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The Federal Communications Commission and the Federal Emergency Management Agency will be testing the Emergency Alert System later this month. The test alert will go to all Emergency Alert System participants, Participating Mobile Service providers, and to the public on September 20 at 2:18 PM EDT.
After releasing a document showing a $10 million transfer from the Federal Emergency Management Agency to US Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR) argues the funds are being taken away from storm preparation in favor of supporting President Trump's immigration policy.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency reportedly told CBS News correspondent David Begnaud that it provided the water to the central government in response to Hurricane Maria in 2017, but it is unclear what kept the water from being distributed. Many of the deaths in the aftermath of Maria were attributed to power outages, and limited access to heath care and clean drinking water.
ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. - About 45 families who relocated to Central Florida after Hurricane Maria ravaged the Caribbean island of Puerto Rico could become homeless Friday.
With Hurricane Florence poised to slam into the Carolinas in the next two days, President Donald Trump said Tuesday that his administration had done an A-plus job in responding to hurricanes that ravaged Texas and Florida in 2017, as he again defended how the feds dealt with extensive damage to the U.S. island of Puerto Rico. "I think, in a certain way, the best job we did was Puerto Rico, but nobody would understand that," the President said, blaming bad infrastructure on the island for the slow recovery in power and water.
The Latest on Hurricane Florence : 3:30 p.m. President Donald Trump says the safety of the American people is his "absolute highest priority" as Hurricane Florence takes aim at portions of the East Coast. Trump was being briefed by the head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency in the Oval Office on Tuesday.
A search and rescue team from Tennessee is being deployed to Virginia ahead of the expected arrival of Hurricane Florence. The Memphis Fire Department says the Federal Emergency Management Agency has asked Tennessee Task Force Type 3 to report to Fort A.P. Hill in Bowling Green, Virginia.
Hurricane Florence as seen from the ISS on Monday morning, Photo Date: 9/10/18 / Photo: Ricky Arnold / ISS / Forecasters at the University of Michigan predict that 2.4 million people will lose power from Hurricane Florence and some outages could be prolonged. That's about one-fourth the number who suffered outages from Hurricane Sandy, which hit a more populated area around New Jersey in 2012.
Just months ago, disaster planners simulated a Category 4 hurricane strike alarmingly similar to the real-word scenario now unfolding on a dangerously vulnerable stretch of the East Coast. A fictional "Hurricane Cora" barreled into southeast Virginia and up the Chesapeake Bay to strike Washington, D.C., in the narrative created by the Federal Emergency Management Agency and Argonne National Laboratory.
Officials at FEMA are warning that Florence's impact will be far-reaching and recovery will take more than just days. As Hurricane Florence churns toward the East Coast with catastrophic power, the storm has become a reminder of how vulnerable North Carolina's coast is.
Hurricane Florence could strengthen into a Category 5 storm as it takes aim at the Carolinas. More than 1 million people have been ordered to evacuate FLEEING FLORENCE: President Donald Trump late Monday approved an emergency declaration for North Carolina as 'life-threatening' Hurricane Florence barrels toward the Carolinas and is expected to strengthen to a Category 5 storm a The president's action authorizes the Department of Homeland Security and FEMA to coordinate disaster relief efforts for "the hardship and suffering caused by the emergency on the local population," a White House statement said, according to South Carolina's The State.
The approaching danger presented by Hurricane Florence and the damage caused by Tropical Storm Gordon serve as reminders that September is the most active month for these kinds of powerful storms. And yet, FEMA Administrator Brock Long has warned that the United States doesn't have a "culture of preparedness,'' even after being hammered in 2017 by Harvey, Irma and Maria, the first time three Category 4 hurricanes made landfall in U.S. territory on the same year.
Gov. Henry McMaster on Sunday urged all South Carolina residents, whether they live on the coast or further inland, to make preparations for the potential devastation Hurricane Florence could bring to the state with an expected Thursday landfall. "I'd say get ready.
Federal officials say Hawaii residents shouldn't let their guard down now that a once-powerful hurricane that threatened the island state has become a tropical storm. The head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency Administrator says that although Lane is no longer a hurricane, tropical storms themselves can still be very dangerous.
Donald John Trump Australian prime minister Malcolm Turnbull ousted by party rivals CNN's Cuomo clashes with Kellyanne Conway over Cohen hush-money payments Lawmaker who pushed to impeach Nixon: Trump 'systematically' abusing power MORE on Friday held a call with Hawaii Gov. David Ige to offer support for island residents as Hurricane Lane lashed Hawaii with intense rain. Trump and Ige discussed preparedness and emergency response measures for the Category 2 storm, the White House said in a statement Friday evening.
The city of Clinton first responders offered strategies and skills for surviving a disaster. The Clinton Fire Department hosted the two day- 12 hour course.
U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen speaks at the White House on Thursday during a press briefing on national security. She is accompanied by Director of National Intelligence Daniel Coats, left, FBI Director Christopher A. Wray and Gen.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency says it has obligated more than $1 million in assistance to Maine stemming from a severe storm and flooding last fall. The agency says the storm impacted 13 of the state's 16 counties.
The former head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency's personnel office had improper sexual relationships with subordinates and created a "toxic" work environment that included giving preferential treatment to his fraternity brothers, according to a summary of an internal investigation obtained Monday by The Associated Press. FEMA officials said Corey Coleman resigned June 18 amid the probe.
The personnel chief of the Federal Emergency Management Agency - who resigned just weeks ago - is under investigation after being accused of creating an atmosphere of widespread sexual harassment over years in which women were hired as possible sexual partners for male employees, the agency's leader said Monday. The alleged harassment and other misconduct, revealed through a preliminary seven-month internal investigation, was a "systemic problem going on for years," said FEMA Administrator William "Brock" Long.