General Discussion

... In addition to countless unnamed storms, in recent memory, we’ve weathered hurricanes Katrina and Ida, which upended lives, decimated neighborhoods and tested every seam of our emergency safety net. In those moments, FEMA — imperfect as it may be — was a lifeline.

But now, that lifeline is under threat.

With Executive Order 14180, President Donald Trump has initiated a dangerous restructuring of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, which millions of Americans rely on in their most desperate moments. The president’s plan shifts the responsibility for emergency preparedness and disaster recovery from the federal government to already overburdened state and local governments.

That’s not reform. It’s federal abandonment. It’s like closing fire stations and telling people to buy their own hoses ...

https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/trump-fema-hurricane-season-louisiana-rcna210065