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FEMA chief rejects criticism, calls Texas floods response 'a model' for dealing with disaster
The acting administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency is pushing back on criticisms of the federal response to ...
FEMA under fire for 24-hour delay in sending search and rescue teams to deadly Texas floods
Republicans and Democrats in Congress questions the FEMA chief about the agency's response following flooding in Hill Country ...
Head of FEMA Search and Rescue resigns over agency's response to Texas floods: Sources
The head of FEMA's Urban Search and Rescue branch, Ken Pagurek, has resigned due to frustration over the agency's response to ...
What FEMA’s acting chief said about missed calls after Texas flooding
WASHINGTON D.C., DC — After the devastating Fourth of July flooding in Kerr County that claimed the lives of 137 people, FEMA ...
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Opinion: Texas Relies on FEMA More Than State Leaders Care to Admit
The Trump administration wants to “rebrand” the agency to emphasize states’ roles in disaster response. But Texas’s history ...
FEMA head who resigned after Texas floods will return to Philadelphia Fire Department
Ken Pagurek, a longtime Philadelphia firefighter who served as chief of FEMA’s search and rescue branch for the past year, ...
At House hearing, scrutiny of FEMA handling of Texas floods
House Republicans and Democrats sharply scrutinized the federal response to the Texas flooding disaster that killed at least ...
Texas flood underscores flaws in local emergency preparedness
The first Legislative hearing into the July Fourth floods revealed gaps in training and communications. It also countered ...
After helping GOP-led Texas, Trump admin denies FEMA aid to another Democratic-led state
Donald Trump’s administration has denied Maryland’s request for FEMA aid to deal with the fallout of devastating floods in ...
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FEMA’s response to Texas flood slowed by Noem’s cost controls
In the past, FEMA would have swiftly staged these teams, which are specifically trained for situations including catastrophic floods, closer to a disaster zone in anticipation of urgent requests, ...
FEMA moved quickly to help Texas. These other states waited months.
Several states and two Native American tribes waited months for disaster aid, while hundreds of requests for critical ...