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FEMA Fired Call Center Workers Day After Texas Floods

FEMA Didn’t Answer Thousands of Calls From Flood Survivors, Documents Show

Two days after deadly Texas floods, the agency struggled to answer calls from survivors because of call center contracts that weren’t extended.

Straight Arrow News on MSN · 20h

FEMA didn’t answer thousands of calls after deadly Texas flooding: Report

The New York Times writes FEMA failed to answer thousands of calls after flooding in Texas because hundreds of contractors were fired.

Newser on MSN · 1d

Report: FEMA Fired Call Center Workers Day After Texas Floods

On July 5, a day after the devastating floods in Texas, FEMA's disaster assistance line received 3,027 calls and answered 99.7% of them, according to documents seen by the New York Times. The documents show,

FEMA, Texas

The New York Times · 1d

After Texas Disaster, Trump Shifts His Tone on FEMA

Just days into his second term, President Trump said he was going to recommend that the Federal Emergency Management Agency “go away,” dismissing the agency as bloated and ine

NBC News on MSN · 2d

After Texas floods, questions about FEMA's future loom large

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has been exerting more direct control over the agency, which President Donald Trump has talked about "getting rid of."

POLITICO on MSN · 1h

Noem fights criticism of FEMA management in Texas flood response

It’s discouraging that during this time when we have such a loss of life, and so many people’s lives have turned upside down, that people are playing politics with this,” Noem told NBC's Kristen Welker.

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Is FEMA abandoning California?

California frequently suffers some of the costliest disasters in the country. Now state officials fear they’ll be left to ...

Leander mayor voices frustration with Travis County's flood response

Leander Mayor Christine DeLisle said more communication from Travis County was needed to ensure residents have services.

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FEMA faces nearly 30 lawsuits over Hermits Peak-Calf Canyon Fire compensation delays

Three years after the Hermits Peak-Calf Canyon Fire tore through northern New Mexico, destroying nearly a thousand structures ...

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While Trump overhauls FEMA, Mississippi tornado survivors await assistance

The senator also expressed frustration over the federal response to a ... Republican Mississippi U.S. Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith also asked Noem about FEMA assistance and the administration’s new ...

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