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FEMA Being Phased Out After 2025 Hurricane Season
Posted on 6/11/25 at 10:18 am
Posted on 6/11/25 at 10:18 am
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President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he plans to phase out the Federal Emergency Management Agency after this year’s hurricane season, offering the clearest timeline yet for his administration’s long-term plans to dismantle the disaster relief agency and shift responsibility for response and recovery onto states.
“We want to wean off of FEMA, and we want to bring it down to the state level,” Trump told reporters during a briefing in the Oval Office, later saying,
“A governor should be able to handle it, and frankly, if they can’t handle it, the aftermath, then maybe they shouldn’t be governor.”
https://www.cnn.com/2025/06/11/politics/fema-hurricane-season-phase-out-trump
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“We all know from the past that FEMA has failed thousand if not millions of people, and President Trump does not want to see that continue into the future,” Noem said.
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Plans to eliminate FEMA have baffled federal and state emergency managers, who doubt localized efforts could replace the agency’s robust infrastructure for disaster response. Most states, they said, do not have the budget or personnel to handle catastrophic disasters on their own, even if the federal government provides a financial backstop in the most dire situations.
“This is a complete misunderstanding of the role of the federal government in emergency management and disaster response and recovery, and it’s an abdication of that role when a state is overwhelmed,” a longtime FEMA leader told CNN. “It is clear from the president’s remarks that their plan is to limp through hurricane season and then dismantle the agency.”
The agency has entered hurricane season understaffed and underprepared, after months of turmoil, plummeting morale and workforce reductions. At least 10% of its total staff have left since January, including a large swath of its senior leadership, and the agency is projected to lose close to 30% of its workforce by the end of the year, shrinking FEMA from about 26,000 workers to roughly 18,000.
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Posted on 6/11/25 at 10:23 am to Shexter
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A governor should be able to handle it, and frankly, if they can’t handle it, the aftermath, then maybe they shouldn’t be governor
Yikes
Posted on 6/11/25 at 10:24 am to Shexter
Am absolutely dreadful decision. If you live in the south, this should piss you off.
Posted on 6/11/25 at 10:25 am to Shexter
quote:
“A governor should be able to handle it, and frankly, if they can’t handle it, the aftermath, then maybe they shouldn’t be governor.”
Posted on 6/11/25 at 10:26 am to Taxing Authority
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“A governor should be able to handle it, and frankly, if they can’t handle it, the aftermath, then maybe they shouldn’t be governor.”
This post was edited on 6/11/25 at 10:27 am
Posted on 6/11/25 at 10:28 am to Shexter
Repurposed and made more efficient? Sure, definitely needed.
Dissolved? That is not going to end well.
Dissolved? That is not going to end well.
Posted on 6/11/25 at 10:29 am to Shexter
Good, that shite turned into a money grift with a quickness after it was formed.
Government fricked it up with a quickness.
Government fricked it up with a quickness.
Posted on 6/11/25 at 10:29 am to Shexter
I have conflicting feelings about all of this. There is a ton of bloat within FEMA. FEMA creates red tape that in turn justifies its own employment and administration. However, I believe that there is some version of the agency that needs to exist and continue to support states in pre-disaster mitigation efforts and again during and after emergencies.
FEMA has made great improvements since Katrina. The Individual Assistance program is leaps and bounds better and more secure than it was right after Katrina. It would be stupid to just do away with that framework. States don't have the capacity to deploy all of the resources for mass disasters, they will need some help from the feds. If not FEMA, then which agency is going to handle that?
FEMA has made great improvements since Katrina. The Individual Assistance program is leaps and bounds better and more secure than it was right after Katrina. It would be stupid to just do away with that framework. States don't have the capacity to deploy all of the resources for mass disasters, they will need some help from the feds. If not FEMA, then which agency is going to handle that?
This post was edited on 6/11/25 at 10:31 am
Posted on 6/11/25 at 10:30 am to Pfft
any particular quickness or just any one of a number of quicknesses?
