Fact Check: Posts misstate FEMA budget capability for California wildfire response
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has billions of dollars in disaster funds, which are used to reimburse states for eligible recovery efforts after major disasters, contrary to posts ...
Brad Sherman: Mr. President, please don’t abolish FEMA
Your job is to ensure that the agencies that make up the executive branch are managed effectively, rather than give up and abolish them.
Fact check: As wildfires rage, Trump lashes out with false claims about FEMA and California water policy
Trump made similar false claims about FEMA being out of money in the wake of Hurricane Helene in the fall.
FEMA to pay for more firefighters as California blazes burn beyond capacity
The funding will provide federal reimbursements for up to 75% of “eligible firefighting costs" incurred as California seeks to shore up its firefighting force and put out the wildfire.
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Is FEMA Running Out of Money Amid Los Angeles Fires? What We Know
The Palisades fire burns in Los Angeles on January 8. President-elect Donald Trump said FEMA has "no money" as California deals with several large wildfires. The Palisades fire burns in Los ...
Trump floats "getting rid of FEMA" as he visits North Carolina and California disaster areas
The president said the Federal Emergency Management Agency has been too bureaucratic and slow in its response to disasters.
Ex-FEMA chief on efforts to help North Carolina, California
Deanne Criswell joins The Lead ...