FEMA Fired Call Center Workers Day After Texas Floods
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FEMA, Texas and Kristi Noem
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Kristi Noem is denying reports that claim her policies held up the government’s emergency response in the days following the July 4 Texas floods.
Kristi Noem says Trump wants FEMA 'remade,' and more tariffs are set for U.S. trade partners: Weekend Rundown Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said President Donald Trump wants the Federal Emergency Management Agency “remade” rather than dismantled entirely.
Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont told Rev. Al Sharpton on "PoliticsNation" that he cannot count on FEMA this hurricane season. He and other Connecticut officials have warned that the state has become more vulnerable to severe weather — and hurricanes aren't their only concern.
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Federal regulators repeatedly granted appeals to remove Camp Mystic’s buildings from their 100-year flood map, as the camp operated and expanded in a dangerous flood plain.
Two days after deadly Texas floods, the agency struggled to answer calls from survivors because of call center contracts that weren’t extended.
There are questions over why oversight was eased at Mystic Camp as it expanded in a hazardous floodplain, the AP reported.
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem denied reports suggesting the deployment of resources to Texas was delayed because of her new rule requiring her personal sign off on all FEMA contracts or grants over $100,
California frequently suffers some of the costliest disasters in the country. Now state officials fear they’ll be left to face them without federal funding.