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Oct 5, 2024 · FEMA Urges People in Florida to Prepare Now Ahead of Tropical Storm Milton, Listen to Local Officials. FEMA is monitoring the potential for tropical storm conditions which may affect areas in Florida late this weekend into the middle of next week.
FEMA Launches Web Page to Respond to Rumors and Confirm …
Oct 4, 2024 · After a disaster, rumors and misunderstandings can spread rapidly through traditional and social media and via word of mouth by friends, neighbors and colleagues. False or misleading information can harm survivors by causing confusion and preventing people from getting the help they need.
Suspect arrested after reports of threats toward FEMA operations …
Oct 14, 2024 · A North Carolina man was arrested over the weekend for allegedly threatening harm against FEMA employees responding to Hurricane Helene, according to the Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office ...
FEMA has faced criticism and praise during ... - Associated Press News
Oct 5, 2024 · President Joe Biden talks with Deanne Criswell, Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), as he arrives at Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport in Greer, S.C., Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2024, to survey damage from Hurricane Helene.
Arrest made after threat to FEMA in North Carolina as ... - CBS News
Oct 14, 2024 · Arrest made in reported threats against FEMA over hurricane relief efforts 02:22. As the nearly 65,000 residents of hard-hit Rutherford County, North Carolina, struggle to clear endless mud and ...
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FEMA continues to strategically move resources to support life-saving and life-sustaining response needs including shipping meals, water, generators, tarps to the areas impacted by Helene.
Mayorkas Warns of FEMA Funding Shortfall After Hurricane …
Oct 2, 2024 · The Federal Emergency Management Agency does not have enough funding to ride out the remainder of the hurricane season, Alejandro N. Mayorkas, the homeland security secretary, said on Wednesday.
FEMA overhauls disaster assistance program as climate crisis ... - CNN
Jan 19, 2024 · The Federal Emergency Management Agency is changing how it responds to natural disasters, as the climate crisis fuels more extreme weather events and more destruction to homes.
Alejandro Mayorkas: FEMA's funding dwindling amid Hurricanes | AP News
Oct 2, 2024 · WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Emergency Management Agency can meet immediate needs but does not have enough funding to make it through the hurricane season, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas told reporters Wednesday.
Threats to FEMA workers pause Hurricane Helene aid operations …
Oct 14, 2024 · FEMA has debunked false claims that the federal government is seizing land from storm survivors, only giving $750 to those who lost their homes and has restricted access to airspace amid search ...