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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Dharna Noor

Fema staff outraged by draft plans for deep cuts under Trump

emergency crews work at a destroyed home
Fema workers and LA county firefighters comb through debris after the Eton fire in California on 12 January 2025. Photograph: Barbara Davidson for The Washington Post via Getty Images

Current and former staff at the Federal Emergency Management Agency (Fema) expressed outraged over reports that the agency has drafted plans to eliminate thousands of staff in 2026 – part of a broader restructuring effort being overseen by the homeland security secretary, Kristi Noem.

“The Trump administration seems determined to continue weakening the agency’s efforts to help people before, during and after disasters,” said Jeremy Edwards, former spokesperson for Fema and the White House during Joe Biden’s presidency.

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