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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 ‘can’t see anything that we did wrong’ in Texas flood response
The Federal Emergency Management Agency’s acting leader has adamantly defended the federal government’s response to historic ...
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 ...
FEMA’s director defends the response to Texas flooding during a hearing with lawmakers.
David Richardson, the acting director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, defended the Trump administration’s ...
Virginia Task Force 4 returns after weeks of providing swiftwater help in Texas
Virginia Task Force 4 returned to Bristol after more than a dozen harrowing days in Texas. Task Force 4 was deployed through ...
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Opinion: Texas Relies on FEMA More Than State Leaders Care to Admit
The Trump administration wants to “rebrand” the agency to emphasize states’ roles in disaster response. But Texas’s history ...
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 ...
Texas flood underscores flaws in local emergency preparedness
The first Legislative hearing into the July Fourth floods revealed gaps in training and communications. It also countered ...
'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, ...
After helping GOP-led Texas, Trump admin denies FEMA aid to another Democratic-led state
Donald Trump’s administration has denied Maryland’s request for FEMA aid to deal with the fallout of devastating floods in ...
‘That needs to change’ | Texas does not have minimum qualifications to be a local emergency manager
Firefighters, police, and EMS all need to undergo formal training and pass a test before hitting the street. People ...
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.