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The leader of the FEMA has left, amid questions over the agency’s future
The Acting Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Cameron Hamilton, has been replaced, according to a statement from the agency. The move comes after President Trump made it clear that he would like to eliminate the agency. It comes after Hamilton testified on Capitol Hill that he did not agree with proposals to…
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FEMA added misinformation to its disaster list
The Federal Emergency Management Agency is not providing aid, nor is it blocking citizens from helping or assisting the recovery of survivors of the Maui wildfires. Earlier, Tesla CEO Elon Musk said FEMA is blocking citizens who attempt to help. FEMA can’t prevent anyone from helping or assisting, it said. Last year, the agency was…
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There is a possibility of more rain in the Midwest as flooding kills 2 and threatens a dam
The White House on Tuesday said that President Joe Biden has been briefed about the US flooding that has killed at least two people and inundated several parts of the country. The White House added that it has deployed Federal Emergency Management Agency personnel in Iowa and was coordinating with state and local officials about…
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The FEMA is testing an emergency alert on your phone
The US Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) will conduct a nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System (CAP) today from 14:20 to 14:50 hours. TVs and radios that are turned on will also play a similar message to those shown on cell phones. The test requires coordination between the…
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One group wants to fix the damaged roofs in Puerto Rico.
Over 3,000 homes in Puerto Rico that were damaged by Hurricane Maria are still covered in blue FEMA tarps, according to the island’s government. The government-contracted crews that repaired the roofs were so bad that their work was already done. Much of its funding comes from a Federal Emergency Management Agency grant to train the…