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Man arrested for allegedly threatening to harm FEMA workers in North Carolina

Monday, October 14 by ABC News

(ASHE COUNTY, N.C.) -- The sheriff's office in Rutherford County, NC, announced Monday that they'd arrested a man and charged him with allegedly threatening to harm Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) workers in the area.William Parsons, 44, of Bostic, NC, was charged with "going armed...

There have been threats against FEMA workers in North Carolina, sheriff says

Monday, October 14 by ABC News

(ASHE COUNTY, N.C.) -- There have been threats against Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) employees responding to Hurricane Helene in North Carolina, according to a local sheriff."Recently in the mountain region, there have been threats made against them," Ashe County Sheriff Phil Howell

Trump falsely claims Biden used FEMA funds for migrants — something Trump did himself

Monday, October 7 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Former President Donald Trump has been spreading false claims about the Biden-Harris administration’s response to Hurricane Helene, including the baseless claim that the administration is using Federal Emergency Management Agency money to house illegal migrants. Some of Trump’s allies, including Elon Musk,...

FEMA and the NFL team up to make stadiums available for disaster situations

Wednesday, September 25 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- As Hurricane Helene makes its way toward the northern Gulf of Mexico and possibly through Atlanta, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is turning to an unlikely partner in disaster preparations: the National Football League.The federal agency and the NFL are...

FEMA will test cellphone emergency alert system Wednesday

Tuesday, October 3 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Americans' cellphones will get an alert from the Federal Emergency Management Agency on Wednesday. But don't worry, there is no need to panic -- it is only a test.Every year, FEMA partners with national wireless carriers to run a test of...

Biden will see ‘complete and utter devastation’ during Maui visit: FEMA administrator

Sunday, August 20 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- President Joe Biden will see the "complete and utter devastation" from the Maui wildfires in Hawaii when he visits Monday but also offer a sense of "hope," Federal Emergency Management Agency Administrator Deanne Criswell said Sunday."I think the biggest thing is, he's going...

Maui wildfires live updates: Only 1,300 households registered with FEMA

Wednesday, August 16 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Officials say the wildfires that erupted on the Hawaiian island of Maui on Aug. 8 have become the deadliest natural disaster in state history.The blazes spread rapidly due to very dry conditions stemming from a drought combined with powerful winds. Much...

Children’s hospital in talks with FEMA to set up medical tent amid surge of respiratory illnesses

Thursday, October 20 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- As the surge in children's respiratory illnesses, including rhinovirus and enterovirus, continues across the country, one children's hospital is considering installing a field tent to deal with the influx of patients.Connecticut Children's Medical Center in Hartford confirmed to ABC News it...

Sen. Rubio and FEMA chief on recovery from Ian’s devastation: ‘I don’t think it has a comparison’

Sunday, October 2 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Sen. Marco Rubio and Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator Deanne Criswell on Sunday detailed the destruction Ian wreaked in Florida as Rubio said there's no "comparison" between the deadly hurricane and past storms."I don't think it has a comparison, not in...

In Hurricane Ian’s aftermath, the new head of FEMA faces a historic challenge

Friday, September 30 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Deanne Criswell was in Florida Friday with Gov. Ron DeSantis, assessing the historic damage from Hurricane Ian and facing her biggest challenge yet as the new head of FEMA -- the Federal Emergency Management Agency.Not only is she the first woman to...

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