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- In September 2024, Hurricane Helene, a Category 4 storm, caused the deaths of more than 230 individuals across six states and left communities in western North Carolina struggling to recover even nine months later.
- President Trump visited the North Carolina mountains on January 24, 2025, pledging strong federal support despite his administration's plan to reduce FEMA's role and shift disaster responsibilities to states.
- FEMA decided to fund North Carolina debris removal at 90 percent instead of fully reimbursing at 100 percent, a move criticized by nearly two-thirds of affected residents and local officials fearing uncertain aid futures.
- Trump appointed former Mississippi Governor Phil Bryant in April 2025 to a council tasked with recommending agency changes, while Trump said, “We want to wean off of FEMA” and give states more control.
- This situation highlights ongoing debates over federal disaster aid, with history showing shifts in government disaster relief responsibility and communities facing increased pressures from rising severe weather events.
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FEMA beginnings trace to great 1927 flood — but now may be on chopping block
FEMA’s beginnings trace to great 1927 Mississippi River flood, but now may be on chopping blockby Shirley Wimbish Gray, Mississippi Today July 2, 2025Editor’s note: This essay is part of Mississippi Today Ideas, a platform for thoughtful Mississippians to share fact-based ideas about our state’s past, present and future. You can read more about the section here.On the evening of April 5, my phone and our community’s emergency siren both started …
‘We’ve been ghosted by FEMA’: Officials across country say they can’t get answers on critical funding
As hurricane season bears down, a new layer of uncertainty is spreading through the disaster response system: a wall of silence from the Federal Emergency Management Agency that’s leaving officials from across the country scrambling for answers.
Town left stranded in attempt to build back after hurricane amid FEMA cuts: 'That leaves us in limbo land'
Nine months after it hit, a North Carolina town is still dealing with the aftermath of a deadly hurricane, and a lack of federal aid is leaving its residents "in limbo." What's happening? Last September, Hurricane Helene ravaged the Southeast. The storm, which landed as a Category 4 hurricane, killed more than 230 people across six states. More than 100 of those deaths occurred in North Carolina, and new photos published in The Guardian show the…
FEMA Calls May Come from Unfamiliar Phone Numbers
After Oklahoma residents apply for disaster assistance, they may receive a call from FEMA seeking more information to process the application, or to schedule an inspection. Survivors should remember that these calls often come with unfamiliar area codes and phone numbers.
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