone?
FEMA pools national resources to help states quickly manage disasters. Without that federal support, each state would be left ...
Legislation from 2 Florida lawmakers seeks to reform embattled FEMA
Two Florida lawmakers want to reform federal emergency management and improve the efficiency of federal emergency response ...
If FEMA didn’t exist, could states handle the disaster response on their own?
“States don’t have that capability built to handle a disaster every single year,” Lynn Budd, director of the Wyoming Office of Homeland Security, told Stateline in an interview. Access to FEMA avoids ...