Heat kills more Americans than hurricanes, floods and tornadoes, yet federal aid doesn't flow as with other disasters.
A coalition of organizations is calling on the Federal Emergency Management Agency to add extreme heat and wildfire smoke to its list of scenarios worthy of being labeled a major disaster.Dozens of environmental, health and labor groups on Monday filed a petition with
in a bid to unleash funds that historically have been used to respond to disasters such as floods, earthquakes and hurricanes that damage infrastructure. The groups including AFL-CIO, Friends of the Earth and the Alliance of Nurses for Healthy Environments argue that the step would help areas be prepared for heat waves and wildfire smoke by helping finance cooling centers or air filtration systems in schools.
can respond to requests for federal assistance when states and localities need the additional help, and there's nothing specific in the Stafford Act that precludes a declaration for extreme heat, according to the agency.
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