Federal Emergency Management Agency officials expect that they will soon be drawn deeper into the nationwide effort to resettle Afghan refugees, adding another complex challenge to a crushing shower of disasters.
WASHINGTON — Federal Emergency Management Agency officials expect that they will soon be drawn deeper into the nationwide effort to resettle
That's in addition to the response to Covid-19, raging wildfires in the West and Hurricane Ida, which ravaged the Gulf Coast and flooded New York and New Jersey. When a hurricane hits the Gulf Coast or wildfires rage through Western states, FEMA mobilizes officials in the region, taps into sister agencies' personnel and equipment, deploys a corps of reservists for relief and recovery efforts, and coordinates with state and local emergency management teams. Any single disaster can occupy thousands of workers and cost tens of billions of dollars over years in one area.
"They're adding numbers, but I don't think they're adding numbers of people with quality experience," the first official said.
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