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Coverage dated October 21, 2026

Report: FEMA director says states will have to handle disaster response without federal aid

Headline from Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

The director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency said Tuesday in Little Rock that states must soon be able to fend for themselves on disaster response without federal aid and will need to increase their financial reserves and emergency capabilities.

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  1. Capitol Fax

    FEMA chief tells states to prepare to go it alone on disasters (opens Capitol Fax)

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    * Politico… The Trump administration’s disaster chief told state officials Tuesday they must increase their financial reserves and emergency capabilities to handle most disasters on their own, without federal help.

  2. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    Report: FEMA director says states will have to handle disaster response without federal aid (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

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    The director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency said Tuesday in Little Rock that states must soon be able to fend for themselves on disaster response without federal aid and will need to increase their financial reserves and emergency capabilities.

  3. MS Now

    FEMA chief tells states they shouldn’t count on disaster aid under Trump (opens MS Now)

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    Whether Cameron Hamilton is allowed to say it or not, the Trump-backed model he presented this week will not and cannot work.