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FEMA director warns of storm surges, urges evacuations ahead of Ian | USA TODAY
FEMA Director Deanne Criswell warned of storm surges ahead of Hurricane Ian's arrival, insisting residents in the impacted areas evacuate to safety. RELATED: ISS shows […]
Continue readingFEMA Preparing For Power Outage Of ‘Several Weeks’ In Louisiana
FEMA administrator Deanne Criswell talks with Rachel Maddow about responding to simultaneous nationwide emergencies from fires to floods to a situation in southeastern Louisiana that […]
Continue readingNew Jersey Governor Submitting ‘Major Disaster Declaration’ To FEMA
New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy told reporters that he was submitting a "major disaster declaration request" to FEMA after his state was impacted by severe […]
Continue readingBiden: We’ll Give Those Impacted By Ida ‘Any Help You’re Going To Need’
President Biden met virtually with FEMA officials and the governors and mayors of areas that have been impacted by Hurricane Ida. The president pledged the […]
Continue readingIda Damages Louisiana Hospitals Packed With Covid Patients
Former FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate discusses the potential risk if hospitals in Louisiana, already packed with Covid patients, become more overwhelmed with trauma patients from […]
Continue readingFormer FEMA Administrator Explains What Comes Next In Surfside Rescue
Former FEMA Administrator and Chief Resilience Officer at One Concern, Craig Fugate, breaks down how Tropical Storm Elsa could affect first responders' search and rescue […]
Continue readingFewer FEMA Emergency Workers Available Now Than In 2020
Craig Fugate, former FEMA administrator, talks about concerns about the amount of staffing FEMA has to respond to the growing number of emergencies it is […]
Continue readingDHS Directing FEMA To Southern Border Amid Influx Of Unaccompanied Migrant Children | MSNBC
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas is directing FEMA to assist with the increase of unaccompanied migrant children at the border for the next 90 days. […]
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