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Staunton City Council approved submission of an application Thursday for the city to be considered for SAFER Grants to hire ...
Jeremy Greenberg, the head of FEMA's National Response Coordination Center, submitted his resignation Wednesday and will depart the agency in two weeks.
FEMA may help pay for costs insurance doesn’t cover up to a maximum award amount. In 2025, the maximum amounts are $43,600 for "housing assistance" and $43,600 for "other needs," according to FEMA.
FEMA now has an end date. President Donald Trump said yesterday that he intends to phase out the Federal Emergency Management Administration after this hurricane season, canceling it like an HBO ...
Trump wants to end FEMA, says governors can handle disasters In remarks to reporters, the president said the administration plans to “wean” states off FEMA assistance after hurricane season ends.
FEMA is not a large part of the federal government by budget or staff, but it is an important one because it directly affects the lives of ordinary Americans in their worst moments.
Also, the failed emergency on food security came from a spokesman with little consequential action to back it up. There are fears that the proposed Armed Forest Guards, AFG, initiative may fail.
FEMA denied North Carolina’s appeal for a 180-day extension of a 100% cost match for Tropical Storm Helene recovery. In a May 23 statement, Gov. Josh Stein said FEMA’s denial “will cost ...
The Marshall Township Fire Department is proud to announce the acquisition of a new state-of-the-art fire truck, made possible through a FEMA Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG). The new truck, ...
Roughly 10% of FEMA’s staff have left since January, and the agency is projected to lose close to 30% of its workforce by the end of the year, according to a FEMA official briefed on the numbers.
Amid growing concerns within the Federal Emergency Management Agency that internal turmoil has left it unprepared for the fast-approaching hurricane season, the agency is taking significant steps ...
A new plan has yet to be put into place. In a memo sent to FEMA employees on Wednesday, acting FEMA administrator David Richardson wrote, “The 2022-2026 FEMA Strategic Plan is hereby rescinded.