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FEMA Fired Call Center Workers Day After Texas Floods

FEMA didn’t answer thousands of calls after deadly Texas flooding: Report

The New York Times writes FEMA failed to answer thousands of calls after flooding in Texas because hundreds of contractors were fired.

The New York Times · 21h

FEMA Didn’t Answer Thousands of Calls From Flood Survivors, Documents Show

Two days after deadly Texas floods, the agency struggled to answer calls from survivors because of call center contracts that weren’t extended.

Newser on MSN · 4h

Report: FEMA Fired Call Center Workers Day After Texas Floods

On July 5, a day after the devastating floods in Texas, FEMA's disaster assistance line received 3,027 calls and answered 99.7% of them, according to documents seen by the New York Times. The documents show,

Is FEMA abandoning California?

California frequently suffers some of the costliest disasters in the country. Now state officials fear they’ll be left to ...

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Leander mayor voices frustration with Travis County's flood response

Leander Mayor Christine DeLisle said more communication from Travis County was needed to ensure residents have services.

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Deadly Texas flooding puts Trump’s past talk of eliminating FEMA to the test

President Trump has not talked about eliminating FEMA as the emergency response agency helps with recovery efforts from the ...

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After Texas Disaster, Trump Shifts His Tone on FEMA

Just days into his second term, President Trump said he was going to recommend that the Federal Emergency Management Agency ...

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Trump’s FEMA proposals and feud with Gavin Newsom could devastate California’s disaster response

As an organizer with the Altadena Tenants Union who has been helping renters with their FEMA applications, Clark knows just ...

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FEMA faces nearly 30 lawsuits over Hermits Peak-Calf Canyon Fire compensation delays

Three years after the Hermits Peak-Calf Canyon Fire tore through northern New Mexico, destroying nearly a thousand structures ...

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FEMA frustrations continue over Vermont disaster response - WCAX

FEMA frustrations continue over Vermont ... There are still 115 applications pending with FEMA. ... bureaucratic red tape and empower state and local governments to access recovery assistance ...

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After Texas floods, questions about FEMA's future loom large

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has been exerting more direct control over the agency, which President Donald Trump ...

Scripps News on MSN19h

FEMA's former administrator explains how its funding helps after disasters like the flooding in Texas

Scripps News spoke with former FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell on Friday, to learn more about how FEMA typically responds ...

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Trump praises FEMA after threats of closure

President Donald Trump praised FEMA’s response to the deadly Texas floods on July 11, despite previous plans to abolish the agency.

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