President Donald Trump says he wants to reshape the Federal Emergency Management Agency as the U.S. faces the formidable task of rebuilding after Hurricane Helene storm damage in the southeast and devastating wildfires in California.
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Misperceptions are abundant about FEMA’s role in disaster recovery, what it does — and does not — pay for and what residents in impacted areas can expect.FEMA has an operating budget and a disaster relief fund. The fund gets replenished every year by Congress and is used to pay for disaster recovery. FEMA also pays for rebuilding from past disasters and for projects designed to
The federal government doesn’t help with every disaster — it generally has to be above the ability of a community or state to handle. A governor or tribal authority in that case asks the president for an emergency declaration.— as with hurricanes — FEMA coordinates with state and local governments about needs and can pre-position supplies like water or tarps in areas likely to be most affected. FEMA also has its own search-and-rescue teams to dispatch.
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