Whether it is a hurricane, major tornado, or wildfire, disasters "don't discriminate" in where they will be and whom they impact, according to the outgoing FEMA chief.
ABC7 took some of the questions you submitted about FEMA assistance to a FEMA spokesperson and here are the answers.
FEMA isn't paying significantly more in immediate aid to Los Angeles fire victims than to Hurricane Helene survivors. That claim is satire.
Additional time through the one-year anniversary of Hurricane Helene has been requested of FEMA and its Temporary Sheltering Assistance Program. North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein penned a letter to outgoing Administrator Deanne Criswell on Thursday.
You don’t need to settle for what your insurance company or the government first offers. And you don’t have to fight alone.
“JUST IN: Biden just announced California fire victims are being given $770,” tweeted Nick Sortor, a self-described “independent journalist.” “Barely a FEW NIGHTS in a hotel out here in LA. Why are Americans given pennies while foreigners are given blank checks?!”
Michael Brown said that Congress should give the disaster relief agency back its “independent agency status,” allowing it direct access to the president which would, in his view, improve its overall operation.
ABC7 took some of the questions you submitted about FEMA assistance to a FEMA spokesperson and here are the answers.
Congressman Chuck Edwards says he's gotten FEMA to agree to 21 days' notice for anyone asked to leave a hotel room as part of the TSA program.
“If you have insurance and are applying for FEMA disaster assistance, you must file a claim with your insurance company first," according to the agency. “By law, FEMA cannot duplicate benefits for losses covered by insurance. If insurance does not cover all your damage, you may be eligible for federal assistance,” they added.
Were people displaced by Helene wrongly kicked out of hotels while still eligible for FEMA vouchers? Confusion reigns.
Republican Congressman Chuck Edwards announced that the Federal Emergency Management Agency will now promise a 21-day notice for all residents deemed ineligible for the TSA program.