r/EmergencyManagement • u/UsualOkay6240 Federal • Feb 18 '25

News FEMA fires hundreds of employees in destructive purge

https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2025/02/18/fema-layoffs-disaster-response/?pwapi_token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJyZWFzb24iOiJnaWZ0IiwibmJmIjoxNzM5ODU0ODAwLCJpc3MiOiJzdWJzY3JpcHRpb25zIiwiZXhwIjoxNzQxMjM3MTk5LCJpYXQiOjE3Mzk4NTQ4MDAsImp0aSI6IjczNGM1ZjQwLWU3MmYtNDQ4Ny1iMjJlLTU5NjMzMjhhZTViOCIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lndhc2hpbmd0b25wb3N0LmNvbS9jbGltYXRlLWVudmlyb25tZW50LzIwMjUvMDIvMTgvZmVtYS1sYXlvZmZzLWRpc2FzdGVyLXJlc3BvbnNlLyJ9.yzM0sedC60b50jXuBYSXF5hSUrmdTDZkwoFOUYVDrY0
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u/Upbeat-Platypus1369 Feb 21 '25

So sorry this happened to you guys! This is also heartbreaking for those in disaster areas. I was wanting to assist survivors.

If FEMA is cutting employees how will disaster areas get assistance? Will they have to use contractors and can the contractors count on getting paid? Thanks for any info!

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u/UsualOkay6240 Federal Feb 21 '25

No one knows, not within FEMA or elsewhere. They're going to fire as many FEMA employees as possible, then when FEMA has trouble responding to disasters, the admin will blame FEMA for not performing well and push to remove the agency.

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u/Upbeat-Platypus1369 Feb 24 '25

Agreed! Setups to fail. I'm saddened my predictions of them torturing everyone and then being allowed to get away with it would be correct...