DOWNSTAIRS ENCLOSURES IN MONROE COUNTY CAN EVENTUALLY EXPAND, FEMA SAYS

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Instability, cuts, and a looming sense of dread have FEMA employees unsure the agency is ready for hurricanes, fires, and floods. “We are being set up for a really, really bad situation," says one.

Ahead of Fire and Hurricane Season, FEMA Moves to End a Major Disaster-Preparedness Program

In an internal FEMA memo, the Trump administration announced its plans to dismantle the government’s largest climate adaptation initiative.

DOWNSTAIRS ENCLOSURES IN MONROE COUNTY CAN EVENTUALLY EXPAND, FEMA SAYS

The Monroe County Board of County Commissioners has been seeking Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) approval to eliminate decades-old requirements and restrictions on the amount of square footage that can be enclosed for storage under stilted homes. The county provided written documentation of regulatory efforts in order to assure FEMA that the county is following federal regulations by requiring property owners to build all habitable sp…