The Federal Emergency Management Agency or for short FEMA, is running low on funds.
It’s happening because of many different reasons and variables. Of the which involve, FEMA’s relatively new Immigration help funds and Hurricane disasters and back to back hurricanes and low funding overall. Opinions online have sparked numerous rumors and strawmans of who is to blame for the loss. What has been confirmed by the directors and managers of FEMA is that the Agency has been low on cash. The handling of the disaster is somewhat comparable to Hurricane Katrina and The Bush Administration’s handling.
The department received a roughly $20 billion cash infusion from the stopgap funding bill that Congress passed to avert a government shutdown, which went into effect on October 1st. The hurricanes this season so far have been deadly, the death toll is in the hundreds and damages in the millions.
On Oct. 2, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas addressed a warning to the public.“FEMA does not have the funds to make it through the season.”
Multiple sources have concluded that FEMA may have enough money to make it through the hurricanes so far. With a backlog of money from donations from donations. Some of our own communities in Findlay are donating water to FEMA efforts in Carolinas.
“So, the Carolinas, they’re suffering right now and they need our help,” said General Manager Levi Vogelsong.
Many people are donating and helping in the wake of the relief efforts of the storm’s surges. Even locally to the search and rescues being done by the military around the storm’s paths.
“U.S. Army North has unique capabilities, including the ability to deploy on short notice into austere environments, to support communities and the American public when needed”, said Major General Scott M. Sherman.
The search and rescues are another important part of the efforts around the storm to relive FEMA of some funds to spare for further hurricane relief efforts.
“We have thousands of people on the ground, not just federal, but also our volunteers in the private sector,” Administrator of FEMA, Deanne Criswell said.
Hurricane Milton and Hurricane Helene have both impacted the communities in multiple states. FEMA efforts and community efforts are abundant and are helping the local communities thrive and get back on their feet.
“While FEMA’s Disaster Relief Fund has the resources it requires right now to meet immediate needs, the fund does face a shortfall at the end of the year,” President Joe Biden, wrote in a letter to congressional leaders.
To combat misinformation around seizures of property. Criswell completely denied a rumor currently circulating that FEMA would seize properties if the aid was not repaid within a year.
As the recovery progresses, local leaders emphasize federal help. “We’re a town of 1,300; we certainly can’t do it on our own.” Lake Lure Mayor Carol Pritchett said.
