Trump says he plans to phase out FEMA
Digest more
Top News
Overview
Impacts
Hurricane season is a busy time for emergency management agencies in Alabama, even in inland counties like Montgomery and Elmore.
President Donald Trump said he plans to end FEMA by the end of the 2025 hurricane season. What is FEMA? How will it impact Kentucky residents? What we know.
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt says FEMA is taking hurricane season "seriously" following media reports about alleged remarks by its acting administrator.
President Donald Trump is planning to phase out the Federal Emergency Management Agency after this year’s hurricane season. He announced on Tuesday that he wants to “wean off of FEMA” and bring it down to state level, leaving concern among those who live along the coast as they brace for hurricane season.
With concern and confusion over how the federal government will respond to disasters this summer, aid groups are readying to expand the ways they help communities after hurricanes, fires and other storms.
Theses are emergency contact numbers for Polk County, its municipalities, plus electric companies and aid services.