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FEMA Shifts Disaster Burden to States in Wake of Deadly Tornadoes
The agency’s policy shift is poised to drastically reduce the federal aid states receive for natural disaster recovery.
As L.A. rebuilds from the Palisades fire, residents ask: What's the plan?
To supplement the city's bare-bones emergency management team, Mayor Karen Bass turned to an Illinois-based disaster recovery ...
FEMA plans to shift more responsibility for hurricane recovery on states, local municipalities
The Stafford Act states that FEMA typically covers a minimum of 75 percent of the cost for most projects, such as repairing ...
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FEMA will shift more disaster recovery responsibilities to the states, acting chief says
In comments that cemented the Trump administration's intent to bring about a major shift in the agency's mission, David ...
Exclusive: FEMA is ‘not ready’ for hurricane season, internal agency review shows
Hurricane preparations at FEMA have slowed to a crawl. With hurricane season weeks away, a new assessment raises a number of ...
Pope County Tribune9d
State budget plans shift burden to county
By Kris Goracke Reporter At its May 6 regular meeting, the Pope County Board of Commissioners opened with a sobering fiscal report from County Administrator Kersten Kappmeyer. Kappmeyer briefed the ...
Wired16d
FEMA Is Ending Door-to-Door Canvassing in Disaster Areas
The Federal Emergency Management Agency is making significant changes to how it will respond to disasters on the ground this season, including ending federal door-to-door canvassing of survivors ...