Los Angeles wildfire survivors struggling with FEMA applications could benefit from disaster case managers
Tens of thousands of people impacted by the Los Angeles wildfires have similar worries. To help, nonprofits across the region are readying what they say will be a record number of disaster case managers and advocates to support survivors through their recovery, connecting them with resources and fighting on their behalf.
Trump tours fire-ravaged Los Angeles after chiding California and FEMA
The president has had harsh words for state and local leaders in California amid the deadly blazes. He recently suggested that federal aid could come with strings.
Trump Threatens To Get Rid of FEMA During Visit to North Carolina—and Says He'll 'Permanently Fix' Wildfire-Stricken Los Angeles
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As Los Angeles wildfires rage, Trump homes in on a FEMA administrator
Trump visit disaster areas in Asheville and Los Angeles: 'FEMA has not done its job'
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Everyone agrees FEMA needs to change. The question is how
Days before she stepped down amid a change in administrations, Criswell was overseeing the response to the deadly Los Angeles wildfires. FEMA’s disaster fund has run out of money 10 times since ...
Lessons from Lahaina for Los Angeles
As our friends, now survivors, started to think about next steps, we passed along what Lahaina survivors have taught us about housing resilience. We write to share some of these insights — gained during National Science Foundation-funded research on humans,
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What federal aid is available to Los Angeles wildfire evacuees? FEMA breaks it down.
"Los Angeles County residents and renters should know that FEMA does not hand out gift cards, vouchers or any other type of credit to guarantee assistance," the FEMA website explains. Any ...
Expect Los Angeles’ multibillion-dollar fire recovery to bring fraud, abuse and more misfortune
Law enforcement and prosecutors are geared up for scammers who are expected to exploit relief for victims of the Palisades and Eaton fires.
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Trump mulls scrapping FEMA
LOS ANGELES, Jan 24 (Reuters ... But he punctured the visits with criticism of FEMA, vowing to sign an executive order to overhaul or eliminate the main federal agency that responds to natural ...
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FEMA says ‘carefully consider’ GoFundMe campaign phrasing because it can affect disaster aid
Federal law prohibits FEMA from “duplicating” benefits you receive from another source, which include the crowdfunding site. Brandi Richard Thompson, a public affairs officer with FEMA ...
Trump said he wants to overhaul or eliminate FEMA. Here are disaster-fighting efforts that could be at risk.
FEMA provides funds to governments and individuals to rebuild after natural disasters, but Trump has criticized it for being too slow and costly.
Speaker Johnson backs Trump’s early moves from firing IGs to tariff threats to scrutinizing FEMA
House Speaker Mike Johnson is backing a variety of play calls President Trump made in his first week in office, including a decision to fire government watchdogs across most Cabinet-level departments.
Earlier California fire shows how Los Angeles could rebuild
More than 16,000 homes and other structures were destroyed by the California fires this month that also killed 28 people.