Posted on 6/11/25 at 10:32 am to Shexter
Good. I had to help my church with dealing with the FEMA red tape to get reimbursement on roof replacement from Hurricane Ida. The amount of hoops to jump through and the amount of time spent to manage that process was ridiculous. It took almost 2 years to get the reimbursement to go through. On one hand, I'm greatful that there is an actual process to help charities such as churches in times of disaster, but on the other hand there has to be a better way to do it. Also, the feds didn't pay for our roof to be replaced, just the insurance deductible. However, the hurricane deductible was in the 6 figure range.
Posted on 6/11/25 at 10:32 am to TooFyeToFly
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If you live in the south, this should piss you off.
I live in the south and I’m not pissed off at all
Posted on 6/11/25 at 10:32 am to Shexter
Well, it will take some adjusting, but this is what I and other conservatives voted for.
Note this:
I wish there was a way to address disasters in a better, non politicized way, but I can’t think of a better way.
It’s proven by experience that the gravy train of FEMA involvement is a cash cow for renovating cities on the federal dime, and lining the pockets of politicians and those businesses who get awarded contracts.
It’s the same push/pull as insurance companies / home owners / builders wrangling after a storm, but so much worse.
The grift is substantial while the actual homeowners with uninsured damages are often left fighting for scraps.
The idea of letting the president decide how much money and to whom gets paid to the cities and states is a terrible idea, but all the others seem to be worse.
Note this:
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Trump added that the federal government will start distributing less federal aid for disaster recovery and that the funding will come directly from the president’s office.
I wish there was a way to address disasters in a better, non politicized way, but I can’t think of a better way.
It’s proven by experience that the gravy train of FEMA involvement is a cash cow for renovating cities on the federal dime, and lining the pockets of politicians and those businesses who get awarded contracts.
It’s the same push/pull as insurance companies / home owners / builders wrangling after a storm, but so much worse.
The grift is substantial while the actual homeowners with uninsured damages are often left fighting for scraps.
The idea of letting the president decide how much money and to whom gets paid to the cities and states is a terrible idea, but all the others seem to be worse.
Posted on 6/11/25 at 10:33 am to TooFyeToFly
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Am absolutely dreadful decision. If you live in the south, this should piss you off.
eh....
I am more of a fan for each individual being responsible on their own. IE having deductible money on hand.
FEMA should distribute monies, then insurance commissions will have to police the local insurance companies that they are disbursing money appropriately.
Posted on 6/11/25 at 10:34 am to Screaming Viking
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I am more of a fan for each individual being responsible on their own. IE having deductible money on hand.
FEMA should distribute monies, then insurance commissions will have to police the local insurance companies that they are disbursing money appropriately.
For LA, this would probably be worse.
But hey, maybe this insurance commissioner will avoid federal indictment
Posted on 6/11/25 at 10:34 am to Commandeaux
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A governor should be able to handle it, and frankly, if they can’t handle it, the aftermath, then maybe they shouldn’t be governor
Yikes
Stop questioning and just go along with it
Posted on 6/11/25 at 10:35 am to Shexter
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“A governor should be able to handle it, and frankly, if they can’t handle it, the aftermath, then maybe they shouldn’t be governor.”
Oh lord. 2026 hurricane season with Jeff Landry is gonna be lit, sons.
Posted on 6/11/25 at 10:35 am to TooFyeToFly
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If you live in the south, this should piss you off.
My governor seems to be up to the task, I'm not worried.
Posted on 6/11/25 at 10:40 am to TooFyeToFly
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Am absolutely dreadful decision. If you live in the south, this should piss you off.
You must've not paid attention to FEMA workers skipping North Carolinians devastated homes because they had flags hanging from their eaves or certain political signs in their yards.
FEMA is the greatest waste of tax payer funds domestically.
Posted on 6/11/25 at 10:40 am to Screaming Viking
quote:As a first time home buyer in late 2004 that went through Katrina in 2005, there's no way I could have had built up enough savings to have a deductible on hand. Especially after handing over the bulk of my savings on the down payment.
each individual being responsible on their own. IE having deductible money on hand.
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