Trump signs order to shift disaster preparations from FEMA to states, local governments

[1srelluc]

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-signs-order-shift-disaster-preparations-fema-states-local-governments-2025-03-19/

WASHINGTON, March 18 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed an executive order that seeks to shift responsibility for disaster preparations to state and local governments, deepening his drive to overhaul the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

The order, first previewed by the White House on March 10, calls for a review of all infrastructure, continuity, and preparedness and response policies to update and simplify federal approaches.

It said "common sense" investments by state and local governments to address risks ranging from wildfires to hurricanes and cyber attacks would enhance national security, but did not detail what they were or how they would be funded.

"Preparedness is most effectively owned and managed at the state, local, and even individual levels, supported by a competent, accessible, and efficient federal government," the order said. "When states are empowered to make smart infrastructure choices, taxpayers benefit."

The order calls for revising critical infrastructure policy to better reflect assessed risks instead of an "all-hazards approach," the White House said in a fact sheet on the order.

It creates a "National Risk Register" to identify, describe and measure risk to U.S. national infrastructure and streamlines federal functions to help states work with Washington more easily.

I'd rather Virginia be handing out the funds than waiting for a North Carolina style handout from DC.

States should be handling their own disasters. Every state has its unique challenges, so it just makes sense.

That said I can see the dems grifting away federal funding unless there are a lot of strings attached.

 

[DGS49]

This is the way it its supposed to be. The States call the shots within their jurisdiction, and FEMA merely helps when asked to. What's new?

 

[Kruska]

States should be handling their own disasters. Every state has its unique challenges, so it just makes sense.

Where should a Red Poverty State like Mississippi and so many others have the $$ from, to handle a disaster???
Ridiculous!!

 

[1srelluc]

This is the way it its supposed to be. The States call the shots within their jurisdiction, and FEMA merely helps when asked to. What's new?

Most people just simply don't understand.

Remember Hurricanes Katrinia and Sandy?

The wife was working for FEMA in recoups (delinquent FEMA loans made to "victims") and hundreds of millions in FEMA loans were forgiven under both W and Obama.....Just wiped off the books through Treasury.....Many were totally fraudulent. Convicts getting loans, loans on vacant lots, made-up addresses, and the like.

There were still thousands of outstanding loans when she got bumped up into finance during Trump's first term....Might still be for all I know.

Disaster loans should be handled totally by the state, not the feds.

 

[elektra]

Where should a Red Poverty State like Mississippi and so many others have the $$ from, to handle a disaster???
Ridiculous!!

Shifting responsibility don't shift emergency funds. Nice try dummy

 

[1srelluc]

Where should a Red Poverty State like Mississippi and so many others have the $$ from, to handle a disaster???
Ridiculous!!

Negative, disaster-prone states would get more money and it would be up to them to manage it....Not the feds.

What's so hard about that?

 

[Kruska]

Negative, disaster-prone states would get more money and it would be up to them to manage it....Not the feds.

Get more $$ from WHO??? from Trumps wallet or what??

What's so hard about that?

The FED doesn't simply hand over $$ to some State - since it is FED$$ - the Fed decides and thus also overseas it's use rightfully.

 

[JLW]

That is ultimate stupidity

Where should a Red Poverty State like Mississippi and so many others have the $$ from, to handle a disaster???
Ridiculous!!

You are absolutely correct. It is typical Trump stupidity. Natural disasters know no boundaries and few states if any can pay for disasters that can cost billions if not tens of billions of dollars.

The biggest losers will once again be the MAGAs who own homes and who will scream bloody murder when their houses are destroyed. need aid and assistance, and no one shows up except some peon from some State or local office with a roll of TP in his hand.

Then one can expect state taxes to rise substantially to pay for damages caused by these disasters.

Talk about cutting off your nose to spite your face!

That is what MAGAs love to do.

 

[1srelluc]

Get more $$ from WHO??? from Trumps wallet or what??

The FED doesn't simply hand over $$ to some State - since it is FED$$ - the Fed decides and thus also overseas it's use rightfully.

Oh look!

Leftist decided that "each according to their needs" is no longer valid.

On average I'd say you are in the top 10% of ignorant leftists on this board.

Go be ignorant someplace else.

 

[tshrimp]

I like a lot of what Trump is doing, but not sure I am onboard with this one. Also, I wish he would start sending this stuff through congress, so the next president doesn't come in and undo his EOs.

 

[M14 Shooter]

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-signs-order-shift-disaster-preparations-fema-states-local-governments-2025-03-19/

WASHINGTON, March 18 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed an executive order that seeks to shift responsibility for disaster preparations to state and local governments, deepening his drive to overhaul the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

State and local organizations/assets are already the primary responders for natural disasters - FEMA is a backup and concentrates on post-event support to the states and recovery.

Nothing to see here, move along.

 

[1srelluc]

State and local organizations/assets are already the primary responders for natural disasters - FEMA is a backup and concentrates on post-event support to the states and recovery.

Nothing to see here, move along.

Oh hell no, there's a lot to see here.

The .gov needs to get out of the disaster loan business.

States might not be so quick to forgive billions in disaster loans.

 

[jackflash]

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-signs-order-shift-disaster-preparations-fema-states-local-governments-2025-03-19/

WASHINGTON, March 18 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed an executive order that seeks to shift responsibility for disaster preparations to state and local governments, deepening his drive to overhaul the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

The order, first previewed by the White House on March 10, calls for a review of all infrastructure, continuity, and preparedness and response policies to update and simplify federal approaches.

It said "common sense" investments by state and local governments to address risks ranging from wildfires to hurricanes and cyber attacks would enhance national security, but did not detail what they were or how they would be funded.

"Preparedness is most effectively owned and managed at the state, local, and even individual levels, supported by a competent, accessible, and efficient federal government," the order said. "When states are empowered to make smart infrastructure choices, taxpayers benefit."

The order calls for revising critical infrastructure policy to better reflect assessed risks instead of an "all-hazards approach," the White House said in a fact sheet on the order.

It creates a "National Risk Register" to identify, describe and measure risk to U.S. national infrastructure and streamlines federal functions to help states work with Washington more easily.

I'd rather Virginia be handing out the funds than waiting for a North Carolina style handout from DC.

States should be handling their own disasters. Every state has its unique challenges, so it just makes sense.

That said I can see the dems grifting away federal funding unless there are a lot of strings attached.

Up here in the northeastern Washington counties & the Idaho panhandle it's the wildfires that present the biggest danger to both humans/livestock & also our precious wildlife. Updating these five N/E counties in Washington state plus Boundary county, Bonner county & Kootenai county in the Idaho Panhandle to adequately be prepared to combat wildfires is of paramount importance. If the individual districts in these sparsely populated counties can be equipped with more stations(volunteer), water tankers & bulldozers would certainly help in squelching the wildfires before they become a nightmare inferno in both size & scope of destruction.

Of course there are the Canadian wildfires from the north to compliment the wildfires that start in the Idaho panhandle to contend with. So we in the N/E corner of Washington state need to be especially well prepared for these wildfires not just in our own counties but literally coming at us from out of state as well as out of country, & that preparedness is going to cost a fair amount of $$$$$. The maps below give an idea of the sheer size of the area I am talking about;

Washington County Map

A map of Washington Counties with County seats and a satellite image of Washington with County outlines.

geology.com

Idaho County Map

A map of Idaho Counties with County seats and a satellite image of Idaho with County outlines.

geology.com

It's not just forests that burn;





Silo explosions/fires



Half a million $$$$$ gone in minutes, a young foxy farm hand shows why farming & wildfires go hand in hand;