r/EmergencyManagement • u/CommanderAze Federal • Jan 23 '25

News Trump claims FEMA is getting ‘in the way’ and pitches abolishing it

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-fema-sean-hannity-interview-b2684711.html
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u/OkCurve8094 Jan 24 '25

I work for FEMA. My opinion it’s to much bureaucracy and it needs to be less positions and reformed. Not abolished does he realize states call fema for support cause they can’t handle disasters alone??? Also how states handled covid should be a sign how they will handle a major crisis. Which will be a - show for citizens.

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u/OC74859 Jan 24 '25

Do you have any opinion about the FEMA Corps program that Americorps runs? Will that still happen this July?

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u/[deleted] Jan 25 '25

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u/OkCurve8094 Jan 25 '25

In regards to communication. They want you to follow the “chain of command “ and get butt hurt if not.

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u/NeoThorrus Jan 25 '25

Well, the story about the team lead who decided to order everyone to ignore Trump signs is sure proof against your opinion. If she had followed the chain of command, it wouldn’t have created a massive headache for the agency.

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u/Mundane-Act-8937 Jan 25 '25

Did you forget the /s?

How much $$ has the DoD just straight up lost and can't account for? How many failed audits is it now?

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u/interactive_broccoli Jan 25 '25

As if the federal bureaucracy is going to be any better. Even when Trump does something right people complain... sigh