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US states to get $608 million from FEMA to build migrant detention centers
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, a Republican, said on Friday morning the state would apply for FEMA reimbursement to pay for ...
Ruidoso urging residents to apply for FEMA assistance
The Village of Ruidoso is urging residents to apply for FEMA assistance soon. A spokesperson for FEMA says homeowners and ...
FEMA chief rejects criticism, calls Texas floods response ‘a model’ for dealing with disaster
The acting administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency is pushing back on criticisms of the federal response to ...
Exclusive: ‘A more vulnerable nation’: FEMA memos lay out risks of plan to cut $1B in disaster and security grants
The Federal Emergency Management Agency has proposed cutting nearly $1 billion in grant funding for communities and first ...
FEMA under fire for 24-hour delay in sending search and rescue teams to deadly Texas floods
The scrutiny on the agency comes as President Donald Trump has repeatedly questioned the necessity of FEMA and called for ...
FEMA chief would report directly to US president under new bill
The head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency would report directly to the U.S. president instead of the Homeland ...
Still awaiting FEMA reimbursement, Rogers transfers more than $4.7 million from general fund for tornado repairs
The city is transferring about $4.7 million into its Federal Emergency Management Agency grant fund to continue recovery and ...
FEMA moved quickly to help Texas. These other states waited months.
Several states and two Native American tribes waited months for disaster aid, while hundreds of requests for critical ...
New FEMA grant program gives states $600M to build migrant detention centers
A new $608 million grant program from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will give states money to build ...
Head of FEMA Search and Rescue resigns over agency's response to Texas floods: Sources
The head of FEMA's Urban Search and Rescue branch, Ken Pagurek, has resigned due to frustration over the agency's response to ...
FEMA denying some funding after floods
Energy & Environment Energy & Environment   The Big Story FEMA denying some funding after floods A review of federal ...
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Fairmont officials prepare for FEMA and disaster relief efforts
When FEMA staff arrive in Fairmont they will be based at the Public Safety Building. Plans also include establishing ‘pop-up’ assistance centers at major events—such as the Annual Tomato Festival—as ...