Trump signs order to shift disaster preparations from FEMA to state and local governments
Trump signs order to shift disaster preparations from FEMA to state and local governments
Order calls for revising infrastructure policy to better assess risks instead of ‘all-hazards approach’, White House said
Summary
Trump signed an executive order shifting disaster preparedness responsibility from FEMA to state and local governments.
The order calls for reviewing infrastructure policies, creating a National Risk Register, and prioritizing state-led risk reduction.
Critics warn this weakens U.S. disaster readiness, noting Trump’s administration has cut 1,000 FEMA staff and withheld funds from state projects.
Experts fear the order forces states to make costly infrastructure investments without clear federal support, leaving communities more vulnerable to disasters like wildfires and hurricanes.
I know this goes without saying, and applies to many Trump actions, but people will die because of this.
People will die.
People would also die if he left things as they are, since he's systematically dismantling the federal government.
Also, the most people will die in red states.
Take of that knowledge what you will.
Time to find out how fiscal conservatism handles multiple billion dollar disasters in a year without a willingness to fund for them. Guarantee rich white people will get priority disaster recovery and everyone else gets the Superdome treatment.
everyone else gets the Superdome treatment.
Which is perfect, because that's what all the Gulf states are gonna use their devolved FEMA funds to build!
Ok
I don't think the title makes any sense. "Shift disaster prep to states". It already is. FEMA as a federal entity cannot do anything on state property without direct assignment by the state. The states tell FEMA where when and what to do when there is an emergency. This is why Puerto Rico not having a proper plan set up was such a failure during Hurricane Maria. FEMA brought supplies, landed on airstrip. Had no legal rights to disperse any of it, and it sat for weeks. Pallets of water were on the side of the runway for a year while people had no access to clean water. I've been saying this for a long time, Florida has a great hurricane readiness plan. Every state should copy paste it and update it to fit it to their needs. Everything from building codes to dispersal is all put together to ensure quick efficient responses. It wasn't long ago that Florida was a purple state with the Highest ranked Universities in the country. It's just diminishing quickly
Neat, thanks for this
4 states haven't needed any FEMA money since 2015? Wow.
Edit: Oh wait more in the tiny ones on the east coast as well.
As someone who lives in one of those tiny states, I believe it. We don't have many natural disasters here; the last one was the ice storm of '08.
Okay, then can we stop paying taxes in California? We send far, far, FAR more money to the Feds than we receive. We're paying for all kinds of other states. So if we're footing the bill for things like disasters, why the fuck are we still paying the Feds?
Bingo.
The dipshit can send troops to attack California if we stop. See how Americans like a president who wages war on our own country. Especially since 1 in 8 Americans IS Californian.
We've got plenty of our own money. We don't need the feds. Especially if we stop giving so much to red welfare states.
California is net neutral. Whether it's a giver or taker state depends on the year and the exact criteria used, but it's never very far from even.
That said, sister relief is an area that California gets the shaft.
Can't seem to find a single year where California received more than it paid. Do you have a source proving your claim?
This traitor is doing more damage to America than any of our enemies ever could.
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I live in Texas, and I recognize we would probably be able to handle our own disaster response, given our size, economic heft, and functioning government (this last one is arguable, but in general Texas is pretty good about keeping the things they want working).
I used to live in Louisiana, which would be totally fucked under this plan. They have no hope whatsoever to take care of themselves.
I live in Texas, and I recognize we would probably be able to handle our own disaster response
The state that famously shuts down when it snows?
Pretty much everywhere that rarely gets snow shuts down when it snows. A lot safer to shut down for a couple days than to expect everyone who has no experience driving in winter weather go about their days
The state enjoys fucking over Houston/Harris County whenever possible though, including a decision to give $1 billion in Harvey recovery money to more conservative counties surrounding Harris even though Harris had way more people affected. There's also widespread state-enforced ignorance of the industrial pollution and preventable industrial accidents around here.
No argument here. Hello from Travis County, where we get similar treatment
How’s your power grid?
Fully functional? Lol
So what happens when FL goes through its chunk of the FEMA budget?
Such a great time to be a grifter.
Ah, unfunded mandates. Republican states used to call the government overreach. Wonder how they work now?
Wow this is brain damage.. So he is going to ruin already strained state and local government budgets. i guess residents can look forward to higher property taxes while corporate interests are allowed to pollute the air without abandon.
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