Although he did not specify what changes would be made to FEMA, Trump suggested disaster aid funding would come directly from the federal government, but said “when there is a problem with a ...

"Think of FEMA as the quarterback for the federal government's response. But this is all in support of the state," Daniel Kaniewski, who served as the second-highest ranking official at FEMA ...

FEMA also imposes rules and requirements on crews that aren’t as good as what local officials provide, Trump said. The federal government should instead send funding to governors to manage their ...

Eliminating the agency would need congressional action. President Donald Trump has never kept his contempt for the Federal Emergency Management Agency a secret, contending that the agency has been ...

FEMA only steps into a local situation when a state makes a formal request to the government for federal aid or when the natural disaster overwhelms local officials’ abilities. The president ...