FEMA tells states to handle disasters on their own

Photo: Piedmont, MO, June 13, 2025 – The Bluff View Community was heavily damaged after a tornado swept through the community in mid-March. Photo credit: Steve Zumwalt – FEMA via DVIDS. Public Domain. Article by Thomas Frank. Politico – October 20, 2026.

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. Federal Emergency Management Agency Administrator Cameron Hamilton gave unprecedented detail at a conference in Little Rock, Arkansas, about the administration’s long-planned shift of disaster responsibilities to states. […]

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