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Trump officials discuss making it much harder to qualify for federal disaster assistance, starting this hurricane season
Trump emergency management officials are discussing reforms that would make it much harder for communities to qualify for ...
Loss of FEMA program spells disaster for hundreds of communities and their projects
For hundreds of communities nationwide, plans to protect against natural disasters and climate change have been upended ...
President Trump approves individual disaster assistance for Kentucky after April floods
Disaster assistance has been approved for Kentucky by President Donald Trump after historic April floods across commonwealth ...
US emergency agency plan requires nearly all staff to be deployed, draft memo shows
The U.S. agency that manages disasters plans to require nearly all employees, including full-time headquarters and regional ...
Gov. JB Pritzker taps Cook County official to run state emergency management agency
SPRINGFIELD — Gov. JB Pritzker on Thursday tapped a Cook County official to run the Illinois Emergency Management Agency and ...
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Earthquake of 6.2 magnitude shakes Istanbul, says Turkey's Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency
AP/PTI A strong earthquake with a magnitude of 6.2 shook Istanbul on Wednesday, Turkey's Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency (AFAD) said. People could be seen leaving buildings as the quake ...
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“That’s not just poor governance—it’s reckless”: Disaster management professor Jack Rozdilsky on why he left Trump’s America
Who: Jack Rozdilsky, 56, professor of disaster and emergency management, York University ... The idea that a reality TV star could become president seemed absurd, but living in the Midwest ...