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Hamilton said states need larger reserves and stronger emergency offices as FEMA plans to shift disaster recovery responsibilities away from Washington.
- On Tuesday, Federal Emergency Management Agency Administrator Cameron Hamilton told state officials in Little Rock that states must prepare to manage most disasters without federal assistance, with changes beginning in the next six months.
- Hamilton stated the administration aims to shift responsibilities because federal dollars should "build greater capability, not creating greater dependency," despite a FEMA report finding many state agencies are "typically understaffed and underfunded."
- Former Biden White House official Dan Koh called the plan "batshit insane," while emergency management expert Eric Holdeman warned many states lack capacity to replace federal funding without "RAISING TAXES."
- Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom wrote the administration's message to Americans during hurricane season is "DROP DEAD," while the Trump administration plans to launch a "national mutual aid" program for states to assist one another.
- A "Super El Niño," coupled with rising global temperatures, is expected to intensify extreme weather through at least spring 2027, creating urgent pressure on states already facing limited financial reserves.
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Capitol Fa - Your Illinois News Radar » FEMA chief tells states to prepare to go it alone on disastersCapitolFax.com
* Politico… The Trump administration’s disaster chief told state officials Tuesday they must increase their financial reserves and emergency capabilities to handle most disasters on their own, without federal help. […] “Every state must have the appropriate financial reserves” and other abilities “to ensure that recovery efforts can start immediately and not necessarily be held up simply [...]
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