FEMA cuts emergency training under Trump as hurricane season looms
WASHINGTON, May 11 (Reuters) - The U.S. federal disaster agency FEMA has sharply reduced training for state and local emergency managers ahead of the start of the hurricane season on June 1, according to current and former officials, memos seen by Reuters, and three sources familiar with the situation.
The training cutbacks could leave storm-prone communities less prepared to handle the often devastating aftermath of hurricanes, the sources and some of the current and former officials warned.
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Staff losses and low morale are derailing FEMA hurricane preparations, internal document says
May 15 (Reuters) - The loss of key staff and low morale at the Federal Emergency Management Agency have derailed the agency's planning for the June 1 start of hurricane season, according to an internal document seen by Reuters, though the agency chief said on Thursday that FEMA is well prepared.
The agency has lost 2,000 full-time staff, or roughly one third of its total, to terminations and voluntary incentives as part of an effort by President Donald Trump to slash the size and cost of the federal bureaucracy.
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