Joe Biden August 30, 2021 Biden calls Black adviser 'boy' during FEMA briefing The president used the term while introducing his senior adviser Cedric Richmond, a Black former member of Congress for Louisiana for a decade.
Joe Biden August 29, 2021 Biden refuses to take Afghanistan question, walks away after offering to take questions at FEMA President Biden blew off a question about Afghanistan after offering to take questions at the Federal Emergency Management Agency headquarters in Washington on Sunday.
FEMA August 29, 2021 Who is Deanne Criswell, Biden’s FEMA boss? As Louisiana and the Gulf Coast braced for Hurricane Ida, set to make landfall on Sunday potentially as a Category 4 storm, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) was expected to play a key role in disaster relief.
Miami June 25, 2021 Miami high rise collapse: Around-the-clock rescue effort continues as federal team preps for investigation Miami first responders and assisting agencies were still conducting a search and rescue operation at the site of a collapsed high rise apartment building in Surfside, Fla., Friday night as a federal team of experts prepared to deploy from Maryland to inspect the site.
Florida June 25, 2021 Biden approves federal emergency declaration after Surfside building collapse President Biden on Friday ordered federal assistance to support the massive response in South Florida after a 12-story building partially collapsed, killing at least one person and trapping other
OPINION June 1, 2021 Jason Chaffetz: COVID funeral payments – Biden program an invitation to commit fraud. Here's how Unbeknownst to most American taxpayers, they're on the hook to cover the funeral costs of many COVID-19 victims. Thanks to a Biden administration program that reimburses up to $35,500 to applicants who buried a loved one, funerals are the newest entitlement program.
SCIENCE May 20, 2021 NOAA predicts another busy Atlantic hurricane season The U.S. is likely to be hit with another "above-normal" Atlantic hurricane season in 2021.
Pentagon January 28, 2021 FEMA requests help from Pentagon to administer COVID vaccine: DoD The Department of Defense on Thursday said it has received a request from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for help “administering” the coronavirus vaccine across the U.S.
Washington DC January 11, 2021 President Trump approves emergency declaration for DC ahead of Biden inauguration President Trump on Monday approved an emergency declaration for Washington D.C., and ordered federal assistance to complement the local response ahead of President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration as fears of potential violence continue to loom following last week's deadly riot inside the U.S. Capitol.
Los Angeles January 3, 2021 Watch out LA: FEMA calculates riskiest, safest places in US The Federal Emergency Management Agency has calculated the risk for every county in America for 18 types of natural disasters, such as earthquakes, hurricanes, tornadoes, floods, volcanoes and even tsunamis. And of the more than 3,000 counties, Los Angeles County has the highest ranking in the National Risk Index.
California October 16, 2020 Trump approves disaster declaration for California, reversing course California secured a Major Disaster Declaration and disaster relief funds from the White House Friday after the Trump administration previously turned down their request.