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The Federal Emergency Management Agency has already experienced staffing cuts and leadership changes ahead of an “above-normal” hurricane season.
Good disaster response also requires time spent in disaster mode. States with infrequent disasters naturally lack that. FEMA’s strength is that it deals with crises all the time.
Millions of homes across the U.S. face risk of damage from hurricane-force winds and storm-surge flooding this year.
Here’s how to find reliable information and keep safe during the summer heat and hurricane season following the unprecedented cuts at federal agencies.
First Warning Meteorologist Kellianne Klass brings you a list of essentials for this hurricane season.