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FEMA search and rescue teams take days to reach Texas after flooding as agency faces overhaul

Multiple urban search and rescue teams from across the country that responded to the deadly floods in central Texas told CNN they were not deployed by the Federal Emergency Management Agency until at least Monday evening — days after any victim had been found alive.

Reuters on MSN · 2d

As FEMA aids Texas flood victims, Noem urges eliminating US agency 'as it exists today'

U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem called on Wednesday for the Federal Emergency Management Agency to be eliminated in its current form, even as the disaster-relief agency deployed specialists and supplies to Texas to help respond to devastating floods.

POLITICO on MSN · 1d

Trump praises FEMA response in Texas after earlier threats to eliminate agency

"FEMA has been really headed by some very good people,” Trump said during a roundtable with local officials, suggesting his administration turned the agency around after sharply criticizing the Biden administration-led FEMA response to flooding in North Carolina in late 2024.

Trump praises FEMA

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MSNBC on MSN · 1d

Trump and Noem’s attacks on FEMA blew up in the most predictable way

For months, President Donald Trump and his administration have floated the idea of doing away with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). “I think, frankly, FEMA is not good,” he told reporters in his first week back in the Oval Office.

The Washington Post - Video on … · 1d

Trump praises FEMA after threats of closure

President Donald Trump praised FEMA’s response to the deadly Texas floods on July 11, despite previous plans to abolish the agency.

Yahoo · 1d

Trump might not eliminate FEMA after all

Rhetoric from Trump administration officials appears to be shifting more toward reforming the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), rather than axing it entirely. While the shift has been more apparent as the administration faces questions about the disaster agency in light of deadly floods in Texas,

FEMA removed dozens of Camp Mystic buildings

Newsweek on MSN · 16h

FEMA Deleted Texas Camp's Buildings from Flood Map—Report

There are questions over why oversight was eased at Mystic Camp as it expanded in a hazardous floodplain, the AP reported.

The New York Times · 15h

FEMA Approved Removal of Many Camp Mystic Buildings From Flood Zones

Camp Mystic owners successfully appealed to the Federal Emergency Management Agency to redesignate some buildings that had been considered part of a flood-hazard zone.

NPR · 6h

Camp Mystic asked to remove buildings from government flood maps despite risk

The data also highlights critical risks in other areas along the Guadalupe River in Kerr County, and nationwide as many Americans have a flood risk they are not aware of.

Federal News Network1d

FEMA Review Council digs into agency functions, responsibilities

The FEMA Review Council is now diving into what responsibilities could be offloaded to states or other entities ...

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FEMA is not shutting down but ‘rebranding’ to highlight local leaders’ roles in disaster response

FEMA is not shutting down but ‘rebranding’ to highlight local leaders’ roles in disaster response - In January, Trump floated ...

1don MSN

Trump administration rhetoric on FEMA moves toward reform rather than termination

Rhetoric from Trump administration officials appears to be shifting more toward reforming the Federal Emergency Management ...

FEMA Didn’t Answer Thousands of Calls From Flood Survivors, Documents Show

Two days after deadly Texas floods, the agency struggled to answer calls from survivors because of call center contracts that ...

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Former FEMA Head: Cuts to Federal Response Programs Guarantee Future Disasters | Opinion

FEMA was ready to respond to this week's floods in Texas—but was delayed by administrative hurdles and approval processes ...

6hon MSN

FEMA authorizes federal funds to assist with costs of fighting Deer Creek Fire

LA SAL, Utah (KUTV) — The Federal Emergency Management Agency authorized the use of federal funds to help with the costs of ...

The Times-Tribune6h

PEMA urges FEMA to reconsider cuts, changes that would impact communities

The director of the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency sent his federal counterpart a letter this month urging the ...

FEMA Is Holding Up $2.4 Billion in Grants to Fight Terrorism, States Say

FEMA officials are two months behind in posting grant application guidelines, which are expected to reflect President Trump’s ...

Mediaite on MSN2d

‘She Has No Idea What She’s Doing’: Democrat Slams Noem Over Emergency Management

Rep. Jared Moskowitz ripped into Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem over her handling of the Federal Emergency ...

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