Trump signs order to shift disaster preparations from Fema to state and local governments
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Order calls for revising infrastructure policy to better assess risks instead of ‘all-hazards approach’, White House said

Summary

Trump signed an executive order shifting disaster preparedness responsibility from FEMA to state and local governments.

The order calls for reviewing infrastructure policies, creating a National Risk Register, and prioritizing state-led risk reduction.

Critics warn this weakens U.S. disaster readiness, noting Trump’s administration has cut 1,000 FEMA staff and withheld funds from state projects.

Experts fear the order forces states to make costly infrastructure investments without clear federal support, leaving communities more vulnerable to disasters like wildfires and hurricanes.

    • @LifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
      7•17 days ago

      I don’t think the title makes any sense. “Shift disaster prep to states”. It already is. FEMA as a federal entity cannot do anything on state property without direct assignment by the state. The states tell FEMA where when and what to do when there is an emergency. This is why Puerto Rico not having a proper plan set up was such a failure during Hurricane Maria. FEMA brought supplies, landed on airstrip. Had no legal rights to disperse any of it, and it sat for weeks. Pallets of water were on the side of the runway for a year while people had no access to clean water. I’ve been saying this for a long time, Florida has a great hurricane readiness plan. Every state should copy paste it and update it to fit it to their needs. Everything from building codes to dispersal is all put together to ensure quick efficient responses. It wasn’t long ago that Florida was a purple state with the Highest ranked Universities in the country. It’s just diminishing quickly

    • Phoenixz
      7•17 days ago

      I was about to say, don’t mind if I do.

      Let them burn

      • @Feathercrown@lemmy.worldEnglish
        6•17 days ago

        As someone who lives in one of those tiny states, I believe it. We don’t have many natural disasters here; the last one was the ice storm of '08.