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News Articles: fema

President Trump, first lady Melania Trump and Texas Governor Greg Abbott meet with local emergency services personnel as they survey flood damage along the Guadalupe River on July 11, in Kerrville, Texas.

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  • Politics

Trump praises disaster response in Texas while FEMA's future is murky

The president and first lady visited Kerrville to meet local officials and families of the victims of the recent flooding. Trump promised federal support, but his team emphasized the state's role.

July 12, 2025
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By:
  • Dana Farrington

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  • Investigations

New data reveals FEMA missed major flood risks at Camp Mystic

The data also highlights critical risks in other areas along the Guadalupe River in Kerr County, revealing more than twice as many Americans live in flood prone areas than FEMA's maps show.

July 10, 2025
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By:
  • Laura Sullivan
For years, Kerr County officials debated how to fund a flood warning system. Under Trump administration changes, disaster funding opportunities are getting more limited for communities.

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  • Climate

Kerr County struggled to fund flood warnings. Under Trump, it's getting even harder

Kerr County applied for federal grants to build a warning system to protect residents from flash floods. Under the Trump administration, that kind of funding is drying up.

July 10, 2025
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By:
  • Lauren Sommer
Volunteers clean up a house after flooding in Kerrville, Texas. The state's governor and top emergency official are on a board considering options to eliminate the Federal Emergency Management Agency, at the request of President Trump.

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  • Climate

Texas is relying on FEMA. State leaders said it should be cut

The governor and top emergency official in Texas are both members of a council advising the Trump administration on options for eliminating the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

July 09, 2025
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By:
  • Rebecca Hersher
People impacted by wildfires in 2025 seek information and relief at a FEMA Disaster Recovery Center in Pasadena, Calif. The president has said the Federal Emergency Management Agency, FEMA, should be eliminated, and has appointed a group of high level officials to recommend options for restructuring or reforming the agency.

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  • Climate

The Trump administration says it wants to eliminate FEMA. Here's what we know

Every year, millions of Americans rely on FEMA assistance after hurricanes, wildfires, tornadoes and other disasters. The president says state governments should do more.

June 26, 2025
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By:
  • Rebecca Hersher
People impacted by the wildfires seek information and relief at a FEMA Disaster Recovery Center in 2025, in Pasadena, Calif. The leader of FEMA's top disaster response coordination office has resigned, as President Trump moves to eliminate the agency.

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  • Climate

Leader of top FEMA disaster coordination office resigns, as Trump moves to eliminate agency

Jeremy Greenberg was in charge of coordinating federal help after hurricanes, wildfires, earthquakes and other emergencies. He has resigned from leading FEMA's National Response Coordination Center.

June 17, 2025
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By:
  • Rebecca Hersher
Homes destroyed by a 2020 wildfire in Talent, Ore. FEMA denied about 70% of assistance applications related to massive Oregon wildfires that year, an <a href="https://www.npr.org/2021/07/01/1010897265/as-western-wildfires-worsen-fema-is-denying-most-people-who-ask-for-help"target="_blank"   >NPR investigation</a> found. The agency has a long history of failing to help vulnerable disaster survivors, but reforms under the Biden administration were starting to fix those long-standing problems.

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  • Climate

FEMA was starting to fix long-standing problems. Then came the Trump administration

The Federal Emergency Management Agency has a long history of failing to help those who need assistance the most after disasters. Biden-era changes meant to fix some of those problems now face an uncertain future.

June 06, 2025
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By:
  • Rebecca Hersher
The National Fire Academy sits inside this complex in Emmitsburg, in western Maryland. Thousands of firefighters come here for training each year, but the Trump administration canceled in-person classes in early March, seemingly to cut costs.

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  • National

In reversal, Trump administration restores classes at the National Fire Academy

The academy in Emmitsburg, Md., is often described as the national war college for firefighting. It offers training that ranges from leadership to how to conduct fire, arson and blast investigations.

May 23, 2025
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By:
  • Frank Langfitt
Resident Anne Schneider, right, hugs her friend Eddy Sampson as they survey damage caused by Hurricane Helene in Marshall, N.C. in 2024. Hurricanes cause billions of dollars of damage each year in the U.S. Most deaths from hurricanes are related to flooding, and many occur far from the coastline when heavy rain causes dangerous flash floods.

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  • Climate

Forecasters predict above-average hurricane season again

Forecasters expect 13 to 19 storms to form in the Atlantic between June 1 and the end of November. At least 6 of those are forecast to be full-blown hurricanes.

May 22, 2025
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By:
  • Rebecca Hersher
Acting FEMA administrator Cam Hamilton testified before the House Committee on Appropriations that the agency should not be eliminated, contrary to suggestions from President Trump.

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  • Climate

FEMA leader is out, amid questions over future of the agency

The head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, Cameron Hamilton, has been replaced. The shake up comes weeks before the start of the Atlantic hurricane season.

May 09, 2025
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By:
  • Lauren Sommer and
  • Rebecca Hersher
Cam Hamilton, acting administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, testifies before the House Committee on Appropriations subcommittee on Homeland Security oversight hearing of FEMA on Capitol Hill on Wednesday.

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  • National

FEMA's acting administrator is replaced a day after congressional testimony

The abrupt change came the day after Cameron Hamilton testified on Capitol Hill that he did not agree with proposals to dismantle an organization that helps plan for natural disasters and distributes financial assistance.

May 08, 2025
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By:
  • The Associated Press
The Trump administration canceled billions of dollars in disaster preparedness grants. This mobile home park in Rising Sun, Md., has flooded repeatedly, and the local government was relying on federal funds to move people out of harm's way and turn the area into a park.

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  • Climate

Rural communities were promised millions in disaster funds. Trump is ending it

Rural communities are scrambling after the Trump administration canceled billions in disaster grants. Many were counting on the funds for infrastructure fixes meant to withstand future disasters.

May 02, 2025
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By:
  • Lauren Sommer and
  • Rebecca Hersher
Responding to disasters like Hurricane Helene in North Carolina takes thousands government workers and millions of dollars, something states rely on the federal government for.

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  • Climate

Trump wants states to handle disasters. States aren't prepared

President Trump says he's thinking of getting rid of the country's disaster response agency, FEMA. States say they can't replicate what FEMA does on their own.

March 21, 2025
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By:
  • Lauren Sommer
FEMA has helped develop building codes for decades, including standards that reduce the risk that houses will flood in storms and hurricanes. That work is being pulled back under the Trump Administration.

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  • Climate

Exclusive: Trump administration drops work on stronger building codes for disasters

To help homes survive more intense disasters, FEMA has been developing recommendations for stronger building codes. The Trump Administration has pulled them back.

February 20, 2025
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By:
  • Lauren Sommer
Water is dropped on the Palisades Fire by helicopter in Mandeville Canyon on Saturday in Los Angeles.

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  • National

FEMA's administrator says more than 24,000 in LA have applied for assistance

"People have lost everything," says FEMA administrator Deanne Criswell. More than 24,000 have already applied for assistance from FEMA, but Criswell says that number is certain to rise.

January 12, 2025
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By:
  • Ayesha Rascoe and
  • Rebecca Rosman
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