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FEMA chief rejects criticism, calls Texas floods response ‘a model’ for dealing with disaster

The acting administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency is pushing back on criticisms of the federal response to ...
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Texas flood aftermath

Julie Elliott, doctoral student from the University of Delaware, deployed to Kerrville, Texas, within days after the ...
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Kansas Task Force 1 set to return home after flood response in Texas

WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — Kansas Task Force 1 is on its way home after completing a search and rescue mission in flood-ravaged ...

FEMA search and rescue chief resigns after frustration with Texas flood response

The head of FEMA’s Urban Search and Rescue branch, which runs a network of teams stationed across the country that can ...
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FEMA Director Defends Texas Flood Response as ‘Model’ for Disasters

David Richardson, the acting director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), on Wednesday defended his agency’s ...
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House Democrat Grills Trump’s FEMA Boss About Deadly Texas Flood: Do the Victims ‘Deserve an Apology?’

"You seem uninterested in learning what went wrong and how to respond better. Do the victims and survivors in Texas deserve ...
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Dem Calls for Investigation of Kristi Noem Over Fema's Texas Flood Response

Democratic Representative Jared Moskowitz has called for Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem to be investigated over the ...
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FEMA search and rescue chief exits agency after Texas flood response

The chief of the Federal Emergency Management Agency urban search and rescue team resigned Monday over frustrations on how ...