Experts have raised concerns about the administration’s calls to gut the agency, noting that it could leave vulnerable communities without adequate resources or coordination after a disaster.

Donald Trump announced plans to begin phasing out FEMA after the hurricane season ends, and that disaster relief funds would instead be distributed directly from the president’s office. “We’re going to do it much differently,

North Carolinians and other Atlantic Basin states got another strong suggestion Tuesday the days of FEMA are numbered. Just ahead of the 38th week of recovery from Hurricane Helene beginning for western North Carolina,