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FEMA chief lauds Texas response

What FEMA’s acting chief said about missed calls after Texas flooding

WASHINGTON D.C., DC — After the devastating Fourth of July flooding in Kerr County that claimed the lives of 137 people, FEMA is under intense scrutiny from members of Congress over its response to the disaster, including claims that thousands of calls from survivors went unanswered in the critical days that followed.

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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 the central Texas floods that killed at least 136 people.

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FEMA search and rescue chief resigns after frustration with Texas flood response

The head of FEMA’s Urban Search and Rescue branch, which runs a network of teams stationed across the country that can swiftly respond to natural disasters, resigned on Monday.

Trump denies Maryland’s request for FEMA aid

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FEMA approves federal aid for Kansas towns struck by tornadoes, storms and flood

The declaration gives state and local governments, as well as certain nonprofits, the ability to apply for public assistance funds to repair and replace damaged infrastructure. The counties that can apply are Bourbon, Cheyenne, Edwards, Gove, Kiowa, Logan, Pratt, Reno, Scott, Sheridan and Stafford.

FEMA aid denied for western Maryland towns hit by floods

As western Maryland works to rebuild after the devastating flooding back in May, they're faced with yet another setback. The Trump administration has denied Gov. Wes Moore's request for FEMA aid.

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Trump denies FEMA funding for Western Maryland floods, wants states to ‘invest in their own resilience’

President Donald Trump denied disaster assistance for Western Maryland Wednesday that Gov. Wes Moore requested following massive floods that hit the region in May. In a statement Wednesday, Moore, a Democrat,

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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 ...

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'24 hours too late': Fmr. FEMA official says Trump admin delays “cost lives” during Texas floods

Former FEMA official Jeremy Edwards joined Morning Joe after the resignation of the agency’s Urban Search and Rescue chief, ...

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Fired FEMA Official Files Suit, Saying Board to Hear Worker Disputes Is Paralyzed

Fired employees have struggled to get a judge to hear their cases because Congress set up a separate system to referee such ...

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FEMA leader won't say if agency will exist in the future

The head of FEMA offered no guarantees about the agency’s survival during a hearing on Capitol Hill on Wednesday. He also ...

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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 ...

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Billions in federal 2024 storm aid still flowing to Florida as FEMA's future debated

FEMA is still paying Florida claims on 2024 storms amid debate about whether the federal agency should continue to exist.

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Lincoln County residents can now apply for FEMA

Lincoln County residents who sustained damage from the severe flooding last month can now apply for financial assistance from ...

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Bipartisan lawmakers propose making FEMA a Cabinet-level agency

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) would be a Cabinet-level agency that reports directly to the president under a ...

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