What FEMA did in NC during Hurricane Helene
By Joe Marusak and Ames Alexander Updated January 24, 2025 5:37 PM
On a visit Friday to Hurricane Helene-ravaged Western North Carolina, President Donald Trump called for the potential elimination of the Federal Emergency Management Agency ...
Here’s what FEMA says it did before and after the storm:
▪ Deployed at least 1,500 FEMA staff members in the Southeast before the hurricane made landfall ...
▪ Before the storm’s arrival, placed millions of liters of water and many meals in staging areas where they could be quickly distributed in North Carolina ...
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▪ Had hospital assessment teams out within 24 hours of the storm’s arrival to make sure no patients needed to be evacuated ...