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South Florida’s flood defenses just took a $150 million hit, and residents are sounding the alarm. In a move that is shaking ...
Kevin Guthrie, the head of Florida’s emergency management department, rattled off the state’s bragging rights: debris is picked up 24/7 after a storm, power is restored within 120 hours, roads are ...
FEMA canceled $150 million in flood control grants, halting upgrades and possibly increasing flood risk in parts of South Florida.
If President Donald Trump eliminates the Federal Emergency Management Agency after this year’s hurricane season, states could ...
"Not sustainable," is how Patronis describes the way FEMA is currently operating. Patronis says Florida is proactive when it ...
President Trump has big plans for the Federal Emergency Management Agency. He wants to abolish it, rid it of its staff and ...
Q: Are FEMA funds being used to construct an immigrant detention facility in the Everglades? A: Yes, the immigrant detention ...
Despite the state's experience and expertise, Florida has historically relied on tens of billions of recovery dollars provided by FEMA.
FEMA has provided $643 million in individual assistance to residents in 26 Florida counties as of Wednesday, the agency said. It’s operating 19 disaster recovery centers, where folks can learn ...
Two days after deadly Texas floods, the agency struggled to answer calls from survivors because of call center contracts that ...
FEMA has floated proposals to sharply reduce federal financial help — a move that might not impact major hurricanes but could leave Florida fully on the hook for its smaller disasters, like the ...